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Stillpoint Garden & Nursery

Set in heavenly Dorset countryside, the ½ garden is composed of an intricate web of gravel paths weaving between deep and colourful borders to create an intimate experience for the extensive collection of new and unusual plants, especially Itoh peonies and hydrangeas. At the heart of the garden is a Japanese styled koshi-kake 'waiting room', surrounded by dwarf pines, grasses and ferns.

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Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
Stillpoint Garden & Nursery

About Stillpoint Garden & Nursery

Charles Chesshire is a garden designer who has written books on Clematis and Japanese Gardens and began to create the nursery and garden in Symondsbury in 2019 to house his collection of plants. Since the lockdowns of 2020, he has attempted to marry his interest in Japanese aesthetics, especially that of Yugen, with that of enjoying the fantastic variety of plants we are lucky to be able to grow in Dorset. His aim has been to attempt to bridge the gap between good design and this desire for variety, and to lend a sense of magic, mystery and intimacy to the experience so that maples, hydrangeas, peonies, grasses, roses, geraniums and much more can huddle and commune with casual ease, and to yet be surprised by a rarity or a stray spray of clematis appearing in a neighbouring shrub.

The name for the garden which is Stillpoint comes from a TS Eliot poem:
“At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered. Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.”
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Website:

https://www.charleschesshire.co.uk

Stillpoint Garden & Nursery features

Location details

Stillpoint Garden & Nursery,
Bridport,
Dorset,
DT6 6HH

Directions to Stillpoint Garden & Nursery
From A35, head through Symondsbury past Shear Plot on R, down hill & the garden is on R, or from Bridport take Symondsbury Estate road to Mill Lane & the garden is on L.

Stillpoint Garden & Nursery 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.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 13:00-17:00

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.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: Free
Opening times 13:00-17:00

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair is generally good, although some paths are a little steep and there are a few steps but a wheelchair user should enjoy the garden.
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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 Stillpoint Garden & Nursery. Please get in touch with the owners for details.

Yes, dogs are welcome at Stillpoint Garden & Nursery. Please keep the dogs on fixed short leads in the garden and keep in mind that you are responsible for controlling the dog’s behaviour. For any specific rules please ask the owners.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at Stillpoint Garden & Nursery, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Sorry, Stillpoint Garden & Nursery does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.

Stillpoint Garden & Nursery is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.