Three expansive gardens on the Wymah Road will throw open the gates of welcome on November 5 for a cause close to this community’s heart.

The properties of Wirrianda (Trish and Vince Ryan), Springfield (Jim and Rosie Corrigan) and Rennylea (Bryan and Lucinda Corrigan) will host open gardens to support Meg’s Children Nepal.

The charity was founded by Trish Ryan in honour of her daughter Meg, who died at just 23 due to complications from spina bifida.

Meg grew up at Wirrianda but after her death Trish refused to sit and grieve at home.

Instead the nurse and mother of four decided to embark on volunteer work at an orphanage in Nepal.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Meg’s Children was founded in 2005 and has been tranforming the lives of disadvantaged children in Nepal ever since.

Much of that support has come from the close-knit farming community at Wymah who rallied behind Trish and the vulnerable children forced to eke out a living in deplorable conditions overseas.

“As every year passes our little family in Nepal continues to grow and so too does our budget,” Trish said.

“We thought one rather lovely way of raising some funds was to open three gardens in the Wymah Valley.

“It's a beautiful time of year and many in the community enjoy looking at what people are doing in their gardens.”

Morning tea and lunch will be on offer at the Ryans’ garden at Wirrianda.

The Corrigan families at Rennylea and Springfield have been involved with Meg’s Children since its inception and continued to provide “unwavering support”, Trish said.