Southlands

About Southlands

This inspirational, award winning, south facing town garden has featured in many horticultural publications. Since winning the BBC Gardener of the Year for the North of England in 1999, Southlands has featured in Gardeners’ World magazine and the ‘Open Gardens Exhibition’ at the MUSEUM OF GARDEN HISTORY, Lambeth Palace representing the Cottage Garden Society in 2012. It was a finalist, in the 2012 Daily Mail National Garden Competition. More recently it has featured on ITV Love Your garden (2017) BBC North West tonight (2018) and in The English Garden magazine , Garden Answers magazine 2019 and Garden News in 2022
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, organic 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 , is on the committee of the Lancashire NGS , has served as a member of the executive committee of the Cottage Garden Society and is currently providing practical experience at Southlands for a horticultural student under the WRAGS scheme.
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Artist's work on display.