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.