1 acre garden with panoramic views of the Weald. Major reconstruction taking place but still have approx 500 different varieties of snowdrops in raised sleeper beds but many more now planted in grass around the garden with spring flowers in borders. Large vegetable garden, 4 greenhouses, natural spring fed water feature and a croquet lawn. Citrus fruit trees now in large Alpine House. Opens Sunday 26th and Thursday 30th January, Sunday 2nd, Wednesday 5th and Friday 7th February.
2 acre garden created over nearly 40 yrs on south facing slope below the Greensand Ridge. Spectacular views. Snowdrops and hellebores, many tender plants, china roses, agapanthus, salvias and grasses flourish on light soil. Box hedges and topiary lend structure. Lavender ribbons hum with bees. Pool enclosed in small walled white garden. Spring bulbs followed by cowslips flower early in the grass. Opens Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd February.
1½ acres with impressive display of long-established naturalised snowdrops and winter aconites; collection of over 130 named snowdrops. Garden developed around the snowdrops over 40yrs, inc hellebores, pulmonarias and other early bulbs and flowers, with foliage perennials, shrubs and trees, also natural woodland. Visits by arrangement in February for groups of up to 20.
Garden grown out of a love and fascination with plants. Contains wide collection inc many rarities and newly introduced species raised from wild seed. Special interest in woodland flowers, snowdrops and hellebores with flowering trees and shrubs of spring. Refreshed Mediterranean plantings to adapt to a warming climate. Raised beds with choice alpines and bulbs. Alpine and dryland plant nursery. Opens Sunday 2nd and 16th February.
2 acre mature garden on top of the North Downs. Extensive spring bulbs with many varieties of snowdrops. Rose and perennial borders, sunken garden with pond, and meadows. All accessible, with one step to sunken pond garden. Opens for By Arrangement visits from 3rd February to 14th March for groups of up to 15.
10 acre garden, wide views; trees and cloud clipped yew hedges; woodland garden with azaleas and rhododendrons; Edwardian rock garden; formal garden with mixed borders. A flint and brick late C20 gothic folly; a disused pinnacle from the southeast tower of Rochester Cathedral at the end of the Wellington Walk and the translucent tower newly installed above the sunk garden. Opens Sunday 16th February.
Award winning 300ft garden, designed in the Glade style, similar to Forest gardening but more open and with use of many exotic and unusual trees, shrubs and perennials from all over the world and with wildlife in mind. Devised and maintained by the owner, densely planted in a natural style with stepping stone paths. Two ponds (one for wildlife, one for fish with water lilies plants inc tree ferns and bamboos and year-round colour. Opens Sunday 16th March.
24 acres of restored wilderness and formal gardens set around C18 mansion (not open). Topiary, rose garden, herbaceous borders, walled kitchen garden and recently restored Italian and swimming pool gardens. Superb daffodils in spring and roses in June. Historical association with Jane Austen. Also visit the Heritage Centre. Opens Sunday 23rd March.
Vast amounts of C19 self-seeded daffodils which lead down to a romantic woodland garden in an historic setting, featuring species such as rhododendrons, magnolias and azaleas. In May, bluebells take over the daffodils in abundance. Winding, mossy paths lead you to a range of interesting trees, sandstone outcrops and lakes. Opens Sunday 23rd March.
Skillfully designed 7 acre garden of exceptional beauty. Spacious setting with maintained lawns and paths lead visitors through plantsman’s collection of trees, shrubs, heathers and herbaceous plants. Early C17 house (not open). Magnolias, hellebores and snowflakes (leucojum), hamamellis and winter flowering heathers are a great feature in the spring. A great variety of perennials in summer inc salvias, dahlias and crocosmias. Opens Sunday 30th March.
Mount Ephraim is a privately-owned family home set in 10 acres of terraced Edwardian gardens with stunning views over the Kent countryside. Highlights inc a Japanese rock and water garden, arboretum, unusual topiary and a spectacular grass maze plus many mature trees, shrubs and spring bulbs. Opens Sunday 30th March.
At the base of the Downs, springs rising in this garden form the source of the East Stour. Two large ponds are home to wildfowl and fish and the banks have been planted with drifts of primula, large leaved herbaceous bamboo and ferns. The rest of the five acre garden is a Kent cobnut platt and vegetable garden, large grass areas and naturally planted borders and woodland. Opens for By Arrangement visits in March.
An eclectic collection of plants growing together as if in the wild, developed over nearly 50 yrs. Several hundred interesting (and some very unusual) plants. Trees and shrubs chosen for year-round appeal. Special interest in bulbs and woodland plants. Visitor comments – ‘one of the best we have seen, natural and full of treasures’, ‘a plethora of plants’, ‘inspirational’, ‘a hidden gem’. Open for By Arrangement visits in March.
10 acres of woodland garden with over 130 camellias, acer japonica, and a growing collection of specimen pines and oaks; bluebell wood; formal elements; flock of Jacob Sheep around lake; far reaching views across Romney Marsh. Opens for By Arrangement visits in March.
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