A newly designed and planted cottage garden (2024-25). Follow a winding path that leads you past borders filled with spring bulbs, perennials, roses, shrubs and some small trees. A pond and bug hotels together with bee-friendly plants encourage wildlife to the garden. Flat with a variety of spaces to sit and enjoy the space. Beyond the arbour is a greenhouse and raised beds.
A walled garden next to the River Hoddnant, recently brought back to use. Formerly an orchard and kitchen garden, the garden has a unique character and has been designed to create a beautiful garden space and encourage wildlife, whilst retaining its unique historic character. Discover a range of mature and espalier fruit trees, a wildlife pond and secluded bird hide.
Enjoyed by six generations of same family over 160 years. Many interesting mature trees, young fruit trees, rhododendrons, ponds, numerous roses and standards, and much else of interest, even in the wilder areas. Lawn used for tennis in last century, now smaller and left unmown in parts, wildflowers encouraged. We live and let live, encourage all wildlife, try to garden organically.
A very small town garden, showing how to make it seem larger, and more interesting, with different ‘rooms’, filled with a variety of cottage garden flowers, a minute lawn, several sitting areas to enjoy the sun at all hours of the day. There are roses: tea, rambling, climbing and clematis, hydrangeas, dierama, honeysuckles, buddliea, cosmos, to carry you through the seasons.
A beautifully landscaped terraced garden creating a classical and elegant atmosphere.The garden is divided into two sections; the upper section, connected to the Grade II listed house, the oldest part of the garden. The second section is at a lower level; with several ornate statues, stone urns and planters, here, the garden was created from scratch. Stunning views over the River Loughor.
Cefn Cribwr is an old mining village atop a ridge with views of Swansea to the west, Somerset to the south and home to Bedford Park and the Cefn Cribwr Iron Works. The village hall is at the centre with teas, cakes and plants for sale. The allotments are to be found behind the hall. Children, art and relaxation are just some of the themes to be found in the gardens besides the flower beds and vegetables. There are also water features, fish ponds, wildlife ponds, summerhouses and hens adding to the diverse mix in the village. Themed colour borders, roses, greenhouses, recycling, composting and much more. Visitors may travel between gardens on a covered trailer behind a tractor, courtesy of the Bridgend County Vintage Club.
The Coal Tip Garden is a small personal space created to help us relax. Its main character is enclosure. It is not a flowery garden but is formed out of shrubs and trees- a tapestry with niches being cut in order to place sculpture and to produce a visual rhythm. A key philosophy is using native perennials and repetitive planting leading the eye through the space to the studio.
While it’s the garden you come to view, your first instinct will be to stop and admire the panoramic views over the countryside. The gardens are laid out for all seasons, bulbs and herbaceous in shrub borders. Water features with cascades down to a pond, surrounded by mixed borders and trees, offering shade. A native woodland, with paths and pond offer a relaxation area.
A much loved and mature garden, that has been created over a 20 year period. You will take a meandering walk through several rooms, encouraging you to stop and enjoy the journey to the newly landscaped rear seating area. The garden has a cottage feel, with mature shrubs and acers, encouraging wildlife, together with a small pond.
Enjoy a warm welcome at Creigiau Village Gardens- two vibrant and innovative gardens. Each quite different, they combine some of the best characteristics of design and planting for modern town gardens as well as cottage gardens. Each has its own forte: Waunwyllt’s ½ acre is divided into garden rooms and 28 Maes y Nant is where cottage garden planting reigns.
A spacious garden, with spring interest at the front camellias, azaleas and hellebores. The back garden is approached through a Japanese walkway, leading to a series of landscaped borders, inc herbaceous perennials, acers, a roped rose colonnade, and pond planting. A round bed containing a showstopper weeping pear with a heuchera clock. Overlooked by a sun terrace showcasing begonias.
This garden is a labour of love. Through the years it has steadily evolved into a peaceful haven with seating and shaded areas. A stream runs through the garden past the summerhouse. The shaded areas of the garden have a variety of ferns and hostas, the remainder of the garden has an array of acers, herbaceous border, and and the garden is crowned by a large oak tree.
A medium sized, much loved garden. Owners share a passion for plants and structure, each year the lawn gets smaller to allow for the acquisition of new features. Hostas, ferns, acers and other trees form the central woodland theme as a backdrop is provided by the Nant Fawr woods. Year-round interest has been created for the owner’s and visitor’s greater pleasure. There is a wildlife pond, many climbing plants and a greenhouse with cacti, succulents and pelargoniums.
The six gardens in this friendly village demonstrate how different and personal a garden can be and will provide inspiration for visitors. From formal layouts to naturalistic planting, beautiful flowers to bold foliage, the gardens also inc ponds, chickens, specimen trees, terracing and raised beds for edibles. There are plenty of opportunities to sit and enjoy the gardens and to chat with their owners.
Thriving in the mild climate of Cardiff’s bay area, the garden encompasses an orchard, raised as well as no-dig beds, a polytunnel and wildlife areas. Embedded in the local multicultural community, a wide array of vegetables and fruits grow. Expect pumpkins, hardy kiwi, lemongrass, tulsi, banana plants and sunflowers, amongst many others. The garden promotes wellbeing and sustainable living.
An interesting and varied group of town gardens on the south side of Bridgend each with its own distinctive character. Highlights inc walled gardens, lush herbaceous planting with cottage garden favourites, various species of magnolia, a succulent theatre, a garden devoted to growing flowers suitable for drying, wildlife ponds alive with birds dragon flies and newts, and hidden gardens.
For 30+ years, our 1½ acre garden has evolved from a farmyard and open fields. Sunny courtyard with wildlife pond, pergola and climbers. Enclosed cottage garden of geometric curves, architectural trees and shrubs, acers, roses and herbaceous borders giving contrasting vistas. Raised terrace with summerhouse and waterfall. Productive kitchen garden with orchard leading to open area and woodland.
Originally the garden was covered with 40ft conifers. Cottage style, some unusual and mainly perennial plants which provide colour in spring, summer and autumn. The garden is an example of how to plan for all seasons. Visitors say it is like a secret garden because there are a number of hidden places. Plants to encourage all types of wildlife in to the garden.
On the outskirts of Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons). From the unassuming façade you enter into a secluded small front garden with a distinctive Balinese style. Densely planted with mature trees, palms and a vast array of lush plants, it hosts a plethora of Balinese features alongside a tropical hut and pond. This garden has been lovingly created using upcycled items and jungle style planting.
A row of former miners cottages on the common between Bryncethin and Heol Y Cyw, known as Heol Laethog or Tyn’Waun locally. All have uninterrupted views of the common with a large green in front with a park at the end. Five gardens opening, all typical cottage gardens with vegetables, fruit and flowers. Front south facing gardens and rear gardens accessed by a small lane at the back.
Sarah Price’s design was inspired by the Welsh landscape. The planting is naturalistic and gentle featuring valerian, poppies, field maple, and crab apples. The garden is adorned with climbers such as clematis, grapes, and roses. Circular openings within the perimeter fence frame the countryside and sea in the distance. It provides beneficiaries with a beautiful place to spend time in year-round.
A hidden garden, in the shadow of Castell Coch, fed by a mountain stream, with a wooden footbridge to a naturalised, woodland area. There are wonderful late spring flower displays set against a woodland backdrop. Developed over many years with a wide variety of lavender beds and herbaceous borders, summerhouse, seating areas, greenhouse and vegetable area.
A three acre hidden gem outside Bridgend. Entering the garden you find a small Japanese garden fed by a stream, this leads you to informal mixed beds and enclosed herbaceous borders. Ponds and rill are fed by a natural spring. A meadow with large lawns under new planting gives wonderful vistas over surrounding countryside new summerhouse with open views over the garden.
A spacious and interesting garden with many features which inc a stunning natural waterfall, a meandering woodland stream which is covered by a canopy of entwined trees, a picturesque Japanese garden and beautiful lawned areas with winding pathways.
One acre farmhouse cottage garden with woodland and stream. ‘Rooms’ are linked by bridges and patios. Ponds and natural water features provide a playground for chickens to roam freely. Wetland areas provide a habitat for primula candelabras, ferns and hostas. Kitchen garden now productive. Wellies required if wet.
Mature garden behind a 500 year old cottage. Distinct areas are separated by old walls and steps. At entrance level is a courtyard with climbers, pots and seating, leading to a circular lawn surrounded by mixed herbaceous borders. Steps lead up to an old apple tree with shrubs and cottage herbaceous planting. Beyond is a formal pond, with further borders leading to fields with trees and space.
Explore this tropical themed garden with a small courtyard. There are an eclectic variety of plants, trees and shrubs to discover.
Intensive planting creates privacy with informal paths meandering through towering trees, Eucryphia, Japanese maples, shrubs, tree ferns, tree heathers and bamboos. A long pergola with clematis, wisteria, roses. Large ponds, one of which has windows to view large koi carp. Explore three areas, two in front and one behind the bungalow.
Rose Cottage is an old fashioned Welsh cottage garden with jumbled flower beds, a herb yard and lots of fruit and vegetables. We borrow ideas from permaculture, no-dig and companion planting but in many ways- apart from a lovely big polytunnel which allows year-round growing. The garden at Rose Cottage is the same now as it has always been: simple, sustainable, pretty and productive.
Hidden away, Slade garden is an unexpected jewel to discover next to the sea with views overlooking the Bristol Channel. The garden tumbles down a valley protected by a belt of woodland. From terraced lawns great sweeps of grass stretch down the hill enlivened by snowdrops, hellebores and cyclamen.In front of the house are delightful formal areas a rose and clematis pergola and herbaceous borders.
An inner city garden backing on to Llanishen Reservoir gradually establishing with something of interest and colour all year-round. Herbaceous borders, vegetables and fruit plants surround central lawn. Wildlife friendly; variety of climbers and exotics. In front shrubs and herbaceous borders to a lawn. Stepping stones leading to children’s play area and vegetable plot also at the back.
This family friendly garden started from a blank canvas nine years ago, initially laid to lawn. Raised vegetable beds were installed and a 75m natural hedge planted along the side boundary to encourage wildlife. This was supplemented with fruit trees, flower and herb borders to attract insects. The lawn provides a clearing to the surrounding forestry attracting a variety of birds. Large greenhouse.
Elevated country garden with stunning 360 degree views over the Bristol Channel to the Devon coastline; situated in an isolated location. David Austin roses are the main attraction in the garden it has a parterre and rose arch, surrounded by 180 year old beech trees. Currently under development Japanese pond and bridge. There is a large seating area with glass balustrade to enjoy the views.
A wonderful and accessible garden with stunning sea views. The large grounds welcome everyone and inc space for joy, reflection, therapy and fun for the families that use the hospice. Visitors will be delighted with the sensory garden, the woodland walk, trees and play areas. The planting is beautiful, inc roses, peonies, shrubs and fruit trees. Wildlife is encouraged everywhere.
Uplands has an informal and multi-textured look within a cottage garden design. The front garden has flower, vegetables and fruit beds. The back was planted in 2019 and was once all grass. There are four main herbaceous borders, fruit trees, ornamental grasses, ferns, shrubs and roses, with many places to relax and enjoy the garden.
An exotic small garden full of unusual and large plants and a pond. Banana plants, tree ferns, gunnera, Tetrapanax and a foxglove tree surround the garden. Ferns, Phormium, Brunnera, Brugmansia, Cordyline and giant reed add interest to the garden. An area of potted tropical plants, Canna, Alocasia, Colocasia, Strelitzia and palms add to the significant variety of exotic plants.
Six nature loving neighbours welcome you into their individually unique gardens in the leafy, semi-rural, unadopted lane that is Upper Mill. The Dulais flows alongside the woodland edge bringing diversity of wildlife and a temperate climate to the historic neighbourhood once busy with woollen mills and blacksmiths. Today the sounds of the river and birdsong complement our colourful spaces.
The V21 Community Garden is developed and maintained by people with learning disabilities. The garden is designed to be an accessible learning environment. The garden has a newly developed herbaceous flower border, a spring garden, a wildlife pond, bog garden and areas for growing fruit and vegetables. There is also a large polytunnel and glasshouse to extend the growing season.
A surprise awaits behind this ordinary semi-detached house- a south west facing garden with a wide variety of perennials and climbers in purples, creams and pinks and a rose and honeysuckle arch leading to a small meditation area with shade loving plants. Several seating areas to admire the garden at different times of the day. An unexpected gem.
One acre secluded garden, located in the Vale of Glamorgan. Designed and built by the owners who are landscape professionals. Nestled behind an award winning thatched village pub and high stone wall, all plants have been chosen to give year-round colour either with flowers or folia, and planted to attract the insects and butterflies. Disabled parking and wheelchair accessible.
The front garden is lawn surrounded by an herbaceous border. The rear garden has panoramic views of the Brecon Beacons. A cottage garden with wildlife pond, climbing plants, small greenhouse and raised vegetable bed. Steps lead down to a Potager style garden where fruit vegetables herbs and flowers intermingle. The gardens are enhanced by several home-made wildlife sculptures.
The main garden has been designed with colourful herbaceous borders, unusual shrubs and climbing plants. There is a large pond with bog and marginal planting. Winding gravel paths direct you to a hidden seated area. Decking areas are full of colourful salvias, dahlias and other tender perennials. A separate additional garden has winding grass paths through mixed herbaceous and shrub planting.
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