Brambley Hedge covers an area of approx ¼ acre. The front garden is mainly set to shrubs and small trees. The rear garden is sections or ‘rooms’ planted in a cottage style, with around 40 varieties of roses, popular and some less common perennials. There is also a vegetable plot and numerous pots for annuals. Opens Sunday 14th June with Dinsley Field.
An acre garden featuring sweeping herbaceous borders surrounding a large lawn; woodland area of mature and specimen trees (inc a weeping willow and spectacular Chinese dogwood); ponds (home to newts and an abundance of wildlife); alpine and herb gardens; fruit cage, greenhouse and raised vegetable beds; vintage style orangery housing an established grapevine. Patio areas with seating. Opens Sunday 14th June with Brambley Hedge.
The garden was designed and created in the 1900’s. Extensive planting by Gill Chamberlain of Garden Rescue Limited from 2007 to the present day. Formal gardens with deep colourful mixed herbaceous borders. Bountiful Nepeta and white roses. Handsome beech trees and mature yew hedges with extensive lawns. Opens Sunday 14th June.
Nestled in the village, a stunning walled garden of just under an acre. Surrounding the house, the garden encompasses both the formal and naturalistic with structural evergreens and sweeping abundant borders. The planting displays an emphasis on strong colour and varied texture. Sustainably managed, features inc a wildlife pond, a woodland walk, a beehive and an ornamental vegetable garden. Opens Sunday 14th June.
A garden designed to complement the modern classical house. Formal borders near the house, pond, views across a large lawn, punctuated with wildflowers to the valley beyond. More informal shrub plantings with bulbs edge the woodland. A dry gravel garden leads through more meadow to vegetable garden. Blossom, wild garlic, bluebells in spring. Wisteria, roses, flowering shrubs and herbaceous follow. Opens Sunday 14th June.
A 6½ acre garden set in mature landscape around a Grade II listed C15 Farmhouse. Formal gardens inc a sunken garden with pond, rose covered pergola, terraces, fountain, Orangery and topiary specimens. There is also a wild area and derelict orchard. Shortgrove Manor Farm is home to The National Citrus Collection. The citrus are on display outside during the summer months. Opens Sunday 14th June.