Skip to content
Menu

The Birches

¾ acre of gardens. The front night garden has white herbaceous borders. The back garden is split into 5 areas: Koi and wildlife pond garden with 200ft of herbaceous border. Meadow, grasses and tropical border garden with fernery. Orchard with hens, apiary and wildlife area. Vegetable garden. Sunken garden with stream and bog planting.

Owner Info

  • Martin Bentley & Colin Williams
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches
The Birches

About The Birches

At the front of the house is a white garden, pale herbaceous planting is designed to provide a glowing light effect in the evening.

The gardens at the rear are split into 5 distinct areas, closest to the house are the large Koi and wildlife pond surrounded by 200 foot of herbaceous borders leading to the Meadow which is flanked by a Grasses and tropical border with summerhouse and fernery.

Mid garden is the orchard with Hens, Apiary and a wildlife area including small pond, dead hedges and Bug hotels.

At the end of the garden is the vegetable plot with cordoned fruit trees and path that leads to a sunken garden by the stream with bog planting and views over the open country side beyond.

The Birches features

Location details

The Birches,
Grove Road,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH1 6LG

Directions to The Birches
From the A540 Parkgate Rd turn onto Coal Pit Lane which leads to Grove Rd. The Birches is the 7th house on R after Redwood Riding School. What3words app: adding.move.hood.

The Birches 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 Tea, coffee & cake. Home-made jams & Mollington honey will also be available. Refreshments in aid of Samaritans, Hen Welfare Trust & The Five Villages Hall.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-16:30

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 Tea, coffee & cake. Home-made jams & Mollington honey will also be available. Refreshments in aid of Samaritans, Hen Welfare Trust & The Five Villages Hall.
Admission Adult: £5.00
Child: £0.00
Opening times 12:00-16:30

Accessibility

  • Level garden with lawn or pathways to most areas.
  • Share this garden

Other Gardens of Potential Interest

The Homestead image
The Homestead

The Homestead's ¾ acre garden lies within Macclesfield's South Park, fronting onto Ryle's Pool with views of the parkland. Laid out in 1920, the...

Read more
7 Chesham Place image
7 Chesham Place

This 1850s house and garden has been in the family for 2 generations. The garden is divided into 3 parts. The front being structured with a deep all...

Read more
Marsh Farm image
Marsh Farm

An artisan flower farm on a ¼ acre plot of Cheshire countryside. Started in 2023 by Holly as an area of escapism, it has gradually grown over the...

Read more
Harewood, Disley image
Harewood, Disley

The extensive gardens at Harewood in Disley surround the restored 1870s house and are a plant lover's paradise, with many rare gems. Set amidst the...

Read more
Normans Hall image
Normans Hall

The gardens at Normans Hall are spread over 3 acres. The spring gardens consist of a snowdrop walk, a daffodil dell and a bluebell woodland. On...

Read more
HMP Thorn Cross image
HMP Thorn Cross

HMP Thorn Cross is an open prison with large sprawling grounds which we are delighted to open for the enjoyment of the public. We have an impressive...

Read more
Deva, 3 Weaverham Road image
Deva, 3 Weaverham Road

You are greeted at the front by a mature lavender garden, enclosed with a box hedge. To the side a walled yard with cordoned apple, pear and fig...

Read more
Chinook Cottage image
Chinook Cottage

A mature enclosed cottage garden of flowers, grasses, edibles and fruit trees. Patio screened by black bamboo, ferns, crocosmia, foxgloves, poppies,...

Read more

Don’t miss out

Sign up to our weekly newsletter to hear more about the gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme, events and activities throughout the year

Sign up to our newsletter

FAQs

Yes, cashless payment is accepted.

Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at The Birches at this time.

Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.

Yes, there are various plants offerred for sale at The Birches, please enquire with the owners for more details.

Yes, one or more routes at The Birches are accessible to wheelchair users.

Yes. The Birches 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.