About Stoneygate and Knighton Gardens
Six very different and interesting small and medium gardens displaying a variety of planting styles with a range of early summer flowering. 20 Ripon Street is a small terraced courtyard garden with ornamental trees, shady planting, perennials and climbers and a pond. The Bishop's Lodge, the garden of the Bishop, has a contemplative feel with a large lawn with multi layered plant borders. 30 Springfield Road is a gravel based garden with an extensive range of climbers, dry and traditional planting. 149a Avenue Road has intensively planted squares with climber, shrubs and perennials and a fern border accessed through a paved courtyard. 119 Carisbrooke Road is planted to encourage wildlife through its extensive perennials border and wild grass aspects. 154 Shanklin Drive is planted as a Mediterranean style garden with rows of lavender adjoining and gravel insert planting. There is also an ornamental pond.