Gardens to fall in love with on Valentine’s Day

It’s never too early in the year to rekindle your love of gardens. From stately acres in the grounds of historic homes to idyllic country plots and urban secrets there are gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme across the country for you to explore and fall in love with this Valentine’s Day … and into the weekend beyond.

Be inspired by the beautiful bare bones of winter gardens and the uplifting blooms of snowdrops, crocus, aconite, iris, hellebores and early blossom.

“Visits to our snowdrop and spring flower gardens are always a popular start to the garden visiting season,” says National Garden Scheme chief executive, George Plumptre. “And our research in 2024* gave us more of an insight into why that is. While existing research generally links the health benefits of garden visiting to the summer months when most gardens are at their abundant best, our latest research highlights the benefits of visiting in winter and, as well as comparing those to visiting in summer, shows how a winter visit helps combat the particular seasonal challenges that we all face at that time of year.”

So why not swop the winter blues for the delights of a garden visit this February and renew your love affair with gorgeous gardens.

*For the full report click here

For a full list of National Garden Scheme gardens opening in 2025 visit:
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/

For gardens open on Valentine’s Day and 15^th and 16^th February read on:

Valentine’s Day – Friday 14^th February

Cambridgeshire
Robinson College
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/10918/robinson-college

Devon
Higher Cherubeer
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/17164/higher-cherubeer

Dorset
Old Vicarage
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21086/the-old-vicarage

Northants
136 High Street, Irchester
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34030/136-high-street

Somerset
East Lambrook Manor Gardens
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/15197/east-lambrook-manor-gardens

Elworthy Cottage
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/9630/elworthy-cottage

East Sussex
Pembury House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/11375/pembury-house

Whitemans Close
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34359/5-whitemans-close

Weekend 15^th and 16^th February

Bedfordshire
King’s Arms Garden
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/10493/kings-arms-garden

Bucks
Hollydyke House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/20093/hollydyke-house

Cambridgeshire
Clover Cottage
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/22342/clover-cottage

Robinson College
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/10918/robinson-college

Carmarthenshire
Gelli Uchaf
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21809/gelli-uchaf

Cheshire
Briarfield
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/11170/briarfield

Derbyshire
Dower House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/20945/the-dower-house

Dronfield Heritage Trust
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/46153/dronfield-heritage-trust

Meveril Lodge
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/47445/meveril-lodge

Devon
The Mount, Delamore
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/33151/the-mount-delamore

Dorset
Old Vicarage
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21086/the-old-vicarage

Glamorgan
Slade
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/4563/slade

Gloucestershire
Cotswold Farm
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/5574/cotswold-farm

Trench Hill
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/14238/trench-hill

Hampshire
Little Court
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/8167/little-court

Herefordshire
Bury Court Farmhouse
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/30956/bury-court-farmhouse

Wainfield
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/37740/wainfield

Hertfordshire
Cross Street
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/21054/10-cross-street

Serendi
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/31035/serendi

Kent
Copton Ash
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/9253/copton-ash

Doddington Place
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/4483/doddington-place

Lancashire
Weeping Ash Garden
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/12020/weeping-ash-garden

Leicestershire
Oak Cottage
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/36974/oak-cottage

Northern Ireland
Benvarden Gardens
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/43473/benvarden-gardens

Billy Old Rectory Peace Garden
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/43393/billy-old-rectory-peace-garden

Norfolk
Horstead House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/22718/horstead-house

Lexham Hall
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/4388/lexham-hall

Northamptonshire
Boughton House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/22944/boughton-house

136 High Street, Irchester
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34030/136-high-street

17 Lynton Avenue
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/47156/17-lynton-avenue

Nottinghamshire
Church Farm
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34309/church-farm

Staffordshire
East View Cottages
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/33982/5-east-view-cottages

Suffolk
Gable House
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/7098/gable-house

Surrey
Shieling
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/30932/shieling

East Sussex
Whitemans Close
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34359/5-whitemans-close

Warkwickshire
Hill Close Gardens
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/15098/hill-close-gardens

Worcestershire
Brockamin
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/34641/brockamin

Warndon Court
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/37089/warndon-court

East Yorkshire
Devonshire Mill
https://findagarden.ngs.org.uk/garden/30698/devonshire-mill

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