Parkland garden accessed via the adjacent retail plant centre. Set around an C18 Grade II listed house (not open), which was home to Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands during WW2. A large lawn with a ha-ha, woodland walks, and notable trees inc historic cedars and araucaria. March brings an abundance of daffodils and in May a 60 metre wall of wisteria. Opens Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May.
The main garden has primarily Mediterranean and exotic planting, with paths through some of the beds, inviting you to take a closer look. This leads into a kitchen garden with a greenhouse and a poultry run housing chickens and ducks. There is a small woodland garden with a stumpery and fire pit. The garden has several places to sit and relax with tea and home-made cake. Children are very welcome. Opens Sunday 10th May.
8 acre garden with a series of immaculately tended garden ‘rooms’. Herbaceous borders, arboretum, secret garden, roses, vegetables, pool, bog gardens and woodland, with an explosion of rare and interesting plants, beautifully combined for colour and texture. Stunning views, and once home to John Betjeman (memorial window by John Piper in church). Specialist plants and home-made preserves for sale. Opens Sunday 10th May.
A rare opportunity to see and learn about bonsai trees, displayed by the Berkshire Bonsai Society in the lovely woodland setting of Oak Cottage Garden. The garden features many mature trees, underplanted with a collection of acers and shade loving plants. Opens Sunday 10th May, pre-booking essential.
4 acres of formal and informal gardens set within a 25 acre stud farm. A formal rose garden with a fountain, a walled herbaceous border with windows through which to admire the views and horses, two rock gardens, and a hot plant terrace. A small lake with a Monet style bridge and pergola, several neo-classical follies and statues, and a planted woodland area with a winding path. Opens Sunday 17th May.
A rare opportunity to enjoy a guided tour with the Head Gardener at Coworth Park, followed by a cream tea in the Drawing Room. Set amongst 240 acres of gardens, parkland, paddocks, and woodland. Highlights inc the beautiful terrace and rose gardens bordered by lavender, a sunken garden, weeping lime trees, and a 10 acre wildflower meadow. Cream tea inc tea or coffee, a scone, and cake. Please email [email protected] in advance with any dietary or allergy requirements. Opens Thursday 21st May, pre-booking essential.
A beautifully designed 1 acre garden divided into different areas. The formal section begins with a French style boule pit and herb garden and continues with knot gardens. A vibrant herbaceous border and two large ponds with water lilies and aquatic plants frame a sunken patio leading to an oak building. A wisteria walk leads into a naturalistic area with wildflower mounds. Opens Thursday 21st May, pre-booking essential.
Romantic 2 acre garden set around a listed former Victorian rectory, created over the last 31 yrs. It features deep mixed borders with succession planting, and an emphasis on both height and strong complementary colour combinations. A wisteria-clad pergola, an orangery, a folly with a reflecting pond, a croquet lawn and pavilion, naturalistic planting with a pond on the lower level, a small stumpery, and a kitchen garden. Opens Sunday 24th May.
A stylish mature garden over several acres. Paths weave enticingly through a sloping landscape which combines drifts of perennials and grasses, ornamental shrubs, jungle inspired planting and specimen trees. Features inc wildflower and Mediterranean banks, lime, amelanchier and pinus walks, natural pond, stumpery, holly tree terrace with topiary and rose and clematis obelisks. Please be aware that due to the hillside location, this garden has slopes and sets of steps. Although it can be viewed from a central terrace, some paths may prove a little demanding for visitors with less mobility. Due to limited car parking, car-sharing is helpful. Opens Friday 29th and Saturday 30th May, pre-booking essential.
An informal garden with a mix of colourful beds, borders, and pots, with a focus on roses, all set against a stunning view down the valley. Features inc a mature Cornus kousa, hydrangeas, and a wide variety of roses, inc climbing and rambling types growing over arches and trees. Opens Sunday 31st May, pre-booking essential.
A 2 acre country garden planted for year-round interest with a variety of different colour themed borders each featuring a wide range of hardy perennials, bulbs, shrubs and ornamental grasses. Also inc a wildlife pond, rose terrace, olive garden, areas of long grass and beautiful mature trees, all set against the backdrop of a 1930s house. Events start promptly with an illustrated slideshow talk and home-made teas followed by time to explore the garden. Opens Sunday 31st May.
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