Willowbrook

About Willowbrook

Since moving in at the end of 2013, David and Fiona have designed and created the garden at Willowbrook themselves, from an interestingly shaped but mainly laid to lawn blank canvas to how it appears today. Drawing plenty of inspiration from books and garden visits throughout the country, and after undertaking several DIY projects often using little more than a shovel and a wheelbarrow, there are now plenty of features to interest the visitor throughout the year. We have a let’s-just-give-it-a-go attitude, so trial and error play a large part in our garden design processes!

The plot is of medium size, possibly up to ? of an acre, and irregular in shape, mainly south facing and wrapping around the bungalow. Maturing yew and beech hedging create individual garden rooms and vistas: there is a small area planted for winter and spring interest including yew and box topiary and two white barked birch trees; double west facing late summer ‘hot’ borders with summerhouse have views out onto the surrounding countryside; the cottage garden has a trellis planted with climbing roses and a wisteria pergola; a large formal pond is flanked by 6 Italian cypress trees. There is a rose border, rill, and box parterre and also a secret (once the hedges have grown!) sunken garden. There is also a kitchen garden with raised vegetable beds, fruit trees and soft fruit, and greenhouses, cold frames and a polytunnel. We are almost self sufficient in veg!

There are gravel paths which might not be suitable for wheelchairs but most of the garden is accessible and on one level. Situated just on the outskirts of Presteigne town on the B4355 towards Knighton. There is plenty of parking in town or in a field opposite the garden by kind permission of our neighbours, weather permitting.

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