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 June.
A rural country garden on a quiet road to Battram Woods with curved borders heavily planted with shrubs and perennials. Just to name a few: a Robinia ‘Lace Lady’, Viburnum, Thalictrum, Eremurus, Oriental poppies and roses. Further highlights inc a Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’, a natural pond, and a circular seating area offering views of the National Forest. Opens Saturday 6th June.
The mature 70’x15′ town garden is divided into rooms and bisected by a pond with a bridge. It is brimming with unusual hardy perennials, inc collections of ferns and hostas, also Miniature Hosta Theatre. David Austin roses chosen for their scent feature throughout, inc a 30′ rose arch. A shade house with unusual hardy plants and regular changes to planting. Pond relined and refurbished in 2025. Opens Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.
A sloping ¾ acre plantsman’s garden. Entering via a side gate visitors will discover different levels and spaces which enable them to enjoy the design and unusual plants throughout the garden. This is a well established garden that inc the National Collection of over 80 Geranium Phaeum cultivars planted to demonstrate their versatility and garden worthiness. Opens Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.
Six very different and interesting small and medium gardens displaying a variety of planting styles with a range of early summer flowering. 20 Ripon Street is a small terraced courtyard garden with ornamental trees, shady planting, perennials and climbers and a pond. The Bishop’s Lodge, the garden of the Bishop, has a contemplative feel with a large lawn with multi layered plant borders. 30 Springfield Road is a gravel based garden with an extensive range of climbers, dry and traditional planting. 149a Avenue Road has intensively planted squares with climber, shrubs and perennials and a fern border accessed through a paved courtyard. 119 Carisbrooke Road is planted to encourage wildlife through its extensive perennials border and wild grass aspects. 154 Shanklin Drive is planted as a Mediterranean style garden with rows of lavender adjoining and gravel insert planting. There is also an ornamental pond. Opens Sunday 7th June.
Westbrooke House is a late Victorian property built in 1887. The gardens comprise 6 acres in total and are approached through a tree lined driveway of mature limes and giant redwoods. Key features are walled flower garden, walled kitchen garden, fernery, lower garden, wildlife pond, spring garden, lawns, woodland paths and a meadow with a wildflower area, ha-ha and hornbeam avenue. Opens Sunday 7th June.
The garden is set on a hillside with lovely views across the village. It comprises a cottage style garden; then a series of water features inc a stream and a ‘champagne’ pond; and finally a vegetable plot, small orchard and wildflower meadow. Artistic touches run throughout and local artwork is featured. The ponds attract great crested and common newts, frogs, toads and grass snakes. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June with 109 Brook Street.
South facing, ¾ acre, gently sloping garden with views over open countryside. Modern garden with mature features. Patio with roses and clematis, wildlife and fish ponds, mixed borders, vegetable garden, orchard, hot garden and woodland garden. Something for everyone. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June with 88 Brook Street.
Medium sized town garden wrapped around a C16 cottage surrounded by mature evergreens planted with alliums, hostas, ferns, callas, salvias, hardy geraniums, climbers, roses and much more. The back garden has wide herbaceous borders with drifts of pastel and silver cottage garden perennials, a rock edged pond with a waterfall, a chicken run, a greenhouse, vegetable beds and a patio packed with pots. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.
3 gardens which provide different interests to visitors. Wendover Drive is a well manicured estate garden which inc a variety of hostas and ferns complemented by perennials and annuals for colour. 182 Ashby Road, a 120ft cottage style garden packed with lots of colourful perennials and many salvage collectables-cited around the garden. 133 Ashby Road, is a 300ft relaxed town garden with mature trees, rhododendrons, hostas, ferns, wildlife pond and folly. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.
Nevill Holt Hall dates from the C13. Spacious and well proportioned, 10 acres of gardens are designed by Chelsea gold medal winner Rupert Golby. Highlights inc 3 distinctive walled gardens and generous herbaceous borders showing off an ancient Cedar of Lebanon. Opens Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.
A large country garden with themed borders, inc moon, pink wedding, bronze and a recently planted golden border to celebrate 50 yrs of gardening. There is a small prairie area and 4 ponds. A kitchen garden and several old varieties of fruit trees. Around the garden and in the greenhouse you will find plants that have originated in China. There is an avenue of old Chestnut trees. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June with The Old Rectory.
The garden surrounds the Georgian Old Rectory. It contains many species of trees, ranging in age from centuries-old to very young saplings. In June, the roses are at their best, and there are new hydrangeas. Hostas and the woods around the gravel paths are good throughout the season. There is a new, large circular bed, which the owners started planting in January 2025. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June with The Lodge Brascote.
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Lovely views overlooking the Welland Valley, this 2 acre garden has been developed from a sloping brickyard rubbish plot over 37 yrs. There is a kitchen garden, orchard, herbaceous borders filled with roses, perennials and shrubs, paths and many pots, filled with succulents, herbs and colourful annuals. Opens Friday 19th June.
A 10 yr project to turn a medium size plot dominated by car parking and conifers into a garden. Terraced herbaceous borders, edged by an entirely self-seeded dry gravel garden lead to a courtyard with reflecting pool and terrace. Kitchen garden, raised beds, greenhouse, small orchard and island beds. Pond with bog garden, and fern rockery lead to a sunken patio overlooking the horse pond. Opens Sunday 21st June.
¾ acre garden re-established by current owner. Beautiful blue cedar trees, specimen tulip tree. Variety of trees, plants and bushes reinstated. Original bog garden and natural pond. Koi pond; glass garden room holds exhibitions and recitals. Vegetable plot. Cowslips and bulbs in springtime. Wide variety of shrubs, plants and flowers. Quiet and tranquil oasis. Opens Sunday 21st June.
Set within the grounds of the Glenfield Hospital, the Secret Garden is 1 acre in size, hidden behind the walls of a Victorian Walled garden which has been lovingly designed and restored for the benefit of all those who visit it and in consideration of the rich history and heritage of the garden and the wider Leicester Frith site. Opens Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June.
⅔ acre beautiful country garden full of colour, formal design, softened by cottage style planting. Modern sculptures. Large herbaceous borders, vegetable plots, pond, greenhouse, shady area, colour-themed borders. Extensive collections in over 300 pots, home to everything from alpines to trees. Trees with attractive bark. Many clematis and roses. Dramatic arched pergola. Constantly changing garden. Opens Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th June.