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17 Abberbury Road

The ½ acre garden is landscaped with mature shrub borders. There is a water feature with a wildlife pond and small bog garden, plus a pergola walkway with vines, wisteria and roses and a formal vegetable garden and round lawn.

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17 Abberbury Road
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About 17 Abberbury Road

The front garden has a lavender border along the house and a mature hydrangea border along the opposite fence. There is also a bed of peony and Hylotelephium, which was inspired by the RHS Garden at Wisley.

Alongside the house, leading to the half acre landscaped garden is a pergola with wisteria, rambling roses and vines as well as blackberries and loganberries. The back garden is entered via the pergola at the lowest level, next to a wildlife pond which is the bottom of a water feature that runs down a rocky path from a formal pond below the house. Planting in the borders around the house and the two decks comprises a mixture of perennials, roses and ornamental trees. Below the chestnut and sycamore trees is a bed of Hellebores.

The lower garden, reached through a trellis with climbing roses and honeysuckle, is a circular lawn surrounded by mature borders designed by the owner’s sister. Mature Hebes, Photinia and viburnum are planted with lilac trees, a malus floribunda, all against a backdrop of large pines in the neighbouring garden. Two steps down from the lawn are six vegetable beds and a greenhouse which produce crops of tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, beans, courgettes, lettuce, herbs. Two arches of sweet peas are a new feature of this vegetable patch.

17 Abberbury Road features

Location details

17 Abberbury Road,
Oxford,
Oxfordshire,
OX4 4ET

17 Abberbury Road openings

This garden has now completed its National Garden Scheme openings for this year.

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair access to the whole garden via the pergola. Please be aware the garden slopes.
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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at 17 Abberbury Road at this time.

Yes, dogs are welcome at 17 Abberbury Road. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at 17 Abberbury Road are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. 17 Abberbury Road seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.