NARRANDERA'S Town and Country Open Gardens will open on this Sunday (October 26) to raise funds for the local branch of Can Assist.
The fundraising event was started 30 years ago by the Narrandera District Garden Club.
In that time it has become a popular community event, raising more than $10,000 each year.
Narrandera District Garden Club president Pat Hayllar said the generous willingness and outstanding effort of the owners of two country and six town gardens would put Narrandera on show.
"The gardens, both beautiful and varied and the result of a lot of hard work throughout a number of years will be the stars of the day," Mr Hayllar said.
At "Hillsbrae", in the Boree Creek area, Margaret and Kevin Irons continue to nurture and develop an established garden of many parts.
Brick paths thread through beds of roses, perennials and a vegetable plot all overflowing with plants.
Other aspects of this garden are the Peppercorns, Moreton Bay Fig, Irish Strawberry Tree, a variety of shrubs and trees, plumbago, agapanthus, wisteria and an fern-filled and vine-covered outdoor area.
Extensive areas of lawn surround the house.
"Duckbend" is a pioneering property adjacent to the banks of the Murrumbidgee River.
Owned by Sharon and Morris Walker, the relatively new garden has been established despite the ravages of three floods in as many years.
Planted against a backdrop of river redgums, there is a bed of under-planted roses, alongside beds of rosemary and a large vegetable garden surrounded by extensive lawns show.
Eight gardens will be opened at a cost of $10 a person, which includes entry to all gardens as well as a Devonshire tea at the Uniting Church Hall, Narrandera.