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 Sunday 29th March.
¾ acre garden. Colourful in spring with azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, trilliums and erythroniums under old oaks and pines. Herbaceous cottage style borders with unusual plants for year-round interest. Bog garden, ponds, kitchen garden. Enjoy the birdsong with over 35 bird species noted. Wildlife areas. Our 40th year sharing the garden with visitors. Opens Saturday 4th April.
A historic 6 acre park hidden away in the heart of Camborne. First designed in 1812 and much enjoyed since. Many majestic trees including a fine Philledendron Chinense. Wide lawns and woodland walks plus bluebells, rhododendrons, camellias and 15 different old and new magnolias. We also have a beautiful formal Moroccan garden beside the house and a new Japanese garden with a pond, plus a grotto and lots of seating for picnics. Opens Sunday 19th April.
3-hectare gardens nestled amongst a vineyard and conservation lands. Gardens wrapped around a Grade I listed C11 Luddesdown Court Lodge. Regenerative and sustainably managed. Orchards, edible forest, walled Kitchen Garden, wildflower meadows, cut flower garden, informal and formal. A reimagining of a historic garden that is resilient and wildlife focused. Opens Friday 24th, Saturday 25th April and Friday 24th and Saturday 25th July.
1 acre garden created over the last 15 yrs around an old West Sussex farmhouse (not open), sitting in the midst of its own fields and woods. The formal garden inc a kitchen garden with heated glasshouse, orchard, espaliered wall trained fruit, lawn with ha-ha and cutting garden. A motley assortment of animals inc sheep, donkeys, chickens, ducks and geese. Opens Monday 4th May.
3 gardens in the heart of this pretty Somerset village. Tuckers Farmhouse garden wraps around the 350yr old long house – a mix of formal with historic topiary, cottage garden style, artistic fruit cage, raised bed vegetable garden and extensive areas for nature and wildlife created over many years by broadcaster and former Environment Minster, Rebecca Pow, Opposite is Fyrse Cottage, another Elizabethan long house with an acre of cottage garden and orchard originally created by landscape architect, Stephanie Crockett, who has now down-sized a few metres down the road to Hardwell Cottage which has a mixture of formal and informal wildlife friendly planting. Card payments at Tuckers Farmhouse. Opens Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May.
Legsheath was first mentioned in Duchy of Lancaster records in 1545. It was associated with the role of Master of the Ashdown Forest. Set high in the Weald, with far-reaching views of East Grinstead and Weirwood Reservoir. The garden covers 11 acres, with a spring-fed stream feeding ponds. There is a magnificent davidia, rare shrubs, embothrium, and many different varieties of meconopsis and abutilon. Opens Sunday 10th May.
The Gardens at Hooton Pagnell Hall have a vast history, they have been continuously evolving since the estate was purchased by the Warde Family in the 1700’s. Since then, each generation has added its own character, resulting in the layered landscape that can be seen today. Among the highlights are fragrant rose beds, mature fruit trees, and a striking wisteria. These features sit alongside lawns, historic stonework, and garden structures that reflect the estate’s development. Opens Thursday 14th May.
South-west facing garden, redesigned over 10 yrs by its garden-designer owner. Enclosed by mature trees, it features Mediterranean raised beds, a rain garden, and a cool woodland area where roses mix with hydrangeas and acers. A large collection of over sixty roses, along with specimen plants and perennials, creates a biodiverse garden teeming with life. Opens Sunday 24th May.
Started in 1970, a garden of approx ⅔ acre, formerly an egg packing station yard, overgrown with lots of hard standing, which we used to develop paved or gravel areas. The garden is divided into nooks and spaces to sit and relax. Each area has a different flavour, from hot and vibrant to cool and leafy. Exotic shrubs and ferns, fruit trees, lots of camelias, a Scandi area, a pond reached through a rose covered moongate, vertical planting and a separate vegetable garden. Opens Saturday 6th June and Saturday 22nd August.
Owner’s dream garden which she hopes you enjoy. Charming bit of everything over 3 acres. Features inc a pond, stream/stream bed, orchard, walled garden, vegetable garden, themed beds, interesting sculptures/art, amazing trees (eg. Wollemi pine, medlar, magnolias, old conifers and oaks.) Also croquet and children’s treasure hunt. WC. Dogs welcome on leads. Opens Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June.
A pretty village on the River Avon with church, village hall and pub. Up to 10 gardens open. A mix of styles and sizes, some with river views. For parking, follow signs in Church St to field on right past the church. Some disabled parking is available behind the village hall as you come into the village. Tickets from the car park. Opens Sunday 14th June.
Walled garden overlooking deer park. The house and garden are built into the side of a hill with uninterrupted views to Cranborne Chase. Martin Lane Fox designed the terracing and advised on the landscaping of the gardens which are on 4 different levels. Large mixed borders and specimen trees, kitchen garden with glasshouses. Opens Sunday 12th July.
Hardy Plant Society member’s garden brimming with unusual plants. Year-round interest inc meconopsis, trillium and other shade lovers. ½ acre inc gravel, borders, vegetable and plant sales. National Collection Dierama (Angels Fishing Rods) featured on BBC Gardeners’ World, flowering first half July. Covered vinery for tea if weather is unkind, seats in the garden for sunny days. Opens Sunday 12th July, pre-booking essential.
Derian House cares for more than 400 seriously ill babies, children, young people and their families from across the North West. The gardens at the hospice offer tranquil outdoor spaces for children and their families to spend precious time together. Opens Sunday 12th July.
The gardens of St Edmund Hall are on an intimate scale, much used and loved by the college’s Fellows and students. The first sight is the college’s historic front quad (‘the most exquisite of the small Oxford quadrangles’ according to Jan Morris) with its double lawn, clambering wisteria, and medieval well. To the left is the graveyard of the medieval church of St Peter in the East, now the college library. The graveyard is thick with snowdrops in February, and behind the church you will find the Broadbent Garden, with its herbaceous planting and overhanging limes. In the more modern part of the college, you will find one of Oxford’s new ‘green walls’, designed to soften and cool the austere concrete of the new part of the historic, central Oxford site. Opens Friday 17th July.
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.