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42 Silver Street

Half acre plantsman's garden divided into 7 zones, developed from scratch by the owners over the last 15 yrs. Features inc a gravel garden with formal rill and pond, mixed/herbaceous borders in cool colours, Iris garden (historic bearded irises), elliptical lawn with hot colour planting, informal area with woodland character and experimental bank with intermingled mixed herbaceous planting.

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42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street
42 Silver Street

About 42 Silver Street

The long narrow garden to a Victorian semi-detached house backs onto the Somerset and Dorset heritage railway with views over the Somer Valley at the far end. The owners are a landscape architect and professional gardener who have undertaken the design and construction of the garden themselves, from grubbing out old trees and digging ponds, to laying paving and planting nearly 1,000 species and varieties of plants, many of which are rare or unusual.

Planting includes grasses, roses, herbaceous perennials and shrubs.

The herbaceous planting on the bank at the bottom of the garden was inspired by the Merton Borders at Oxford Botanic Gardens.

The garden includes various structures made from green oak, including an arbour and pergola incorporating timbers from an old bus shelter.

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42 Silver Street features

Location details

42 Silver Street,
Midsomer Norton,
Radstock,
Avon,
BA3 2EY

Directions to 42 Silver Street
For our NGS open day only, parking is at Norton Hill School, Charlton Rd, BA3 4AD. From town centre, follow the B3355 Silver St for 0.4m, turn L into Charlton Rd, School car park is100m on R.

42 Silver Street openings

You can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 11:00-16:00

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 19 July for groups of between 10 and 30.

Please contact the garden owner to discuss your requirements and arrange a date for a group or bespoke visit.

Refreshments Home-made teas.
Admission Adult: £6.00
Child: £0.00

Accessibility

  • Level wheelchair access to most of the garden, enter via separate side entrance - pls ask at main entrance at the front of the house on arrival.
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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 42 Silver Street at this time.

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

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at 42 Silver Street, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at 42 Silver Street are accessible to wheelchair users.

42 Silver Street is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.