1 acre naturalistic/wildlife/ plantsman’s/sensory garden on sloping site which is autism friendly. Year-round interest with rare and unusual plants. 13 ponds(koi, lilies), stream, Japanese garden, Mediterranean garden, wildflower meadow, massed bulbs. Ericaceous plants inc camellias, magnolias, rhododendrons, acers, hydrangeas. Grasses/bamboo. Clock golf. Opens Friday 19th to Sunday 21st July.
This year we’re letting our visitors describe the garden! ‘A truly beautiful, tranquil garden with unusual plants and exciting use of colour, a garden to visit again and again.’ ‘Enchanting, magical place, one of our favourites which has given us much inspiration. A real asset to the NGS and fabulous home-made teas by the stream!’. Opens Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st July.
Garden is within 2 mins of N Devon coastline and Woolacombe AONB. 6 distinct areas; cottage garden at front, patio garden to one side, swallows garden at rear, meadow garden, orchard and field (500m walk with newly planted hedgerow). Opens Saturday 20th July.
11 acre woodland valley garden, forming part of the Grade II* Sharpham House Landscape. The garden contains many rare and unusual trees and shrubs with views over the River Dart AONB and Sharpham. Azaleas, hydrangeas and magnolias are a speciality. A spring rises in the garden under a spectacularly large rhododendron feeding two ponds and a small stream running through a meadow with mown paths. Opens Sunday 21st July.
6 acres with lawns, borders, mature trees. Formal parterre with lily pond. Walled garden with colourful profusion of vegetables and flowers. Palm tree avenue leading to millennium summerhouse. Late summer colour with dahlias, crocosmia, agapanthus etc. Cactus and succulent greenhouse. Pelargonium collection. Lakeside walk. Opens Sunday 21st July.
Country garden of 1½ acres, packed with different and unusual bulbs, herbaceous perennials, trees, and shrubs. Designed for year-round interest, wildlife and owners’ pleasure. Naturalistic planting in colour coordinated mixed borders, highlighted by metal sculptures, providing foreground to the view. Natural stream, pond and damp woodland area, mini wildlife meadows and raised gravel/alpine garden. Opens Sunday 21st July.