Essentially, this is a plantsman’s garden. Winding paths lead through a series of themed rooms with familiar, rare and unusual plants. Steps lead up to a raised viewpoint looking west towards Caradon Hill and Bodmin Moor. Other paths take you on a circular route through a rose garden, hot beds, a tropical area and a secret garden. Opens By Arrangement from April to September for groups of up to 30.
Enchanting cottage and woodland gardens of native and rare trees, shrubs and perennials, encouraging biodiversity. The site of 1½ acres is on a south facing Cornish hillside with panoramic views. Protected by essential windbreak hedging, the inspiring collection of plants has been chosen to create intrigue and increase diversity. Opens By Arrangement from June to August for groups of up to 20.
Romantic garden arranged into rooms, the collaboration between an artist and an architect. Colour and form of plants structured by topiary, hedging and architectural experiments in cob, brick, slate & concrete. Grade II listed farmhouse and ancient orchard. Roses and wisteria a speciality. Opens By Arrangement from April to October for groups of up to 30.
Surround yourself with deep nature. Pinsla is a tranquil cottage garden buzzing with insects enjoying the sheltered sunny edge of a wild wood. Lose yourself in a colourful tapestry of naturalistic planting. There are lots of unusual planting combinations, cloud pruning, intricate paths, garden art and a stone circle. Opens By Arrangement from April to July for groups of up to 20.
Overlooking the beautiful Carminowe valley towards Loe Pool, this abundant garden combines native oak woodland, babbling brook and large natural pond with more formal areas. Wildflowers, mown pathways, shrubberies, orchard. Enclosed cottage garden, spring colours and roses in early summer provide great variety and contrast. Opens By Arrangement from May to June for groups of between 5 and 20.
2 acre garden, substantially re-landscaped and planted, mostly over last 10 yrs. To the side of the C17/C18 house, a wooded bank drops down to a walled kitchen garden and hot garden. In front, sweeping yew hedges and paths define oval lawns and broad mixed borders. Opens By Arrangement from April to October for groups of between 10 and 40.
A densely planted small garden replanted from scratch in 2017. Divided into separate areas with different types of planting. Strong emphasis on colour. Narrow winding paths, shady pergola, deck with tropical planting, tiny sunroom, greenhouse, pots of succulents, lush green foliage area. Opens By Arrangement from June to August for groups of up to 24.
A constantly changing, multifaceted garden packed full of interesting plants but also colour, scent and form. Shady and sunny areas are exploited to the full and every effort made to create year-round interest. Sue’s glasshouse is overflowing with cacti and succulents, some over 35 yrs old. All is on a scale readily relatable to small garden owners. Opens By Arrangement from June to August for groups of up to 24.
This garden is an example of work in progress currently being developed from farmland. The aim is to create a combination of interesting plants coupled with habitat for wildlife over a total of 9½ acres. There are several garden areas, woodland gardens, a meadow, ponds of varying sizes, inc a rill and waterfall. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of all sizes.
Coastal cottage garden. Small garden with traditional cottage flowers, vegetable garden, greenhouse and meadow with far reaching views. Opens By Arrangement from April to September for groups of all sizes.
Set in a tranquil location on the edge of Luxulyan valley, work commenced on creating a 1½ acre garden from scratch in winter 2015. Now in its 9th year the garden has matured in a way that’s sympathetic to its surrounding landscape, has year-round interest with lots of colour, is productive and simply feels good to be in. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of between 12 and 30.
Hillside garden of about 2 acres with different areas planted in different styles and plant selections, ranging from formal to wildflower meadow. Surrounded by field and woods. Colour year-round with high point for shrubs and trees in late spring and with herbaceous border, hydrangeas and flowering shrubs in Jul/Aug. Opens By Arrangement from March to October for groups of up to 20.
Just yards away from the Coast Path with stunning views over the beach and Pentire headland, Malibu consists of a sheltered compact garden to the rear and a general interest front garden. An interesting mix of features, different rockeries and strong focus on succulents, ferns and herbaceous plants. Opens By Arrangement all year for groups of all sizes.
Set in the heart of Daphne du Maurier country in its own valley this established garden, surrounding a Georgian rectory, is now undergoing a revival having been wild and neglected for some years. It has formal herbaceous terraces, a cottage garden, orchard, ponds, streams and a C19 shrub garden with a fine collection of azaleas, camellias and rhododendrons plus rare mature specimen trees. Opens By Arrangement for June and July for groups of up to 30.
Japanese style garden set in ¾ acre of woodland, next to the old Methodist Chapel, with ornamental ponds and waterfalls, rock formations, Tsukubai water feature, granite lanterns, woodland stream, geodesic dome and Zen garden. Opens By Arrangement all year round for groups of up to 20.
Colour, shape and texture define this North Cornwall garden. The property and gardens extend to about an acre, with grassland, wild areas and Cornish hedges completing the 2 acre plot. Planted over the past 10 yrs there is a mix of shrubs and trees interplanted with perennials to ensure year-round display. Opens By Arrangement from April to October for groups of up to 20.
Towan House is a coastal garden with some unusual plants and views to St Mawes, St Anthony Head lighthouse and beyond with easy access to the SW coast path overlooking Falmouth Bay. It is approximately ¼ acre and divided into 2 gardens, one exposed to the north and east winds, the other sheltered allowing tropical plants to flourish such as ‘Hedychium’, Tetrapanax and cannas. Opens By Arrangement from June to August for groups of between 5 and 15.
Trelan has a distinctly tropical feel. There is a swimming pond surrounded by lush vegetation, an Italianate sunken garden, a fern garden, numerous young trees and countless Echium pininana. It is a feast for the eyes. Opens By Arrangement from June to July for groups of up to 8.
A newly created (2016) coastal garden of approx 1 acre overlooking the Atlantic and the Lizard Lighthouse. It is a steep sloping garden divided into 3 terraces accessed by slopes or steps. A productive kitchen garden, with raised beds and fruit trees. Greenhouse and cold frames. A wildflower meadow with access to the coast path. Opens By Arrangement from May to July for groups of between 6 and 15.
4 acres round C17 farmhouse in peaceful pastoral setting. Year-round and varied. Emphasis on tender, unusual plants, structure and form. C16 courtyard, listed garden walls, holm oak avenue, yew rooms, vegetable garden, traditional potting shed, orchard, palm and gravel area with close planting inc agapanthus, agave and dierama, woodland area with children’s interest. Opens By Arrangement from February to November for groups of up to 30.
Series of profusely planted and colourful areas surrounding an ancient Cornish farmhouse. Features inc terracing with wisteria and rose covered pergola, gazebo and herbaceous borders within yew and beech hedges, all overlooking orchard with old fashioned roses and pond beyond. Opens By Arrangement from May to September for groups of up to 20.
Eccentric, romantic and constantly evolving garden, as befits the intense creativity of its owners, carved out of an expanse of concrete farmyard over 20 yrs. Inc elaborate network of decorative cobbling, pools, container garden, vegetable garden, shade garden, the largely subtropical mowhay garden and both owners’ studios but arguably its glory is the westernmost walled rose garden in England. Opens By Arrangement for June and July for groups of between 6 and 30.
Next to medieval church and on the site of an old rectory there are still signs in places of that long gone building. A garden full of surprises, formal paths and steps lead up from the flower beds to extensive vegetable and soft fruit area. More paths lead to a pond, past a pergola, and down into large lawns with trees and shrubs and chickens. Opens By Arrangement from May to August for groups of between 10 and 30.
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