Medium and small gardens in a variety of styles and settings within these picturesque hilltop villages, with their spectacular views of the Toadsmoor Valley. In addition, one large garden is located in the bottom of the valley, approachable only on foot as are some of the other gardens in Eastcombe. Full descriptions of each garden and those with wheelchair access can be found on the National Garden Scheme website. Opens Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May.
40 acres of Victorian landscaped gardens surrounding magnificent Grade I* listed house (not open), built in 1658 for William Cooke, the son of Sir Robert Cooke, following damage to the original structure in the English Civil War. The gardens were set out by the artist, Thomas Gambier Parry, and have been lovingly restored by the current owner, Roger Head. The gardens are home to lakes, shrubberies, a wildflower meadow, multiple rose gardens (5000+ roses), knot gardens, an oriental garden, a newly constructed white garden, a kitchen garden, multiple wood carvings and a listed Pulhamite water garden with grottos and fernery. In the orangery, you can see a selection of rare air plants and carnivorous plants. Opens Sunday 3rd May.
The Old Bakehouse is a 2 acre country garden with lawns, mature trees, natural stream, shrubs and seasonal flowers. Vegetable growing area and orchard beyond. C12 St Michael & All Angels Church also open in Church Lane, a short walk away. Warren Farmhouse was originally a strip farm, this is a zoned garden. The main family lawn and borders are planted for year-round interest. A secluded courtyard and formal fountain pond exists by the house. Vegetable beds and fruit cages lead to a spring interest woodland garden beyond which Soay sheep graze in a paddock. Fruit trees and woodland colonise the ridge and furrow hillside beyond. Opens Sunday 3rd May.
Approx 3 acres set in a small woodland with panoramic views. Variety of herbaceous and mixed borders, rose garden, tulips, extensive vegetable plots, wildflower areas, plantings of spring bulbs with thousands of snowdrops and hellebores, woodland walk, two small ponds, waterfall and larger conservation pond. Interesting wooden sculptures, many within the garden. Cultivated using organic principles. Opens Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May.
Plant enthusiast and author’s walled ⅓ acre garden in heart of historic Painswick. Planted for year-round foliage colour and interest with particular focus on plants that thrive on thin limey soil in a changing climate. Garden features unusual trees, shrubs and peonies associated with owner’s interest in plant introductions from China. Opens Wednesday 13th and Thursday 14th May.
Landscape architect’s garden created from a former pub car park. Tiered with large, local boulders and planted with ornamental and native planting surrounding a circular lawn. Features inc an ornamental pond, stumpery, woodland fern garden and garden art. The garden falls from the road to a stream with stepped paths. A separate vegetable garden and orchard are part of the property. Opens Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May.
A romantic English garden for all seasons. There is a secluded Victorian walled garden featuring herbaceous borders overflowing with colour. In the summer the magnificent display of rambling roses come to life. Opens Saturday 16th May (pre-booking essential) and Sunday 28th June.
Artistically and lovingly created 1½ acre garden surrounding restored Georgian/Tudor house (not open). Relaxed country style with Japanese influences, large pond, sculpture and a walled vegetable/flower garden, all created over 30 yrs from a blank canvas. Mature copper beech trees, Cedar of Lebanon and Wellingtonia; and younger trees replacing an earlier excess of Cupressus leylandii. Opens Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th May.
20 acres of planted landscape in early C18 formal setting. The restored canal, upper pond and fountain have recreated one of the most interesting Baroque water gardens in Britain. Striking C16 manor with gatehouse, tithe barn and church. The garden features Britain’s highest fountain at 300ft, and it is the world’s highest gravity fountain. It runs at 2.45pm and 4.00pm for 30 mins each time. Opens Sunday 17th May.
Elizabethan farmhouse (not open) set in 4 acres of constantly developing garden and woodland with spectacular views over Severn Vale. Garden full of surprises, formal and informal areas planted with wide range of species to provide year-round interest. Parterre, topiary, Japanese garden, bog and prairie areas, white and hot gardens, woodland walks. Opens Friday 22nd May.
One acre garden created from wilderness on a challenging, steeply sloping site using many reclaimed materials, stonework and statuary. Multiple terraces and garden ‘rooms’ enhanced with different planting styles and water features to complement the natural surroundings. Many seating areas with stunning views. Children’s Trail. Cidery offering tastings. Exhibition and sale of local artists’ work. Opens Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th May.
Informal country garden developed over 40 yrs by current owners. Mixed borders, topiary, orchard and many species of trees. Gravel garden and rambling roses in ‘the ruins’. A concrete garden and wildflower area leads to vegetable patch. Large spring-fed pond with ducks. Also bantams, chickens, black Welsh sheep and Kunekune pigs. Opens Sunday 24th and Monday 25th May.
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 30th and Sunday 31st May.
A number of mature suburban gardens of all sizes and styles. Old favourites plus new openers. Lots of colourful flowers, shrubs, trees, baskets and tubs. Circular route of approx one mile. Close to Robinswood Hill Country Park, 250 acres of open countryside and viewpoint, pleasant walks and waymarked trails. Opens Sunday 31st May.
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