Stepping into this garden is akin to stepping into another world. As one visitor remarked ‘this is unlike any English garden I have ever seen.’ On this small and modest plot one finds huge leaves, tall exotic plants jostling for light with the small and the delicate. Created with a passion for the exotic landscapes of the Caribbean which was inspired by a visit to Barbados. Opens Sunday 25th August.
With borders originally designed by Mary Keen, Calmsden Manor is a well loved garden. A treat for plant lovers, design enthusiasts, vegetable growers or those simply looking for a lovely day out. Inc herbaceous borders, a small arboretum, wild grass and flower meadow, and a walled garden. The garden moves with the seasons with stunning early season bulbs, summer borders and late season colour. Opens Monday 26th August.
Extensive country house gardens in 180 acre equestrian estate. Formal terraces, perennial borders, walled topiary garden, enclosed cut flower garden and large glasshouse. Newly planted copse. Rescue animals. Opens Thursday 29th August.
This beautiful Arts & Crafts garden overlooks a quiet valley on descending levels with terraces designed by Norman Jewson in the1930s. Enclosed by Cotswold stone walls and yew hedges, the garden has year-round interest inc a snowdrop collection with over 80 varieties. The terraces, shrub garden, herbaceous borders and bog garden are full of scent and colour from spring to autumn. Opens Saturday 31st August.
Set in about 1½ acres, Wicks Green Farm has an exceptional garden with further outbuildings, well-stocked borders, raised vegetable beds, a natural spring fed pond and an orchard. Some of the pear trees are mature old varieties, as yet to be identified. Opens Saturday 31st August.