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
Weeping Ash, Bents Garden & Home, Warrington Road, Glazebury, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, WA3 5NS Created by retired nurseryman and photographer John Bent, Weeping Ash is a garden of all-yr interest with beautiful display of early snowdrops. Bro...
Dale House Gardens, off Church Lane, Goosnargh, Preston, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR3 2BE ½-acre tastefully landscaped gardens comprising of limestone rockeries, well stocked herbaceous borders, raised alpine beds, well stocked Koi pond...
Varley Farm, Anna Lane, Forest Becks, Bolton-by-Bowland, Clitheroe, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, BB7 4NZ 1½-acre garden that's been developing from 2004. Varley Farm is 700ft above sea level with views across the Forest of Bowland and Pendle. Herbaceou...
Hazel Cottage (part of Bretherton Gardens group), 6 South View, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR26 9AN Plant and wildlife lovers' garden developed from Victorian subsistence plot. Series of themed spaces to delight the senses and the intellect. Court...
New Row Cottage Gardens, Clitheroe Road, Knowle Green, Longridge, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR3 2YS Two typical old Lancashire handloom weavers cottage gardens in glorious countryside. Emphasis on peaceful relaxing seating areas from which to admi...
4 Brocklebank Road, Southport, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR9 9LP The garden consists of a series of separate areas and water features, each with different planting. Whenever possible the landscaping materials use...
14 Saxon Road (part of Birkdale Village Gardens group), Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR8 2AX ¼-acre walled garden with an exciting mix of secret areas, informal beds and water features, accessed by bark and gravel paths. A collection of 11 ...
Maple Tree Cottage (part of Birkdale Village Gardens group), 22 Hartley Crescent, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR8 4SG This ½-acre cottage garden is opening for the third year. With an abundance of mainly herbaceous plants set out into 2 distinct areas: the first is...
79 Crabtree Lane (part of Crabtree Lane Gardens group), Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, L40 0RW ¾ acre garden that over recent yrs has been changed and replanted but still has many established and contrasting hidden areas. Patio surrounded by ...
81 Crabtree Lane (part of Crabtree Lane Gardens group), Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, L40 0RW Medium sized garden with 6ft wall, pond, water features, old fashioned rockery, vine covered pergola, trompe l'oeils. Central gazebo with climbers ...
Mill Barn, Goosefoot Close, Samlesbury, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR5 0SS Tranquil terraced garden along the banks of R Darwen. A garden on many levels, both physical and psychological. A sense of fun and mystique is pres...
1 New Row Cottages (part of New Row Cottage Gardens group), Clitheroe Road, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR3 2YS Glorious views and garden of 3 parts: cottage garden overflowing with plants, greenhouse with vine and small vegetable garden; 2nd quiet woodland a...
Wedgwood, Shore Road, Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR4 6XP 1-acre country garden containing gravel garden with pots, formal pond, 2 lawns surrounded by extensive herbaceous borders in sun or shade, with mat...
Southlands, 12 Sandy Lane, Stretford, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, M32 9DA Artist's inspirational south facing garden unfolding into a series of beautiful garden 'rooms' each with its own theme incl courtyard, Mediterranea...
Moss Side House, Moss Side Lane, Stalmine, Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, FY6 0JW Delightful country garden with something new at every turn. Wildlife ponds with bridge, waterwall, boat, mini gravel beach with deck chairs. Colour...
Casa Lago, 1 Woodlands Park, Whalley, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, BB7 9UG S.M.A.L.L. at Casa Lago is: Secluded. Myriad of variety. All seasons. Lovingly tendered. Lazy summer days. Two koi ponds, ferns from around the wor...
Foxbury (part of Birkdale Village Gardens group), 47 Westbourne Road, Birkdale, Southport, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR8 2HY ½ acre suburban garden just inland from dunes and famous golf course of Birkdale. Very low lying. Mature pine tree shelters water feature. Mixed be...
Deerhurst, 10 Forestway, Leyland, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR25 1HL This garden, which sits squarely in the medium-sized range, will appeal to the plantaholic, with its vast array of hardy perennial plants, document...
10 Meadow Avenue (part of Birkdale Village Gardens group), Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR8 5HF Surprisingly large family garden with many different features incl pergola, Japanese garden, water features, mature plants and mixed bedding, Creat...
Pear Tree Cottage (part of Bretherton Gardens group), Eyes Lane, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, PR26 9AS Garden in rural setting with informal displays of ornamental and edible crops, water and mature trees, against a backdrop of open views to the West...
Crabtree Lane Gardens, Burscough, Lancashire, Merseyside & Greater Manchester, L40 0RW 2 very diverse gardens 79 Crabtree Lane a ¾ acre garden that over recent yrs has been changed and replanted but still has many established and cont...
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