Pear Tree Cottage

About Pear Tree Cottage

These award winning gardens feel very much a part of the Bulmer’s apple orchards by which they are surrounded. They have evolved in the hands of enthusiastic amateurs who are responsible for most of its features. There is unusual evidence of both upcycling and recycling! Four spoilt chickens enjoy their own enclosed bamboo garden and a Medieval style pole house with extended winter quarters known as The Hennery.

Over time, a rose garden has evolved with its own arched entrance and seating beneath an pergola entwined with clematis. There is an enclosed Herb Garden with its own water feature, a Fernery, an uplit well with an original and working pump and a small dedicated raised vegetable bed near Thyme Square. York stone and gravel paving surround the cottage with a small stone terrace on the south side There are examples of mature Yew topiary as well as a fern encrusted rocky culvert through which water flows out and into a lily filled pond inhabited by newts & native fish. In the Woodland Border a log retreat can be found at the end of a twisting path wihere giant wooden mushrooms rest beneath the dappled shade.

On the practical side and, in a quiet corner, a discreet composting area hides behind an ivy clad screen with capacious home-made compost bays. Sculpted animal silhouettes can be found rusting quietly in shady corners. Wildlife and native songbirds abound. As well as bats and owls, evening visitors can also enjoy discreet garden lighting which illuminates many garden features including the 50 foot garden well, the Pear Hut Writing Room (& runner up in TV Channel 4’s Shed of the Year Competition 2017) and the summerhouse. A Hartley Botanic greenhouse wiht mini under-floor fernery sits beside a productive vegetable patch & secret steps lead up through topiary Yew hedeg. This garden is also part of the much acclaimed: ‘The Gardens of Wichenford’ which is planned for June 2023. Check out the garden blog at: www.peartreecottage.me for many more details & photos. A very warm welcome awaits visitors in this unique garden!

12 May 2024 - bumper plant sale in aid of local charities.