Discover 3 acres of mature walled gardens. Quintessentially English, the garden has billowing borders, croquet lawn and boules pitch, wildflower meadow and ancient specimen trees. Spring is bright with tulips and flowering cherries. Perennials and tender plants provide summer highlights while the kitchen garden supplies herbs, fruit and vegetables to the restaurant. Opens Wednesday 9th July.
A tranquil, peaceful location that offers a rustic setting of parkland, lakes and walks, with far reaching views across the Clwydian Range, Moel Y Parc and Denbigh Moors. Explore a newly planted hydrangea walkway interspersed with native spindle trees, all donated by one of our holiday homeowners. Discover our circular Lakeland Walk, with extended walks through wooded areas that lead into a majestic private sequoia woodland. Opens Saturday 12th July.
Set amidst 15 acres of wonderful rolling Cheshire countryside, the extensive gardens at Hilltop Country House surround the 17th century house and are a plant lovers paradise. The gardens are divided into smaller gardens set on different levels including an enclosed secret parterre, wildlife areas, ponds, established mixed borders, an orchard, formal herb garden and a newly planted wood. There are many mature trees which provide structure throughout. Hilltop Country House is home to a year-round garden but the month of July highlights the diversity of colours in the herbaceous borders. Opens Sunday 13th July.
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 Sunday 13th July.
Wander past a flower meadow before entering the main garden. Here well-stocked herbaceous borders wrap around this traditional Cheshire farmhouse. Within an orchard are enclosed cut flower borders that surround a greenhouse and just beyond the house lies a vegetable garden. Walk past this to 2 wildlife ponds with a backdrop of pollinating flowers and stumpery. All set in 2 acres. Opens Friday 25th July.
Five acres of wildflower meadow alongside wrap around farm garden and small plant nursery. Perennial beds, showcasing interesting perennials from nursery stock, rockery, gravel garden, raised beds, greenhouses, polytunnel and compost. Welcoming garden under development on sloping plot, full of planting ideas for windy and difficult conditions. Outstanding views of the Preseli Mountains. Opens Friday 25th July, pre-booking essential.
A garden with year-round interest, featuring open lawns and mature trees, inc copper beeches, Irish yews, and a redwood ‘Wellingtonia’. The grassed areas are punctuated by borders packed with ornamental grasses and perennials, offering a rich tapestry of colour, texture, and movement. Opens Saturday 26th July.
Divided into several rooms, this is a garden of different aspects, formal, floral and architectural. The owners have a philosophy of colour throughout the year having hundreds of lilies flowering from March to October. Sheltered by mature hedges, hostas, hydrangeas and agapanthus thrive. There are fruit trees, soft fruit bushes, a greenhouse, summerhouse and a large pond attracting wildlife. Opens Sunday 3rd August.
Brampton is a medium sized garden created over the last two years from an undeveloped plot. The garden includes young trees, cottage garden style borders, a potager area with raised beds and a small greenhouse, two water features, small orchard with meadow and sitting areas, including a secluded walled fire pit space with woodland planting. The garden needs to be appreciated as a new, evolving garden the owners are still developing and keen to share with visitors at this early stage. Opens Sunday 3rd August.
Charming ¼ acre garden features a summerhouse with views overlooking the lawn. This outdoor space inc patios, a small fish pond, and a larger wildlife pond. Located behind a historic Northamptonshire stone cottage C1800, once a butcher’s shop, the garden has been a social hub for over 20 yrs. As the family grows, the garden adapts to support wildlife while remaining a welcoming area for relaxation. Opens Sunday 3rd August.
Set in 6 acres on the edge of the South Downs National Park surrounded by NT woodland, this rural garden was started in 2012 when a new Huf house (not open) was built on a derelict site. Now there are lawned areas with beds of perennials, a serenity pool with Koi carp, a wildflower meadow, a Japanese garden, a sculpture garden, a woodland walk, a large rockery and an exotic walled garden. Opens Sunday 3rd August, pre-booking essential.
Our colourful and vibrant garden is spread over two main areas, one warm and sunny, the other cooler and shadier. There is a peaceful pond area, games lawn and mixed borders. Walking past our greenhouse leads to further gardens and raised beds, in a courtyard setting. Residents help out with the production of many of our plants, all expertly managed by our gardener. Opens Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th August.
Springfield House is set within approx 3 acres with formal garden areas, mature trees, a woodland walk, wildflower meadow and productive vegetable gardens. Recently redeveloped by the owners following a plan drawn up by a local garden designer, the garden seamlessly blends established plantings with newly introduced formal beds, planted in 2024, which are still in the process of becoming fully established. Opens Sunday 24th August, pre-booking essential.
Stepping into this garden is akin to stepping into another world. As one visitor remarked ‘this is unlike any English garden I have ever seen.’ On this small and modest plot one finds huge leaves, tall exotic plants jostling for light with the small and the delicate. Created with a passion for the exotic landscapes of the Caribbean which was inspired by a visit to Barbados. Opens Sunday 24th August.
The Campus contains several historic features inc an C18 Hall, with a Pleasure garden and croquet lawn. Throughout the garden there are references to fish, this reflects its former name: Trout Hall. The orchard is a habitat for wildlife, and it is managed to enhance this. Stroll around our meadow and see some fine oak specimens before enjoying the parkland areas which flank the Conference Centre. Opens Friday 29th August.
Vibrant planting of dahlias, crocosmias and rudbeckias around the residents lounge provides an unusual distraction for both residents and visitors. The courtyard area, small orchard and woodland, all look particularly beautiful in late summer with views through to neighbouring fields of New Forest ponies and deer. Keep a lookout for the disguised bug house, and a wooden chainsaw sculpture. Opens Saturday 30th August and Sunday 31st August.
Large and mature country garden with exceptional cedar of Lebanon and a wide selection of other trees. Features include formal garden with borders, pergola walkway, Venetian garden with lily pond with bridge, ericaceous garden, fruit orchard, woodland areas, uncut meadows and cut lawns. Very peaceful, relaxing garden. Opens Saturday 30th August.
This very small prize-winning garden, winner of BBC Gardeners’ World Garden of the Year 2024, ‘Judges’ Choice’, approx 60 square metres, designed for year-round interest. There are three distinct areas filled with perennials, shrubs and climbers, pollinator-friendly flowers and vintage or reclaimed furniture and pots. The summerhouse is a repurposed cabin and makes a lovely lounge and art studio. Opens Sunday 31st August, pre-booking essential.
This year the garden opening is timed to co-incide with an exhibition of local artists as part of Herefordshire Art Week, the details of which are at www.radnorshireartists.com. A proportion of the accompanying art event proceeds will be donated to the National Garden Scheme as well. The jubilee orchard, tree plantings and honeysuckle and Rosa Rugosa filled hedgerows planted in recent years are maturing nicely – plants will be for sale inc oak and sycamore saplings, and others. Open 6th to 14th September.
The extensive gardens at Harewood in Disley surround the restored 1870s house and are a plant lover’s paradise, with many rare gems. Set amidst the rolling Cheshire & Derbyshire countryside, the gardens look out over Lyme Park and Disley Dam – what a wonderful view to borrow. The gardens are set out in terraces and include an enclosed secret courtyard, a large water lily pond, a well stocked glasshouse, beautiful deep mixed borders and a woodland dell leading to an apiary. Whilst the garden is relatively young, it borrows a grounding of maturity from the many trees which define its boundaries. Opens Saturday 6th September, pre-booking essential.
Large and varied country garden surrounding William and Mary house (not open) at the confluence of the River Nidd and River Ouse. Featuring species trees, calm swathes of lawn, clipped yew, beech and box, formal rose garden and mixed borders. Area of soft perennial planting and informal parkland. Opens Sunday 7th September.
Small garden, inc a bridge, romantic ruin and man made caves with many entertaining features, 30 years in the construction. Use of recycled building materials. Opens Saturday 13th September.
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.
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