Hedingham Castle Grounds Opens for Charity 31/01/2012 Essex get their year underway with an opening at the historic Hedingham Castle on 9th Feb, which first opened for the NGS 85 years ago in 1927. A fantastic garden to visit and a great way to start the new season!
The First Sign of Spring – Snowdrop Walks in Norfolk 23/01/2012 A clear sign that winter is coming to an end is the welcome sight of a carpet of snowdrops. One of toughest and most reliable of garden plants, it is guaranteed to lift the spirits. The NGS in Norfolk has four gardens opening in February and early March where you can see snowdrops at their best.
Snowdrop Garden Openings 2012 18/01/2012 When the first snowdrops start to appear you know winter is finally coming to an end. So what better way to celebrate the change in seasons than by visiting one of many NGS gardens that will be open over the coming months.
Snowdrops Gardens In Essex 06/01/2012 A number of lovely snowdrop gardens to visit open for the NGS in Essex during Spring 2012
Little Cumbre, 145 Pennsylvania Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6DZ 1-acre garden and woodland on S-facing slope with extensive views. Interesting areas of garden on different levels linked by grassy paths. Wonderfu...
Sherwood, Newton St Cyres, Exeter, Devon, EX5 5BT 15 acres, 2 steep wooded valleys. Wild flowers, spring bulbs, especially daffodils; extensive collections of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, a...
Cherubeer Gardens, Dolton, Devon, EX19 8PP The 3 Cherubeers, a family affair, form a small hamlet in rolling farmland at 500 ft at the top of a SW facing valley. Despite the exposed locatio...
Killerton Garden, Broadclyst, Devon, EX5 3LE 20 acres of spectacular hillside gardens with naturalised bulbs, sweeping down to large open lawns. Delightful walks through fine collection of rar...
Whitstone Farm, Whitstone Lane, Bovey Tracey, Devon, TQ13 9NA Nearly 4 acres of steep hillside garden with stunning views of Haytor and Dartmoor. Arboretum planted 40yrs ago of over 200 trees from all over the...
Kia-Ora Farm & Gardens, Knowle Lane, Cullompton, Devon, EX15 1PZ Charming, peaceful 10-acre garden with lawns, lakes, ponds and bog garden. Water feature with ducks and wildlife. Mature trees, shrubs, rhododendro...
Collepardo, 3 Keyberry Park, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 1BZ 1/3-acre garden laid out in series of interlinked colour-themed garden rooms, explored via 400 metres of meandering paths. Circular rockery of 30 m...
The Stannary, Mary Tavy, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 9QB Informal 2-acre garden with magnificent views of Dartmoor. 900ft above sea level, with deer and rabbits, gardening here is a challenge. Originally...
Andrew's Corner, Belstone, Devon, EX20 1RD Well-established, wildlife-friendly, well-labelled plantsman's garden in stunning high moorland setting. Variety of garden habitats incl woodland a...
Pound Cottage, Beacon, Honiton, Devon, EX14 4TT 1-acre hillside garden with magnificent views, designed and developed by owners over 29yrs. Collection of over 150 species rhododendrons plus camel...
Hollycombe House, Manor Rd, Bishopsteignton, Devon, TQ14 9SU Nearly 5 acres of stunning garden with views over Teign Estuary. Some say the best view in all of Devon. Stylish borders, shrubs for every day of t...
Higher Cherubeer (part of Cherubeer Gardens group), Devon, EX19 8PP 1-acre country garden with gravelled courtyard, raised beds and alpine house, lawns, large herbaceous border, shady woodland beds, large kitchen ga...
1 Tipton Lodge, Tipton St John, Sidmouth, Devon, EX10 0AW ¾ acre designed to reflect mid-Victorian house. Formal grass walks between double herbaceous borders and avenue of white weeping roses. Old shrub r...
Foamlea, Chapel Hill, Mortehoe, Devon, EX34 7DZ Nearly an acre of proven seaside plants - shrubs, perennials, ground cover and succulents from 5 continents - all thriving on a clifftop overlookin...
Appletree Cottage, Higher Dawlish Water, Ashcombe Rd, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0QW SW-facing ¾-acre sloping site, abundantly planted with wide variety of plants, shrubs and trees. Two pond areas, bog area plus gazebo with board wa...
Lee Ford, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, EX9 7AJ Extensive, formal and woodland garden, largely developed in 1950s, but recently much extended with mass displays of camellias, rhododendrons and az...
Southern Comfort, Meadfoot Sea Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2LQ ¼-acre S-facing town plot, part-naturalistic planting of trees, shrubs and herbaceous perennials, many exotic/tender species. Exceptional microclim...
Bocombe Mill Cottage, Bocombe, Parkham, Devon, EX39 5PH New Buddha Cascade falling to Ivy Plain. Organic, 5 acre garden and wild meadow (wildlife haven). Streams, bog gardens, pools plus a dozen water fe...
High Garden, Chiverstone Lane, Kenton, Devon, EX6 8NJ Recently-developed garden for all-yr interest. 70m double traditional herbaceous border for high summer colour. Unusual and choice shrubs and peren...
The Engine House (part of Venn Cross Railway Gardens group), Devon, TA4 2BE Four acres with colour from trees, shrubs and bulbs in spring to the wildflower meadow, bog gardens and sweeping herbaceous borders as summer progr...
Little Ash Bungalow, Fenny Bridges, Honiton, Devon, EX14 3BL Plantswoman's 1½ acre garden packed with different and unusual perennials, shrubs, bamboos. Designed for yr-round interest and owners' pleasure. In...
Withleigh Farm, Withleigh, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 8JG Peaceful undisturbed rural setting with valley garden, 28yrs in making; stream, pond and waterside plantings; bluebell walk under canopy of mature ...
Prospect House, Lyme Road, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5BH 1-acre plantsman's garden hidden behind high stone walls with Axe Valley views. Well-stocked borders with rare shrubs, many reckoned to be borderli...
Hillrise, 24 Windsor Mead, Sidford, Devon, EX10 9SJ Plant enthusiasts' garden on S-facing slope. Fine countryside and sea views. Yr-round colour and interest from wide variety of plants. Borders for ...
Squirrels, 98 Barton Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7NS Plantsman's small town environmental garden, landscaped with small ponds and 7ft waterfall. Interlinked areas incl Japanese, Italianate, Tropical. ...
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