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East Ruston Old Vicarage

Large garden with traditional borders and modern landscapes. Discover our various types of gardens inc walled, rose and exotic gardens, topiary and box parterres. We have water features, Mediterranean garden, fruit cage and containers to die for in spring and summer. Cornfield and meadows, vegetable and cutting gardens, parkland and heritage orchard, in all 32 acres. Rare and unusual plants abound.

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East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston Old Vicarage

About East Ruston Old Vicarage

East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden totals 32 acres. Here is a youthful Arboretum, an Orchard containing heritage fruit trees from East Anglia and a National Collection of Colchicums or Naked Ladies contained in a 12-acre area to the east of the garden. Closer to the house you will find the Dutch Garden, bedded out for spring and for summer annually.

A Thalictrum Garden containing, somewhat obviously, Thalictrum’s amongst many other perennials, annuals and bulbs. A Sunk Garden that is sheltered from the wind containing a wildlife pond and raised beds. The Exotic Garden where Lucious foliage and flamboyant flowers compete for attention with the soaring fountain that resembles a water spout or tornado funnel. A woodland garden that is reaching maturity. Here shade planting is surprisingly successful and the wildlife that this area attracts is quite phenomenal.
The Desert Wash, full of spear-like, spikey plants that you might find in Arizona, many having reached flowering size. The Mediterranean Garden, its south facing terraces designed to make to most of the sun’s rays and home to many, so-called half-hardy plants that thrive in this sheltered environment. A productive Vegetable Garden leads to a super colourful Dahlia Border and the monumental Fruit Cage. Adjacent to this is the Diamond Jubilee Walled Garden containing plants of horticultural importance and two central borders of plants for propagation and cutting.

A glasshouse with spring bulbs followed by old-fashioned Pelargoniums and later, Nerines to end the season. Winter Gardens, Courtyards both shady and sunny and glasshouses tucked here and there to titillate and beguile gardeners and garden lovers alike. Wild Flower Meadows and shelter for wildlife both large, (human) and small (non-human) abound, let the garden wrap itself around you with joy and love.

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Location details

East Ruston Old Vicarage,
Norwich,
Norfolk,
NR12 9HN

Directions to East Ruston Old Vicarage
Turn off A149 onto B1159 signed Bacton, Happisburgh. After 2m turn R 200yds N of East Ruston Church (ignore sign to East Ruston).

East Ruston Old Vicarage openings

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

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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at East Ruston Old Vicarage. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

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

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at East Ruston Old Vicarage, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at East Ruston Old Vicarage are accessible to wheelchair users.

East Ruston Old Vicarage is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.