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4 Sunny Hollow

A modern garden completely rebuilt over the last 3 years. It is designed to be wildlife friendly and relatively easy to maintain. Water plays a prominent part in both the front and back gardens. All grass areas have been replaced by extensive planting with a range of trees and shrubs to give both texture and colour through the year.

Owner Info

  • Paul & Anthea Martin
4 Sunny Hollow
4 Sunny Hollow
4 Sunny Hollow
4 Sunny Hollow
4 Sunny Hollow
4 Sunny Hollow

About 4 Sunny Hollow

The front garden is designed around a wildlife pond and the circular paving taking the eastern ying/yang symbol as a starting point. There is a semi-wild area in the corner to provide cover for animals until the planting is established. The use of slate and gravel, front and back provides continuity, allows good drainage and greatly reduces maintenance of the extensive planting. Raised beds add a visual break from the slate and are easily worked.
The hard landscaping in the back garden was built largely to a pre-prepared plan with the exception of the cascade. This was intended to represent a rocky gorge in miniature. It is planted with dwarf shrubs and alpines to compliment the exposed limestone rocks. The overall planting has a Mediterranean flavour and makes use of plants with architectural value in the slate areas, herbaceous perennials on top of the rear stone wall and low-growing rambling forms along the walls near the patio.

4 Sunny Hollow features

Location details

4 Sunny Hollow,
Newton Abbot,
Devon,
TQ12 6AN

4 Sunny Hollow openings

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

Accessibility

  • The whole of the front garden is accessible and some of the rear but some of the paths are gravel.
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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 4 Sunny Hollow at this time.

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

There are no plants for sale for the time being.

Yes, one or more routes at 4 Sunny Hollow are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. 4 Sunny Hollow 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.