An impeccable oriental garden with more than 120 large and small bonsai trees, acers, pagodas, oriental statues, water features and pond with koi carp, creating a peaceful and relaxing atmosphere. The garden is divided into different rooms, one with a Mediterranean feel inc tree ferns, lemon trees, bougainvilleas and a great variety of plants and water fountain. Opens By Arrangement from May to November for groups of between 5 and 30.
Main gardens redesigned 2009 within well established 12 acre garden. Multiple themed garden rooms, spring fed ponds and stream gardens, 60 + different roses, peony and prunus walk, colour themed borders, potager, stumpery, Loggia and summerhouses, hydrangea walk, woodland plant beds, mature specimen trees and woodland walks to large wildlife pond with views to enjoy. Opens By Arrangement for June and July for groups of between 20 and 50.
Approx ½ acre, level, with many unusual plants. Year-round interest. Secluded back garden with well-stocked colourful rockery, herbaceous borders raised vegetable beds, soft fruit and fruit trees (inc quince, fig); pergolas with climbing roses. Front garden has a wide variety of roses, flowering prunus, philadelphus, judas tree. Opens By Arrangement from April to October for groups of up to 35.
Set in just under an acre, our garden offers a wildlife pond, herbaceous borders, Victorian style greenhouse and kitchen garden, orchard and wildflower meadow. There are borders dedicated to cut flowers and dye plants. This is a family friendly garden, shared with chickens, guinea pigs and fish with plenty of seating areas to take in the views. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of all sizes.
A country garden which inc a small flower farm. There are many old fashioned scented roses, both shrub and climbing. As well as the garden herbaceous borders, there are raised growing beds and 2 polytunnels. The garden inc a wildlife pond and flowering plant- filled pots. The farm growing area changes season by season. Opens By Arrangement from April to September for groups of up to 20.
In winter find a flowering cherry tree, borders of snowdrops, aconites, iris reticulata, hellebores and miniature narcissus throughout the packed small garden which has inspiring ideas on use of space. Pond and arbour, raised beds of fruit and vegetables. In summer arches of roses and clematis, hardy geraniums, delightful borders of English roses and herbaceous plants. Opens By Arrangement from February to June for groups of all sizes.
Small, long, narrow and planted in the cottage garden style with over 40 roses, some on arches and growing through trees. Particularly planned to encourage wildlife with small pond, mature trees and shrubs. Perennials and some unusual plants interspersed with sculptures. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of up to 20.
A small plot of inter-connected gardens philosophically based on Ancient Chinese pleasure gardens but with English naturalistic style of planting and artefacts. Part covered by mature Ash trees and part open with Mediterranean plating and pond. An enclosed patio rose garden and terrace completes the garden. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups up to 30.
Medium sized city garden. Inspired by our travels to Morocco, Egypt and India. Mixture of exotic planting, shrubs and perennials. Various seating areas inc an outside dining area and an enclosed Moroccan/Egyptian room. Raised beds and pond area. Opens By Arrangement from June to August for groups of between 5 and 30.
A linear garden, rising gently from the rear of the Chapel to a large mature Ash tree at the highest point. 4 interconnected spaces comprise a wild area and vegetable garden with raised beds; 2 ponds with informal planting; a patio and greenhouse area; and a small cottage garden next to the Chapel, bordered by shrubs, and roses. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of up to 30.
A narrow entrance from the High Street leads through a small entrance garden with a flint area to a gravel courtyard with beds of white flowers and ferns. The main part of the garden, in total 1.3 acres, is grass edged with flowerbeds and divided into an open area near the house, a wooded middle section and an orchard with fruit trees, as well as another open region at the bottom with an unmown wildflower meadow and a wildlife pond. Opens By Arrangement from all year for groups of between 2 and 6.
This ¾ acre plant-lovers’ garden has a large pond with summerhouse and decking, bog garden, alpine troughs, mixed rainbow island beds with over 40 varieties of bearded irises, water features, a small hazel woodland area, wildlife meadow, secret corners and a lookout tower for wide Fenland views and bird watching. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of up to 20.
Warmed and sheltered by the medieval walls of a C14 house (the oldest in Burwell) the garden is richly diverse in format and planting. There are ‘theatres’ (auricula, pinks), hints of Snowdonia, the Mediterranean, and a French potager, Anglesey Abbey in the snowdrop season and much else. Throughout there are many interesting, unusual and rare plants. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of between 10 and 24.
Artist and designer Jeni Cairns has been creating a garden for enjoyment and nature over the past 13 yrs, It was previously the home of her grandparents for 60 yrs. Jeni is passionate about plants and learning as much as possible through experimentation and creativity. She takes inspiration from her garden to create her sculptures and decorative metal work. Opens By Arrangement for June and July for groups of between 5 and 30.
1 acre working organic cottage garden providing something for the kitchen and vase year-round. Seasonal cut flowers grown in raised beds and traditional borders. Allotment style vegetable garden. Paddock with fruit trees and views over the fen to the rear. Chickens for eggs. Wreath workshops and flower demonstrations available. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of up to 25.
Molesworth House is an old 3 acre rectory garden with everything that you’d both expect and hope for, given its Victorian past. There are surprising corners to this traditional take on a happy and relaxed garden – come and see for yourself. Opens By Arrangement all year round for groups of all sizes.
Elegant garden ‘touched with antiquity’. Good Gardens Guide 2000. Unusual garden appealing to those with historical interest in individual collections of plant groups: March-old primroses, daffodils, Victorian double flowered hyacinths and first garden hellebore hybrids. Opens By Arrangement all year round for groups of between 8 and 15.
The garden surrounds a C16th grade II listed thatched cottage. It is to a good extent walled and split into the front and back. All told, the site is about ⅓rd of an acre. The garden has over 50 Japanese Acers, a magnificent walnut tree, and mature silver birch. The borders are packed and aim to provide all year seasonal interest, and a lawn that is filled with wildflowers rather than just grass. Opens By Arrangement from March to November for groups of 5+.
Developing this new garden for year-round interest and minimal maintenance has presented significant challenges. Soil varies from heavy clay to light sand via glacial chalk and inc the adjacent burial ground. Aspect ranges from a windy sunbaked slope to heavy north-facing shade. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of between 6 and 16.
This garden represents the personality of this Georgian house (not open), classical and formal at the front and friendly and a bit crazy at the back. A walled cottage style of about an acre with an abundance of plants and roses leading onto wildflower meadows with walking paths. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of 10+.
Approx 1 acre garden of many garden designs inc Japanese interlinked by gravel paths. Plantsmans garden, 155 acers and unusual shrubs. Quirky garden with interesting features some narrow paths. Opens By Arrangement all year round for groups of all sizes.
Old Farm Cottage: Formal and terraced beds with roses, and lawns, surrounding thatched house (not open), leading to 3 acres of orchard, wildflower meadow, woodland and wetland maintained for wildlife. Ginkgo, loquat and manuka trees grown from seed. Opens By Arrangement from April to November for groups of 10+.
One acre wildlife garden with formal borders, kitchen garden and ponds, large rockery, mini woodland, wildflower meadow (June/July). Topiary, rose walk, greenhouses. Character oak bridge, veranda and treehouse. Adjacent to C13 village church. Opens By Arrangement from May to August for groups of all sizes.
Edwardian house set in 7 acres bordering the river Cam. Rare breed sheep browse among the willows and poplars in the watermeadow. Wisterias on south side, hopefully in full bloom. Herbaceous borders, an orchard, a potager for soft fruit and sheltered area for kiwis, vegetables and vines. Opens By Arrangement from April to July for groups of between 15 and 40.
A previously romantic wilderness of 1½ acres surrounding windmill, now filled with bulbs, perennial beds, pergolas, bog gardens, grass bed and herb bank. Secret paths and wild areas with thuggish roses maintain the romance. Millstone seating area in smouldering borders contrasts with the pastel colours of the remainder of the garden. Opens By Arrangement from April to August for groups of all sizes.
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