A beautifully designed 1 acre garden divided into different areas. The formal section begins with a French style boule pit and herb garden and continues with knot gardens. A vibrant herbaceous border and two large ponds with water lilies and aquatic plants frame a sunken patio leading to an oak building. A wisteria walk leads into a naturalistic area with wildflower mounds. Opens Friday 5th June.
This very small urban garden demonstrates what is possible by working with the characteristics of the garden. The space was transformed by doing away with the lawn, renewing the garden around permeable finishes, coupled with lush planting for wildlife with largely native species. It has resulted in a quiet haven within the city, full of nooks and crannies, frequented by bees and small birds. Opens Saturday 6th June.
125 foot plantaholic’s garden divided into different beds with unusual plants giving year-round interest. Almost 1000 different types inc many hardy Geraniums, heucheras, ferns, grasses, alpines and geums, plus several pots, troughs, 2 small ponds and an ancient, large Bramley apple tree. Some steps and uneven paths. Unsuitable for wheelchairs. Opens Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.
Approx an acre of many garden designs inc Japanese, interlinked by gravel paths. A plantsmans garden featuring 155 acers and unusual shrubs. Quirky with interesting features and some narrow paths. Opens Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.
Interesting 1¼ acres bordered by woodland. A working garden with mixed and cut flower borders, hydrangea walk, stream and waterfall, bog garden fed by natural springs, mature rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas, bluebells, adolescent Japanese acers, ornamental and specimen shrubs, a peaceful woodland glade. Sloping areas, narrow paths, stout shoes recommended. Opens Wednesday 10th June.
This special private tour of the garden is being led by Head Gardener, Andrew Lawson. At the end of the tour, you will have the rest of the day to wander through a myriad of winding paths in this internationally renowned garden. With plants from every Mediterranean climate zone you will see the flowers of the King Protea and the handsome Lobster Claw, great blue spires of Echium, brilliant Furcraea, Strelitzia and shocking-pink drifts of Pelargonium. Opens Wednesday 10th June.
23 acres with 2 steep wooded valleys. Wild flowers, spring bulbs, especially daffodils; extensive collections of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, Knaphill azaleas, berberis, heathers, maples, cotoneasters, buddleias, hydrangeas, cornus and epimedium. Suitable footwear required due to areas of steep terrain. Open Sunday 7th June.
Designed by renowned Arne Maynard around C17 thatched farmhouse, country garden exemplifying how contemporary design can be integrated into a traditional setting. Herbaceous borders, roses, yew topiary, knot garden, wildflower meadows, wildlife ponds, orchards, lean-to greenhouses and a mouthwatering kitchen garden create an unforgettable sense of place. Opens Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th June.
Pudding Hill Barn is a large country garden, sloping down to the River Coln, with more formal planting around the house, and meadow and woodland walks. The Trout Hut sits on a vantage point above the river, and there are chickens. Long Cottage is a courtyard cottage garden, crammed with ingenious ideas that make the most of the space. Awkward Hill Cottage is a country garden with a pond, a gravel garden, mixed borders and shade planting. Pre booking only if coming by car. Visitors on foot can pay on the gate. Opens Wednesday 10th and Sunday 14th June.
Exceptional and unaltered garden designed by H. Avray Tipping in 1922. Explore the Arts and Crafts ‘Italianate’ style garden inc stone summerhouse, terracing and ponds. Yew hedging and topiary, sunken garden, rose garden, bowling green and woodland. Walled garden new in 2023 for Charles lll coronation. Renaissance mural and vine shaded arbour. Rose garden designed by Sarah Price. Opens Thursday 4th June.
Three large country gardens a short walk from each other. Tom and Sue Stuart-Smith’s garden at The Barn has an enclosed courtyard with tanks of water, herbaceous perennials and shrubs tolerant of generally dry conditions. To the north there are views over the five acre wildflower meadow. The West Garden is a series of different gardens overflowing with bulbs, herbaceous perennials, and shrubs. There is also an exotic prairie planted from seed in 2011. The Plant Library is a collection of over 1000 herbaceous plants first planted in 2021. Next door at Serge Hill, there is a lovely walled garden with a large Foster and Pearson greenhouse, orderly rows of vegetables, and disorderly self-seeded annuals and perennials. The walls are crowded with climbers and shrubs. From here you emerge to a meadow, a mixed border and a wonderful view over the ha-ha to the park and woods beyond. Opens Sunday 7th June.
A contemporary 3 acre rectory garden by award-winning designer Anoushka Feiler. Inspired by the Old Rectory’s C18 history and religious setting, the main garden is divided into six areas: kitchen garden, glasshouse and flower garden, woodland menagerie, pleasure garden, park, and orchard. Elements of C18 design such as formal structures, parterres, topiary, long walks, occasional seating areas and traditional craft work have been introduced, but with a distinctly C21 twist through the inclusion of living walls, modern materials and features, new planting methods and abstract installations. Opens Sunday 7th June.
A diverse garden of 3½ acres. Meander through the meadow planted with native trees, pass the pond and over a bridge which takes you along a path, through an arboretum, orchard and gravel garden and into the formal garden full of cloud trees, exotic plants and pots, which then leads you to the stream and vegetable garden. Opens Wednesday 10th June.
A private garden and gallery evolved over 20 years designed and planted by its artist owner and reflects her idiosyncratic style, love of co-ordinated colour, enthusiasm for rock placement, and joy in designing extraordinary metalwork. A limited number of tickets have been made available for these two special one-day events kindly hosted by Frieda Hughes. Introductory talk by Frieda on her garden and art followed by tour of garden and gallery. Opens Wednesday 10th June.
Set in the beautiful Surrey Hills on a sloping site surrounded by mature trees, this small country garden, just shy of an acre, features a lush, green walled garden and a social area where teas will be available. There is also a vegetable garden, woodland area, and an informal wildflower lawn, all surrounded by mixed borders of perennials, grasses, and shrubs. Opens Sunday 7th June.
This romantic cottage garden is loved for its hidden surprises. Enjoy the tumbling roses, topiary and scented Magnolia grandiflora. Explore a haven of sun and shade with wildlife pond, hidden dell, fernery, sheltered loggia and secret summerhouse. Cutting garden with topiary birds, raised beds, vegetables, herbs, fruit trees and potting shed patio. Opens Sunday 7th June.
An 8 acre garden set around a house with C15 origins (not open), amid pasture and woodland. Intensively gardened beds near the house inc hot and pink beds and a white garden, are kept vibrant through waves of annuals planted through the perennials. These give way to meadow, orchard, ponds and woodland plantings. Opens Saturday 6th June.
Large, creatively planted gardens featuring a long double border enclosed by yew hedging, along with a rockery, shade garden, exotic garden, pot garden, wildflower meadows, and a kitchen garden. Emphasis on continuity of interest through imaginative mixed plantings of shrubs, climbers, perennials, bulbs, annuals, and self-sowers. Opens Saturday 6th June.
Spend a delightful afternoon listening to an informative talk on keeping your roses thriving. You will then have time to explore the rose garden, a summer paradise, especially from June to August when the roses are in full bloom. The garden transforms into a vibrant display of colours and fragrances during these months. The roses, meticulously cared for, showcase a stunning array of varieties, each with its unique charm and beauty. Opens Friday 5th June.
The Walled Garden at Knepp has been transformed into a garden for biodiversity. With designers Tom Stuart-Smith and James Hitchmough, we have applied some of the principles we’ve learned from rewilding the wider landscape to this small, confined space to create a mosaic of dynamic habitats for wildlife. The croquet lawn is now a riot of humps and hollows, hosting almost 1000 species of plants. Opens Saturday 6th June.
A truly creative garden, nurtured over 35 yrs to become a visitor favourite. Spanning 3½ acres, it features formal topiary, seasonal borders, a contemporary water sculpture, an Italianate gazebo, specimen and mature trees, a Japanese garden with waterfall and tea house, a large copse with a stream, a stumpery and treehouse, and a kitchen garden with fruit trees. Opens every Thursday in June.
The Orchards is a new garden, planted in autumn 2023 following the completion of a new build on site. At the front, there is soft prairie style planting, while around the back you will find a rambling, informal cottage garden with a cutting bed, soft fruit, vegetables, and a small natural pond. The garden enjoys stunning views of the South Downs. Woodlands is a quiet location at the foot of the South Downs, with lovely views and easy access for walking. East, south, and west facing garden with beautiful herbaceous perennials, alliums, shrubs, roses, and grasses set against lawn, gravel, and decking. A small pond, along with sculptures of a tree owl and glass flowers. Opens Thursday 11th June.
Explore Richmond Castle’s dramatic Contemporary Heritage Garden, designed in 2000 by Neil Swanson. Walled and contemplative, the garden features a parterre of sixteen topiary yews marking the imprisoned conscientious objectors of WWI, herbaceous borders with bold perennials like Echinacea and Helianthus, and fragrant climbers framed against sweeping views of the countryside beyond. Opens Thursday 11th June.
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