Seven gardens, most of which had not been open to the public before, welcomed guests from as far south as Hallidays Point and north to Macksville.

Richard and Christine Cullen selected the gardens featuring in the Kendall District Gardeners' open gardens day. The gardens ranged from a small urban garden to large country gardens.

"Given the wet conditions, it was a really great success," Mr Cullen said about the open gardens day.

Mr Cullen said the Kendall District Gardeners had a great connection with a lot of garden clubs and a tremendous amount of people loved gardens.

"It's just the joy of seeing gardens, and secondly, seeing the differences in all the gardens," he said about the appeal.

"It was a most interesting mix of gardens."

People gleaned ideas and inspiration from the gardens, while others simply liked seeing the gardens.

Organisers are still calculating the proceeds from the day.

Money raised goes to the Kendall School of Arts Hall, which has been a focus of community activities for more than 100 years.

Kendall District Gardeners organise the open gardens day on even numbered years and stage a day with horticultural speakers on the odd numbered years.