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Southlands

This beautiful, unique and organic multi-award winning artist's town garden inc a Mediterranean, ornamental and tranquil woodland garden. Stunning herbaceous borders and a kitchen potager with large greenhouse add to its continued appeal. Fabulous container plantings throughout. Described as 'A work of Art' 'Absolutely stunning' and 'An English garden at its very best'.

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About Southlands

This inspirational, south facing town garden has thrived using organic growing principles since 2000. After winning the BBC Gardener of the Year for the North of England in 1999, Southlands has featured in many publications including Gardeners’ World magazine , The English Garden , Lancashire Life, Garden Answers and Garden News magazine. It has represented the Cottage Garden Society at ‘Open Gardens Exhibition’ at the MUSEUM OF GARDEN HISTORY, was a finalist, in the 2012 Daily Mail National Garden Competition and more recently, has featured on ITV Love Your Garden and BBC North West tonight.
It is divided into distinct areas that allow for the cultivation of a huge range of plants requiring different growing conditions. These areas include a courtyard, ‘mediterranean’ garden with its drought tolerant species’, succulents and architectural specimen plants, kitchen garden/ potager containing a large glasshouse, ornamental garden and a shady ‘woodland’.Water, being an important element of the garden, is provided by two ponds and a water feature. Strong vertical interest is achieved through the use of specimen trees, arches, pergolas and stunning hanging baskets. Many propagated plants are offered for sale during open days and a large terrace provides ample room for visitors to sit and enjoy the delicious home made teas. Maureen is a very popular RHS listed speaker, has served as a member of the executive committee of the Cottage Garden Society and has provided practical experience at Southlands for a horticultural student with a bursary provided by NGS.
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Website:

https://www.southlands12.com

Southlands features

Location details

Southlands,
12 Sandy Lane,
Stretford,
Lancashire,
M32 9DA

Directions to Southlands
Sandy Lane (B5213) is situated off A5181 (A56) ¼m from M60 J7.

Southlands openings

For this open day you can book your tickets in advance. Click on the yellow button below to book or you can just turn up and pay on the day.

Refreshments Home-made teas. Cake-away service (take a slice of your favourite cake home).
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-18:00

Visit by Arrangement

This garden opens for By Arrangement visits from June to 30 August 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.

Refreshments Light refreshments.
Admission Adult: £10.00
Child: £0.00

Accessibility

  • No information available at this time, please get in touch with the owners for details.
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FAQs

Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.

Yes, coaches are accepted at Southlands. 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 Southlands, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, Southlands does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Yes. Southlands seeks to offer a sustainable refuge for nearby fauna and wildlife. These sanctuaries host diverse habitats supporting indigenous flora and fauna and nurturing local biodiversity.