The main garden has primarily exotic and Mediterranean planting with small paths through some of the beds, inviting you to take a closer look. This leads into a kitchen garden with greenhouse, chickens and ducks. There is a small woodland garden with stumpery and fire pit. The garden has plenty of places to sit and relax. Opens Friday 16th August.
A garden of 2½ acres consisting of herbaceous borders, rose garden, fruit trees with woodland, bamboo and rhododendron walks. A formal parterre garden with dahlias. Opens Sunday 18th August.
Romantic 2 acre garden set around a former rectory (not open). Deep mixed borders with emphasis on strong, complementary colour combinations. Large orangery, wisteria and clematis clad pergola, folly with pond reflecting the church tower. Croquet lawn and pavilion. Naturalistic planting and pond on lower level. Small stumpery, fernery and kitchen garden. Opens Sunday 18th August.
A wildlife friendly, plant lover’s cottage garden with borders generously planted with bulbs, perennials, grasses and shrubs for successional interest for every season. Productive vegetable garden and greenhouses. Many pots and baskets with seasonal annuals and tender perennials especially salvias. Opens Tuesday 20th August, pre-booking essential.
A spellbinding ¼ acre, suburban, romantic style garden with shrubbery, exotics, specimen trees, scented climbers and mixed herbaceous borders. Densely planted and decadently flowering, a feast for all the senses. Come for the garden, stay for the magic and discover why romance remains compelling, timeless and enduring. Opens Sunday 25th August.
An atmospheric garden of almost 2 acres, blending formal and natural planting styles. A parterre blends seamlessly towards a natural swimming pond, with a vegetable garden and orchard beyond. Features inc spring bulbs, borders with herbaceous perennials, grasses and gravel planting and a new stumpery. Numerous benches for moments of quiet reflection. Opens Sunday 25th August.
This exciting valley garden, a work in progress, has elements all visitors can enjoy. A rose covered pergola, fabulous tulips, giant alliums, join a jungle garden with cannas, bananas and echiums. A kitchen garden features a parterre of raised beds, which along with a bog garden and colour themed herbaceous planting, all make Rookwood well worth a visit. Opens Sunday 25th August.