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Hartside Nursery Garden

An established garden in the North Pennines. Situated at over 1000 feet the garden features mountain plants primulas, saxifrages, woodland plants, erythroniums, trilliums and ferns plus a number of roscoeas. The season starts with snowdrops and continues with a wide range of unusual plants. As autumn approaches the garden includes a range of gentians, Japanese saxifrages and roscoea.

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Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden
Hartside Nursery Garden

About Hartside Nursery Garden

The Garden here in the North Pennines was originally established in the 1970’s. Recent developments have seen the building and planting of a crevice garden, more raised beds and a tufa wall. Situated at an altitude of over 1000 feet above sea level the garden includes a wide range of mountain plants from around the world. Specialising in a wide range of Primulas, Saxifrages, Woodland Plants including Erytrhoniums, Trilliums and a collection of Ferns plus a wide range of summer flowering Roscoeas.
All the plants grown here have to be very hardy. The flowering season starts with a good selection of Snowdrops in the spring alongside other early flowering bulbs and continues through the year with a wide range of less common plants and as the season approaches autumn the garden includes a range of Autumn Flowering Asiatic Gentians, Japanese Saxifrages and the last of the species of Roscoeas.
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Website:

https://www.plantswithaltitude.co.uk

Hartside Nursery Garden features

Location details

Hartside Nursery Garden,
Penrith Road,
Alston,
Cumbria,
CA9 3BL

Directions to Hartside Nursery Garden
1m SW of Alston. Nursery entrance is on L of A686. Park in nursery car park & walk down to garden & plant sales area. This is quite a steep slope so contact us if you have limited mobility.

Hartside Nursery Garden openings

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from 15 March to 18 October for groups of up to 30.

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

Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00

Accessibility

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FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Hartside Nursery Garden. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Hartside Nursery Garden. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Hartside Nursery Garden, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, Hartside Nursery Garden does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Hartside Nursery Garden is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.