6 acres of lawns and landscaped grounds on the hills above Lake Windermere, designed by Mawson around 1909; conifers and specimen trees best in spring and early summer with a colourful display of rhododendrons, azaleas and Japanese maples; grounds offer splendid views to Coniston mountains. Opens throughout August.
More Cornwall than Cumbria, according to Country Life, a colourful 4 acre garden filled with exotic and rare plants, with dramatic views over Morecambe Bay. Outstanding features inc the Orangery, the Japanese garden with infinity pool, the Italian terraces and the restored Victorian kitchen garden. Dahlias, cannas and colourful exotica are a speciality. Opens Sunday 2nd August.
4 acre garden combining formal areas, shrubberies and woodland, dissected by the River Irt which can be crossed by a suspension bridge. In spring the garden is vibrant with azaleas and rhododendrons, in summer by an impressive collection of colourful hydrangeas. Set in the heart of the Wasdale valley the garden has an unforgettable backdrop of the Screes and the high Lakeland fells. Opens Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th August.
A unique nursery and garden designed and built over the past 35 yrs. The gardens inc lawns, flowing perennial borders, rare and unusual shrubs, trees, a small orchard and a kitchen garden. A natural stream runs into a small lake, a haven for wildlife and birds. At the head of the lake stands a small frescoed chapel designed and built by the owner for family use. Opens Thursday 6th August.
The 1 acre nursery garden is a fusion of traditional horticultural values with modern approaches to the display, growing and use of plant material. Our full range of perennials can be seen growing alongside one another in themed borders be they shady damp corners or south facing hot spots. Opens Sunday 9th August.
Approx 2 acres of sloping fellside garden with meandering paths leading to a series of ‘rooms’: inc pond, fern garden, Acer terrace, shrubberies, herbaceous borders and a vegetable and herb garden. Copse with meadow leading down to beck. Trees, shrubs, ferns, grasses, bamboos, evergreens and perennials planted with emphasis on variety of texture and colour. Opens Sunday 9th August.
One acre garden the largest part of which was started 35 yrs ago. Planted with many unusual trees, shrubs and large collection of hydrangeas. Increasingly the emphasis is on encouraging wildlife and creating a wilder feel. A wonderful breeding ground for owls, sparrow hawks and buzzards. Enjoy the meandering paths, fernery, maturing stumpery and new grotto house with rocks and ferns. Opens Sunday 16th to Monday 31st August.
The garden extends to 4½ acres and overlooks the Lyth valley with extensive views south to Morecambe Bay and east to the Howgills. We have orchards, a wildflower meadow and more formal garden with a range of outbuildings. Over the last 8 yrs the garden has been developed with plantings that provide varying colour and texture year-round. Opens Saturday 22nd August.
Netherby Hall Garden is 36 acres, consisting of a 1½ acre walled kitchen garden which produces fruit, vegetables and herbs for the Pentonbridge Inn restaurant, as well as herbaceous borders, traditional kidney beds amongst wonderful lawns, woodlands with many fine specimen trees, azaleas and rhododendrons, all set in a designed landscape bordering the River Esk. Opens Monday 31st August.
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