4 acre country house garden; fine trees and shrubs with wide herbaceous borders and sweeping striped lawn. Good display of bulbs in spring, roses June and July. Walled grey garden; nepeta walk arched with roses, parterre with box and roses. Mediterranean garden. Heated greenhouse, potager with topiary, water feature garden and sculptures. Opens every Wednesday in July.
Entering from the field, rhododendrons beneath a great oak welcome you to Lovers’ Walk, drawing you past feathery acers to the main lawn, where to the scent of azalea you take in a treescape of scale. Pendent limes, pines, birches and cedars feature, above them all a great copper beech. Move on to the mixed borders where roses, cistus and iris will delight you among the dozens of species planted. Opens Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th July.
Willoughby Waterleys lies in the South Leicestershire countryside. 4 gardens will be open. John’s Wood is a 1½ acre nature reserve planted to encourage wildlife. Farmway is a plant lovers garden with many unusual plants in colour themed borders. 3 Orchard Road is a small south facing garden packed with interesting features. High Meadow has been evolving over 16 yrs. Inc mixed planting and ornamental vegetable garden. Opens Sunday 12th July.
A fairly formal garden on an exposed site surrounded by open fields. Mature trees enclosing the many varied plants chosen to give all round year interest. Many unusual hardy plants grown along side good reliable old favourites present a range of colour themed borders. Grass and gravel paths allow access to the whole garden. Opens Sunday 12th and Wednesday 15th July.
A new build house enjoying a high position looking towards the Ashby canal with beautiful views. The ¼ acre rear sloping garden has had extensive landscaping to create multi level areas providing seating and lawned areas with well-stocked borders of mainly herbaceous plants grown from seed or splitting to create all year-round interest and colour. Opens Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July with 8 Hinckley Road.
A small SSW garden with water features and small hosta ‘theatre’ to add interest to the colourful and some unusual perennials inc climbers to supplement the trees and shrubs in May and July. Garden established and recently re-established by current owner to provide seating for a variety of views of the garden. Many perennials in the garden are represented in the plants for sale. Opens Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July with Bigbury House.
Approx ½ acre garden divided into garden rooms with formal and informal planting featuring specimen Sequoia sempervirens and Cedrus libani. Inc formal white garden, rose garden, sunken Italian garden with Triton fountain, lawned area surrounded by mixed border and paths with rose and wisteria pergola and laburnum arch, Edwardian conservatory, terracotta garden and well garden with raised beds. Opens Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July.
A large level mature garden in a central location within the village. This is a garden for gardeners interested in plants with colour and variety everywhere. There are north and south facing borders with a good mix of sun and shady areas, sumptuous pot planting, and a lovely vine laden pergola shading the main terrace. There is a fine collection of acers both in the borders and in pots. Opens Sunday 26th July.
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