A stunning private garden adjacent to Ashwood Nurseries, it has a huge plant collection and many innovative design features in a beautiful canal-side setting. There are informal beds, woodland dells, a stunning rock garden, unique ruin garden, an Anemone pavonina meadow and wildlife garden. Fine displays of snowdrops, spring bulbs, spring-flowering plants and a notable collection of Malus. Opens Thursday 18th September.
A new garden featuring a wide range of exotic style planting, inc canna, ginger, and bananas amongst many other plants. Rich in colour, shape, and form, with several ponds with frogs. This evolving garden has no grass, replaced with wood chips, and is filled with good ideas for small gardens. Opens Sunday 21st and Sunday 28th September.
A multi-award residential garden and a must see plant lover’s garden with tropical, lush foliage of vivid and exotic plants. Raised borders and two ponds with flowing water features. New for this year is a curved two-tier patio incorporating additional tropical planting and an assortment of bedding and potted plants. Many sun blessed seating areas and shelters for rain lovers. At the rear of the garden is a secluded Garden room and attractive, elevated Chicken coop. Plants for sale. Opens Sunday 21st September, pre-booking essential.
Join us for a special pop-up Fungal Foray at Bates Green Garden on Wednesday 24th September. Arrive promptly at 10:15am for a warm welcome, followed by a short introduction from a member of the Bates Green gardening team at 10:30am, accompanied by tea and cake. Enjoy a fascinating woodland walk with fungal expert Ted Tuddenham from 10:45am to 12:15pm, concluding with a plenary chat and Q&A until 12:30pm. Afterwards, relax with lunch at the Bates Green Café or bring a picnic to enjoy on the garden terraces. The Fungal Foray is £30.00 and includes tea and cake, as well as access to the garden following the event. Pre-booking essential.
Situated on a rural hilltop with panoramic views over Alice Holt Forest and the South Downs. The owner, being much more of an artist than a plantswoman has had great fun since 1981 creating this 1½ acre garden full of interesting and unusual planting combinations. The sweeping mixed borders and shrubs have spectacular colour throughout the season, particularly in late summer and early autumn. The unusual black, white and red border is very popular with visitors. Opens Sunday 28th September.
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 2nd November.
Forty three yrs in the making; this is a ‘plant lovers’ garden with a collection of unusual trees and shrubs, herbaceous plants, and bulbs. Two ponds are nestled within 5 acres of ancient oak woodland, creating a wildlife paradise. Please note that paths and grassy areas can become muddy and slippery when wet. Opens for By Arrangement visits from May to November for groups of up to 20.
A town garden with two water features, plus a stream and a pond flanked by a 12ft clinker-built boat. There are six raised beds and an area of sweet peas. A patio lined with acers has two steps down to a gravel garden with paved paths. Mature trees and acers give the garden year-round structure and interest. Opens for By Arrangement visits from June to September for groups of up to 25.
Enclosed flower garden is a lush mix of modern and traditional perennials interspersed with clipped evergreens. Specialities inc ferns, succulents and South African plants. Simple green terraces retained by sculpted hedges offer valley and mountain views. A scented garden of shrubs, bulbs and meadow grass adjoin a small orchard. There follows a steep 15 acre, riverside oak woodland, maintained for its carpet of mosses. Opens for By Arrangement visits from July to September for groups of between 12 and 32.