Banish the dark days of winter with a wonderful visit to our Snowdrop and Spring Flower gardens in 2024
Each year the National Garden Scheme starts the garden visiting season with its inspirational Snowdrop and Spring Flower gardens. Hundreds of gardens sprinkled with snowdrops – these delightful harbingers of spring – and wonderful, colour contrasting spring blooms including the bright gold of aconites and soft purple of crocus, open their gates to the public from late January through February and into March.
“After the long, dark winter months, the appearance of these beautiful early spring flowers really lifts the spirits and heralds the start of all the wonderful gardens to come,” says National Garden Scheme Chief Executive, George Plumptre. “Year on year more and more people discover the joys of these late winter / early spring garden visits, many of which are accompanied by tea and cake or a warming bowl of soup! Our expert garden owners are also on hand to share their top tips of how to grow snowdrops with many selling a good selection of varieties too.”
Over 100 gardens open their gates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland as part of this wonderful celebration of the new garden visiting season.
A full list will be available on the National Garden Scheme website from mid-December – but here’s a selection of some of the perennial favourites opening in 2024 to add to your diary today: (links will be updated with 2024 opening times in mid-December)
Clover Cottage, Cambridgeshire – Sunday 18 and Sunday 25 February – Click here for information
Bucklow Farm, Cheshire (lead image) – Sunday 25 February – Click here for more information
The Dower House, Derbyshire – Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February – Click here for more information
Higher Cherubeer, Devon – Friday 2, 9 and Saturday 17 February – Click here for more information
Green Island, Essex – Sunday 28 January – Click here for more information
Slade, Glamorgan – Sunday 11 February – Click here for more information
Home Farm, Gloucestershire – Sunday 28 January and Sunday 11 February – Click here for more information
Trench Hill, Gloucestershire – Sunday 11 and 18 February – Click here for more information
Cotswold Farm, Gloucestershire – Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 February – Click here for more information
Bryngwyn Manor, Gwent – Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February – Click here for more information
Little Court, Hampshire – Sunday 11, Monday 12, Sunday 18 and Monday 19 February – Click here for more information
The Picton Garden, Herefordshire – Sunday 25 February – Click here for more information
8 Gosselin Road, Hertfordshire – Wednesday 7, Friday 9 and Wednesday 14 February – Click here for more information
The Old Rectory, Fawkham, Kent – by arrangement* throughout February – Click here for more information
Knowle Hill Farm, Kent – Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 February – Click here for more information
Copton Ash, Kent – Saturday 10 and Sunday 18 February – Click here for more information
Spring Platt, Kent – 21, 24 and 28 January and 1 and 4 February – Click here for more information
Hedgehog Hall, Leicestershire – Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February – Click here for more information
Lexham Hall, Norfolk – Sunday 4 and 11 February – Click here for more information
67-79 High Street, Northamptonshire – Sunday 23 February – Click here for more information
Billy Old Rectory Peace Garden, Northern Ireland – Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 February – Click here for more information
1 Birch Drive, Bristol by arrangement* throughout February – Click here for more information
Gable House, Suffolk – Sunday 18 February – Click here for more information
5 East View Cottages, Warwickshire – Sunday 18 February – Click here for more information
Westcroft, Wiltshire – dates from 4 January to 29 February – Click here for more information
*By arrangement means that visitors can contact the garden owner to arrange a time and day that suits them to visit. These gardens cater for individuals and groups.
