Hollinside

About Hollinside

This traditional 1930s plot still has the original stone terraced front garden which is shaded by a large and beautiful copper beech tree. An espalier fruit walkway is a recent addition and there are borders containing a mixture of shrubs and herbaceous planting. The garden wraps around the house and the side section has a large lime tree creating cover for shade loving plants and shrubs.
The rear garden has formal features; topiary yews, box balls and a box parterre. Two topiary spiral yews mark the edge of a wild flower meadow planted in a perfect circle. The long summer meadow was sown 20 years ago and is now well established. The wild flowers within it steal the show every year. It provides interest from February to August but is at its prettiest in June when the common spotted orchids and ragged robin are in flower. A summer house provides a good spot to sit and watch the insects and bees enjoying the meadow flowers.
There is a wild life pond with water lilies and sticklebacks which is bordered by a rockery creating a good habitat for frogs and other visiting wildlife.
A Victorian style greenhouse is used to grow plants for the borders followed by summer fruits along with heat loving flowering pot plants.
Tea and cakes will be served in the garden and plants from the garden will be on sale.