NGS Recieves Silver Award at Devon County Show 17/06/2010 A Silver Gilt Certificate was awarded to the NGS at the recent Devon County Show for their Courtyard Garden designed and created by Dorothy Anderson the Assistant County Organiser for North East Devon.
Wildside Garden 27/04/2010 In the first episode of the brand new series Landscape Man, Matthew Wilson follows the story of plant lovers Keith and Ros Wiley as they create their grand and extraordinary vision in their four-acre field.
Marwood Hill Tree Planting Ceremony 09/11/2009 To commemorate 50 years of opening for The National Gardens Scheme a tree planting ceremony took place at Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple on 17th October.
Cliffe, Lee, Ilfracombe, Devon, EX34 8LR Cliffside terraced garden with spectacular coastal views. Diverse range of habitats from Mediterranean to woodland. Always something to see. In spr...
Pikes Cottage, Madford, Hemyock, Devon, EX15 3QZ Set in 19 acres of bluebell woods (hilly access). 6 acres of cultivated garden incl herb garden, scree, prairie planting, sensory garden, rhododend...
4 Wellswood Heights, Wellswood, Devon, TQ1 2NH Small exotic garden. Large variety of exotics incl palms, tree ferns, aloes and other unusual trees, shrubs and succulents mainly from S hemisphere...
Cadhay, Ottery St Mary, Devon, EX11 1QT Tranquil 2-acre setting for Elizabethan manor house. 2 medieval fish ponds surrounded by rhododendrons, gunnera, hostas and flag iris. Roses, clema...
Thatch Cottage, Chagford, Devon, TQ13 8HQ 4 acres of beautiful gardens combine a mix of shrubs, herbaceous and woodland planting all set in peaceful and secluded valley nr Chagford. Large p...
Overbeck's, Sharpitor, Salcombe, Devon, TQ8 8LW 7-acre exotic coastal garden, Grade II* listed, with rare plants and shrubs; spectacular views over Salcombe estuary
32 Allenstyle Drive, Yelland, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 3DZ Subtropical planting in a small (50x100ft) garden in mild estuary location. Bananas, hedychiums (gingers), palms, colocasia, aroids, brugmansias, e...
Hollycombe House, Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ14 9SU Nearly 5 acres of stunning garden with panoramic view of the Teign Estuary. Stylish borders, shrubs for every day of the yr. Organic vegetables in ...
Regency House, Hemyock, Devon, EX15 3RQ 5-acre plantsman's garden approached across private ford. Many interesting and unusual trees and shrubs. Visitors can try their hand at identifying...
Killerton Garden, Broadclyst, Devon, EX5 3LE 20 acres of spectacular hillside gardens with naturalised bulbs, sweeping down to large open lawns. Delightful walks through fine collection of rar...
Yonder Hill, Colaton Raleigh, Devon, EX10 0LP 3½-acre paradise started 1992. Unconventional planting. Shady walks, sunny glades, young woodland, ponds, herbaceous/mixed borders, orchard, vegeta...
Gorwell House, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 7JP Created mostly since 1979, this 4-acre garden overlooking the Taw estuary has a benign microclimate which allows many rare and tender plants to gro...
Summers Place, Whitestone, Devon, EX4 2HS Sizeable woodland haven and garden, wildflowers interact with unusual garden cultivars under flowering and fruiting canopy. Adventurous rustic walk...
Sherwood, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon, EX5 5BT 15 acres, 2 steep wooded valleys. Wild flowers, especially daffodils; extensive collections of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, berber...
Kia-Ora Farm & Gardens, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PZ Charming, peaceful 10-acre garden with lawns, lakes, ponds and bog garden. Water feature with ducks and wildlife. Mature trees, shrubs, rhododendro...
Chapel Farm House, Halwill Junction, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5UF Approx ½-acre garden started in 1992 by present owners, landscaped with shrub borders, heathers, rhododendrons and azaleas. Alpine bed. Kitchen g...
The Gate House, Lee, Devon, EX34 8LR 2¼ acres, where no chemicals are used, only few minutes walk from the sea and dramatic coastal scenery. Peaceful streamside garden with range of ha...
Cleave Hill, Devon Artistic garden in pretty village situated on edge of Blackdown Hills. Cottage-style garden, artistically planted to provide all-season structure, ...
Higher Cherubeer (part of Cherubeer Gardens group), Devon, 1-acre country garden with gravelled courtyard, raised beds and alpine house, lawns, large herbaceous border, shady woodland beds, large kitchen ga...
Bocombe Mill Cottage, Bocombe, Devon, EX39 5PH 5 acres of gardens and wild meadow in small wooded valley, a wildlife haven. Themed flower gardens. Streams, bog gardens and pools. Kitchen garden,...
Tamarisks, Kingsbridge, Devon, TQ7 3HH Sloping 1/3 acre directly above sea with magnificent view. Garden is exciting with rustic steps, extensive stonework, ponds, rockeries, feature cor...
Sowton Mill, Dunsford, Devon, EX6 7JN 4 acres laid out around former mill (not open), leat and river. Part woodland with multitudes of wild flowers in spring, ornamental trees and shrub...
Little Cumbre, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6DZ 1-acre garden and woodland on S-facing slope with extensive views. Interesting areas of garden on different levels linked by grassy paths. Wonderfu...
Southcombe House (part of Southcombe Gardens group), Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, 5 acres, SE-facing garden, arboretum and wild flower meadow with bulbs in spring and four orchid species (early purple, southern marsh, common spot...
Tanglewood, Newton Ferrers, Devon, PL8 1HZ Maturing plantsman's ¾-acre garden now 11 yrs old. Situated on SW-facing valley site and backing onto woods. Many unusual trees, shrubs and herbace...
Goren Farm, Stockland, Honiton, Devon, EX14 9EN Walk through 50 acres of natural species rich wild flower meadows. Dozens of varieties of wild flowers and grasses. Thousands of orchids in June, b...
Little Webbery, Webbery, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4PS Approx 3 acres in valley setting with pond, lake, mature trees, 2 ha-has and large mature raised border. Large walled kitchen garden with yew and b...
Dicot, Chardstock, Devon, EX13 7DF Secret garden hidden in East Devon valley. 3 acres of unusual and exotic plants - some rare. Rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias in profusion. Mea...
Bickham House, Kenn, Devon, EX6 7XL 7 acres in secluded wooded valley; lawns, mature trees and shrubs, naturalised bulbs, mixed borders with unusual perennials, wild flower banks for ...
St Merryn, Braunton, Devon, EX33 2LG Very sheltered ¾-acre, S-facing, cottage garden with emphasis on scent, colour and all-yr interest. Thatched summerhouse leading down to herbaceous...
Haldon Grange, Dunchideock, Devon, EX6 7YE 12-acre well-established garden with camellias, magnolias, azaleas and rhododendrons; rare and mature trees; small lake and ponds with river and wa...
1 Feebers Cottage (part of Feebers Gardens group), Devon, Evolving cottage garden of 1 acre - a maze of pathways, herbaceous, shrubs and trees. In spring, 60 different snowdrops; in autumn, colchicums and ...
School House (part of Little Torrington Gardens group), Devon 2/3-acre informally planted garden enclosed by native hedging with rambling roses and honeysuckle. Winding paths through mixed planting areas, some...
Wood Barton, Kentisbeare, Devon, EX15 2AT 2-acre arboretum planted 58yrs ago with species trees on S-facing slope. Magnolias, two davidia, azaleas, camellias, rhododendrons, acers; several ...
Hutswell Farm, Oakford, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 9JE Delightful 8-acre S-facing country garden under development on previously farmed land. Pond, bog garden, shrubaceous borders, young arboretum, vege...
Higher Burnhaies (part of Burn Valley Gardens group), Devon 2½-acre site started in 1997. Situated in the beautiful Burn Valley, a plantsman's garden of herbaceous plantings with trees, shrubs, ponds and wil...
Foamlea, Mortehoe, Devon, EX34 7DZ ¾-acre plantswoman's 6 yr-old garden with full clifftop exposure, almost frost-free. Handsome drystone walls throughout; steep steps and uneven sla...
Jason's Garden, Teignmouth, Devon, TQ14 8SZ Stunning clifftop garden with 180 degree panoramic view of sea and S Devon coastline. Modern, stylish design with high quality landscaping and bold...
Wick Farm Gardens, Cookbury, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6NU 3-acre garden, part arranged into rooms with fernery, small ornamental pond, borders, garden sculptures and park surrounding small lake with island...
Cleave House, Sticklepath, Devon, EX20 2NL ½-acre garden with mixed planting for all season interest. National Collection of Hostas with 1000 varieties
Hillrise, Sidford, Devon, EX10 9SJ Plant enthusiasts' garden on S-facing slope. Fine countryside and sea views. Yr-round colour and interest from wide variety of plants. Borders for ...
Shobrooke Park Gardens, Crediton, Devon, EX17 1DG 15-acre woodland garden laid out in mid-C19 incl extensive Portland Stone terraces with views over 200-acre park with ponds. In process of being re...
Membury Garden, Membury, Devon, EX13 7AJ Artistic garden in pretty village, situated on edge of Blackdown Hills. Cleave Hill is a cottage-style garden, artistically planted to provide all-...
Heathercombe, Manaton, Devon, TQ13 9XE 30 acres of varied garden set in tranquil wooded valley 1,000 feet up on Dartmoor. Woodland walks beside streams, ponds and lake; hundreds of speci...
Lee Ford, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7AJ Extensive, formal and woodland garden, largely developed in the 1950s, but recently much extended with mass displays of camellias, rhododendrons an...
Squirrels, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NS Plantsman's small town garden landscaped with small ponds and 7ft waterfall. Interlinked areas incl Japanese, Italianate, Tropical. Specialising in...
Appletree Cottage, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0QW SW-facing sloping site, abundantly planted. Herbaceous and mixed borders, ponds, bog garden, gazebo with board walk to larger pond. Decorative vege...
The Old Rectory, Ashford, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 4BY Recently-created garden of approx 1½ acres. Open, S-facing with superb views of Taw Estuary. Top garden has been redesigned with new and interestin...
Pound Cottage, Honiton, Devon, EX14 4TT 1-acre hillside garden with magnificent views, designed and developed by owners over 26yrs. Collection of over 150 species rhododendrons plus camel...
The Stannary, Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9QB Informal 2-acre country garden with magnificent views of Dartmoor, situated behind C16 & Victorian house, once tin miner's shop. 900ft above sea le...
Andrew's Corner, Belstone, Devon, EX20 1RD Well-established, wildlife-friendly, well-labelled plantsman's garden in stunning high moorland setting. Variety of garden habitats incl woodland a...
Southern Comfort, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2LQ ¼-acre town plot, part-naturalistic planting; exotic/tender species rarely tried outside. Palms, ferns, agaves, aloes, bromeliads, aroids and numer...
Prospect House, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5BH 1-acre plantsman's garden hidden behind high stone walls and with Axe valley views. Well-stocked borders with rare shrubs, many reckoned to be bord...
Whitstone Farm, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9NA Over 3 acres of steep hillside garden with stunning views of Haytor and Dartmoor. Arboretum planted 38yrs ago of over 200 trees from all over the w...
Langtrees, Croyde, Braunton, Devon, EX33 1ND 1-acre plantsman's garden with eclectic selection of plants. Many S hemisphere shrubs and other tender species. Yr-round interest with landscaping ...
Littleham House Cottage, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2EY This secret garden is full of colour, foliage and flair. Winding paths lead you to horticultural surprises round every corner; spring bulbs, flower...
Green Lane Cottage (part of Rousdon Cottage Gardens group), Devon Triple pond water feature, curving lawns and flowerbeds crammed with a succession of colour-themed flowers. Small church window set in tiny folly a...
Taikoo, Belstone, Devon, EX20 1QZ 3-acre hillside moorland garden, restored over past 12yrs, recently extended to incl heathers and moorland plants. Interesting collections of rhodo...
Withleigh Farm, Withleigh Village, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8JG Peaceful undisturbed rural setting with valley garden, 26yrs in making; stream, pond and waterside plantings; bluebell walk under canopy of mature ...
Alder, Lewdown, Devon, EX20 4PJ Large garden created over last 23yrs with shrubs and herbaceous areas and views over landscaped valley. Woodland walks with 4-acre lake in former q...
Portington, nr Lamerton, Devon, PL19 8QY Garden in peaceful rural setting with fine views over surrounding countryside. Mixed planting with shrubs and borders. Walk to small lake through w...
Little Ash Bungalow, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3BL 1½ acres, designed for yr-round interest. Plantswoman's garden with many different and unusual perennials, shrubs, bamboos and trees. Colour-coordi...
Hamblyn's Coombe, Dittisham, Devon, TQ6 0HE 7-acre garden with stunning views across the river to Greenway House and sloping steeply to R Dart at bottom of garden. Extensive planting of trees...
Coombe Trenchard, Lewtrenchard, Devon, EX20 4PW Coombe Trenchard's 8-acre Arts & Crafts garden was designed in1906 by architect Walter Sarel, with terraces, garden buildings, paths and bridges. S...
Sutton Mead (part of Moretonhampstead Gardens group), Devon 3½-acre garden of contrasts on gently-sloping hillside. Woodland of mature and recent plantings and rill fed round pond. Potager vegetable garden w...
The Croft, Yarnscombe, Devon, EX31 3LW 1-acre plantswoman's garden featuring exotic Japanese garden with tea house, koi carp pond and cascading stream, tropical garden with exotic shrubs...
High Garden, Kenton, Devon, EX6 8NJ Recently-developed garden overlooking Exe Estuary. 70m double traditional herbaceous border for high summer colour. Unusual and choice shrubs and p...
Charton Tree Cottage (part of Rousdon Cottage Gardens group), Devon S-facing garden at 500ft, just under 1 acre with 7 rooms, 2 herbaceous borders and water feature. Spring area planted with erythroniums, snowdrops,...
Kingston House, Staverton, Devon, TQ9 6AR George II 1735 house Grade II (not open). Gardens restored in keeping with the period. Walled garden, rose garden, pleached limes and hornbeams, ve...
Southcombe Barn (part of Southcombe Gardens group), Devon, 3-acre woodland garden with exotic and native trees between long lawn and rocky stream. Clearings blaze with wild flowers and survivor garden flowe...
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