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 19th September.
Renowned for its rich planting of shaded beds, but plenty to interest sun lovers too, especially salvias. A good selection available in the RHS listed nursery. The new crevice garden is developing nicely and once again we are holding a winter opening featuring drifts of snowdrops and aconites amongst winter flowering shrubs and a small, but expanding collection of named snowdrops. Opens Sunday 20th September.
Book this tour to experience Downing College’s 20 acre site containing an impressive diversity of gardens, lawns, trees and flowers hidden away in the heart of Cambridge. All tours are for those aged 16 years and over only. Please arrive by 11am for a prompt start. Opens Friday 2nd October, pre-booking essential.
Through late December and the early months of the year this is very much an amazing and first-class snowdrop garden, but there are a growing number of autumn flowering snowdrops here, along with the last of the roses and cosmos combined with asters and grasses with many other seedheads, adding interest creating a semi-wild naturalistic look. Brick and flint walls, terraces, rustic arches, gates, pond add character. Lots of birds and other wildlife share this garden. Chickens, normally free-ranging nearby provide wonderful eggs for my cakes. Scrummy teas here, and soup, under-cover if wet, in the new Snowdrop Tea Barn with vegan, gluten-free and dairy-free options. Chutneys, jams & and many snowdrop items for sale. (Snowdrop bulbs in the New Year only). Opens on Thursday 17th and 29th October, 12th and 26th November and 17th and 31st December.
Founded in 1925, Forestry England’s Bedgebury National Pinetum’s mix of conifers and broadleaved specimens spans 350 acres of Wealden countryside, awe-inspiring in scale and grandeur. Paths wind past 6 lakes and giant redwoods to Marshal’s Lake, ringed by rusty-red swamp cypress each autumn. Many of its 12,000 specimens form a living gene bank, safeguarding trees for a changing climate. Bedgebury is open from 8am to 5pm in October. Forestry England are offering an Autumn colour and behind the scenes guided walk of approximately 1.5 hours and 2.4km (1.5 miles) distance. Tour times are 10am, 12pm and 2pm. Opens Tuesday 20th October, pre-booking essential.
Japanese garden created in the traditional ‘stroll’ style, with water, bridge and meandering paths guiding the visitor through borders and planting. Discover the Shinto shrine at its heart, dedicated to the sake gods. A fine selection of trees and maples at their autumn peak. Restored Victorian greenhouse in walled garden, orchard, mature trees and parkland beyond. Opens Sunday 1st November, pre-booking essential.
The Oasthouse Garden has been slowly transformed into a beautiful home and garden over 12 years. The one-acre garden features lush herbaceous borders, a formal rose garden framed by yew hedges, Victorian style greenhouse, vegetable garden and a naturalistic prairie garden, with the entire landscape enjoying picturesque views of St Lawrence Church. A perfect blend of history and horticulture. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to September for groups of up to 10.
Established garden set in small valley of River Ystrad. Acres of crocuses in late Feb to early Mar. Paths through wildflower meadows and woodland of magnificent trees, shade loving plants and azaleas; mixed borders; walled kitchen garden. Many woodland and riverside birds, inc dippers, kingfishers, grey wagtails. Many species of butterfly encouraged by new planting. Much winter interest, exceptional display of crocuses. Opens for By Arrangement visits for groups of 10+.
An acre of secluded organic garden: mix of wild and cultivated. This steeply sloping, densely planted wildlife garden with hundreds of varieties of shrubs and perennials has been evolving since 2013. Very productive raised veg beds, greenhouse with ornamental and edible crops, fruit cages, mixed borders and large pond. Perfect for garden photographers, picnics and wildlife. Opens for By Arrangement visits from July to September.
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