Cranborne Manor Garden

About Cranborne Manor Garden

Cranborne Manor Garden was originally established in the 17th century by
John Tradescant and Mounten Jennings.

From the end of the 17th century it was virtually abandoned and was only
revived when the family moved back to the Manor in the 1920s.
Incorporating some of the original plans, succeeding generations have
established the framework of the garden as it is today, combining wild
and formal areas with equal success.

The Jacobean Mount garden has formal beds edged in box and filled with
lavender, with yew pillars standing sentinel at each corner. The North
garden is stunning in high summer when the philadelphus, white rambling
roses and white single pinks are in full bloom. The Kitchen garden has
an apple arch under which Thalia narcissi flower in the spring followed
by Allium christoffii, under-planted with nepeta mussenii.

The arch leads to rectangular beds planted with floribunda and hybrid
tea roses and under-planted with pinks. Against the south facing wall
peaches, nectarines and apricots thrive. The Winterborne garden is best
seen in spring when the river is still running and the spring-flowering
shrubs and water-loving plants are at their height.

The Chalk Walk with its double ‘hot’ herbaceous borders, at its best in
late August and September, leads to an old-fashioned cottage garden.
Throughout, climbing roses, clematis, honeysuckle and wisteria clothe
mellow brick walls, and ancient yew hedges screen the garden from the
surrounding farmland. Old roses, delphiniums, violas and herbaceous
geraniums give an air of continuity as one wanders through this timeless
garden.
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