About Long Crendon Gardens
Opening Sunday 13 April 2pm-6pm
BAKERS CLOSE a partly walled 2 acre garden on a southwest slope with lawns, rockery and wild area with pools. a spring planting of thousands of daffodils, tulips and narcissi.
BARRYS CLOSE – a 2 acre garden with a collection of spring flowering trees forming a backdrop to borders and a water garden with spring fed pools. Vegetable garden.
COP CLOSE – many tulips and daffodils, bog garden with candelabra primula. Very pretty front garden with masses of daffodils under magnificent ancient beech trees.
MANOR HOUSE – a large sloping garden with views to the Chilterns. Two ornamental lakes, a variety of bulbs and spring flowering shrubs.
25 ELM TREES – Cottage style, organic garden planted to encourage wildlife. Deep borders with lush, dense planting for year-round colour, including, in April, many spring bulbs of all types, hellebores, cyclamen coum and trees in blossom. Separate areas include a wildlife pond, a shady orchard area and many seating areas in which to relax. Children are welcomed with a photo search sheet related to the garden.
Opening Sunday 8 June 2pm-6pm
COP CLOSE – with views towards the Chilterns this 1.3 acre garden has a formal area, steeply sloping wildflower bank, bog garden, vegetable garden and cutting garden. In front of the house are four magnificent beech trees under planted for shade.
TOMPSONS FARM – a large woodland garden with meadows, lawns sweeping down to a lake, recently planted borders and views across open countryside
25 ELM TREES – Cottage style garden planted for year round colour. Separate areas include a wildlife pond, a shady orchard area and many seating areas in which to relax. Children are welcomed with a photo search sheet related to the garden.
50 CHILTON ROAD – Medium garden with borders stocked with herbaceous plants and shrubs, large pond, small vegetable garden, small stumpery and several seating areas.