MUSIC alfresco is on offer when Fonthill House, near Tisbury, opens its gardens to visitors later this month.

The annual event is a magnet for gardeners far and wide because of the richness of the horticultural displays, from the famed azalea wood to the formal gardens.

Last year more than 1,200 visitors helped raise more than £20,000 for three charities.
This year Cherubim Music Trust will benefit from the open garden on Sunday, April 23.

Ten Cherubim Young Musicians will perform a range of music from jazz violin to flute and harp in different areas of the gardens between 2-5pm.

The event also includes cafe food, wine bar, produce and craft stalls, and children’s activities, including drumming.

Tickets are £10 in advance from www.tinyurl.com/fontkts (£12 on the day) and children are free.

Cherubim Music Trust is a national charity based in Tisbury that loans professional-calibre orchestral instruments for five-year periods to advanced music students, aged 15-25, who cannot afford one that matches their ability.

The charity is currently appealing for a flute for Lily Owens, a 16-year-old specialist musician at Wells Cathedral School.