The Manor House dates from 1619 and is built on the site of an ancient priory. The gardens have been extensively extended and improved by the present owners over the past 20 years and include a parterre, swimming pool, tennis court, vegetable garden and stable block. Roses along the parterre walls and dahlias in the borders are particular features. Opens Saturday 24th August.
This 5 acre site inc a formal garden with colourful borders, topiary and box framed parterre and courtyard ‘rooms’ with contemporary sculpture. Behind the thatched barn lies a kitchen garden with hens. There is a meadow with ornamental trees, a small lake with a summerhouse on an island, a woodland, a wildlife pond and a bog garden. A short walk from the meadow is the C13 St James’ Church. Opens Saturday 31st August.
1½ acre garden, with stunning rural views. Luxurious planting of late summer blooms inc new perennial planting combinations. Orchard with wildlife pond and model railway. Artist’s studio surrounded by colour balanced planting and formal pond. Several seating areas. Ornamental grasses, forest garden. Opens Sunday 8th September.
A garden full of surprises to reflect the eclectic nature of a Georgian home with a secret Jacobean facade. A unique sculpted wave lawn and a truly exceptional walled garden. Many well preserved ancient outbuildings such as a potting and apple storage shed and a granary built on staddle stones. All gloriously overlooking the NT’s Cley Hill. Opens Sunday 8th September.
The C15 Manor house comes into view as you descend along the drive and into the Grade II landscaped Edwardian gardens. The extensive plantings that surround the house are undergoing considerable redevelopment by the owners and their head gardener. A wide range of organic horticulture is practiced in 8 acres of relaxed gardens. Opens Wednesday 11th and Sunday 15th September.
2 acre flower arranger’s garden comprising herbaceous borders, orchard, vegetable garden, ornamental and wildlife ponds, lawns and naturalised areas. Planted since 1979 for year-round interest. Shrubberies and rose garden, other areas underplanted with bulbs or ground cover. Springtime particularly colourful with daffodils, tulips and hellebores. Extensive autumn colour. Opens Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September.
An atmospheric and very long town garden, full of wonderful planting surprises at every turn. Densely planted with both pots near the house and large borders further up, it houses a collection of beautiful and often unusual plants, shrubs and trees many with striking foliage. Colour from seasonal flowers is interwoven with this textural tapestry. ‘Truly inspirational’ is often heard from visitors. Opens Sunday 15th September.