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117 Mantilla Drive

Once overgrown, the garden is reborn in 2025 as a modern ode to tradition. Cottage style planting softens paths of limestone cobbles, leading to a circular herringbone “fairy ring” where whimsy meets geometry. A potting shed and classic greenhouse anchor the scene, blending structure and softness into a timeless, unfolding landscape.

Owner Info

  • Lisa Daniels
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive
117 Mantilla Drive

About 117 Mantilla Drive

Once a tangled, space, the garden was transformed in 2025 into a modern reinterpretation of traditional charm. Cottage-style planting now weaves a tapestry of colour, texture, and scent, spilling over carefully edged borders and softening the structural elements within. A potting shed and a classic greenhouse provide both function and focal points, standing as quiet guardians of gardening rituals and seasonal rhythms.

A limestone cobbled path meanders through the centre, its warm, textured surface inviting exploration. At its heart lies a circular herringbone-tiled “fairy ring,” offering a pause, a quiet gathering place, and a stage for shadow and light to dance.

The garden balances contrasts: formal and informal, old and new, softness and structure. It is a landscape where the eye is always drawn forward, where every season offers new delights, and where time feels both anchored and fluid. This is a garden that honours tradition while embracing a contemporary sensibility.

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Location details

117 Mantilla Drive,
Coventry,
West Midlands,
CV3 6PW

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117 Mantilla Drive openings

A group opening is when a number of gardens open together on the same day.

Refreshments Tea, coffee & cake. Refreshments in aid of Myton Hospice.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-18:00

Accessibility

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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at 117 Mantilla Drive at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Sorry, 117 Mantilla Drive does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

117 Mantilla Drive is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.