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30 West Street

Family garden divided into zones leading to the riverside. Entrance into the courtyard (roses, perennials, small veg patch) with seating under a pergola. Steps to lawn (island beds - grasses and perennials). Rose arch to a slightly wilder area, and finally riverside deck with planted banks. Garden designed and built by current owners. Planting design to attract bees and wildlife.

Owner Info

  • Barry and Sophy Lennon
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street
30 West Street

About 30 West Street

This west facing garden has been made in stages over the last eight years. The courtyard by the house has an outdoor kitchen and borders. The garden becomes gradually wilder as it reaches down to the River Lea at the bottom of the garden.

The main aim of the garden is to provide successional planting thought the seasons and flowers for the house as well as the bees and butterflies. It is wonderful to be able to experiment with plants. We have a minimal watering regime and those that don’t survive are out. The planting is a mix of romantic roses and naturalistic grasses and perennials – and is on the cusp of wild in some places. It is intended to attract bees but also to be low allergen for hay fever sufferers. It also has to be resilient to children’s ball games: they play with footballs, cricket balls and rugby balls so grasses are essential!

I have included river bank planting and plants suitable for dry shade under some large trees. The roses are tough and interplanted with salvias, nepeta and geraniums. I recently planted a successful low maintenance trial bed with hakonechloa, geraniums, alliums and thalictrums which seems to cope well without much water.

We are so lucky having the river in the garden which brings tranquility and calm, the kingfisher and pond skaters, and fun water activities for the kids who can kayak and go crayfishing.

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Website:

https://sophylennon.co.uk

30 West Street features

Location details

30 West Street,
Hertford,
Hertfordshire,
SG13 8EZ

Directions to 30 West Street
West House is opp The Black Horse Pub. Pedestrian gate. West St has limited parking, please use town car park or Sainsbury's and walk.

30 West Street openings

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

Accessibility

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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at 30 West Street 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, 30 West Street does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Yes. 30 West Street 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.