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
Gable House, Halesworth Road, Redisham, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8NE 1-acre plantsman’s garden of all-year interest. Vast collection of snowdrops, cyclamen, hellebores etc for the February opening. The June open day ...
Blakenham Woodland Garden, Little Blakenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4LZ Beautiful 6-acre woodland garden with variety of rare trees and shrubs. Chinese rocks and a landscape sculpture. Especially lovely in spring with d...
Woodwards, Blacksmiths Lane, Coddenham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 9TX Award winning S-facing gently sloping garden of 1½ acres, overlooking the rolling Suffolk countryside. Designed and maintained by owners for yr-rou...
Wood Farm, Halesworth Road, Sibton, Saxmundham, Suffolk, IP17 2JL Large country garden surrounding old farmhouse, divides into colour themed areas, incl white garden, hot coloured courtyard and blue and yellow bor...
Priors Oak, Leiston Road, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5QE 10-acre wildlife and butterfly garden. Ornamental salad and vegetable gardens with companion planting. Herbaceous borders, ferns and Mediterranean ...
White House Farm, Ringsfield, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 8JU Tranquil park-type garden approx 30 acres, bordered by farmland and with fine views. Comprising formal areas, copses, natural pond, ornamental pond...
2 High View, Derrick Hill, Offton, Willisham, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4SG Garden divided into rooms on elevated ¾-acre site with unique and stunning views across valley towards Offton. Traditional cottage garden with herb...
Beech Hall, Depden, Suffolk, IP29 4BU 9 acres of beautiful gardens with herbaceous borders and mixed variety of mature trees. New woodland walk with pond and various shrubs. Two summerh...
Smallwood Farmhouse (part of Smallwood Green Gardens group), Suffolk, IP30 0AJ A traditional garden with a contemporay twist. Garden writer Widget Finn's C16 farmhouse is a romantic backdrop to over 50 old roses, clematis and ...
Larks' Hill, Clopton Road, Tuddenham St Martin, Suffolk, IP6 9BY The gardens of 8 acres comprise woodland, field and more formal areas, and fall away from the house to the valley floor. A hill within a garden and...
Green Farmhouse, The Green, Shelland, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 3JE 2 acre garden surrounding thatched cottage (not open), overlooking a private green. Established shrub/herbaceous borders with lawns and vistas, nat...
Windmill Cottage, Mill Hill, Capel-St-Mary, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP9 2JE ½-acre plantsman’s cottage-style garden. Island beds, pergolas with clematis and other climbers. Many trees and shrubs, wildlife ponds and vegetabl...
South Hill, 42 Southgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2AZ Town garden where Mr Pickwick landed in a gooseberry bush. Free-draining soil, divided into compartments in 1993, incl small maze, woodland path, h...
The Coach House, Church Road, Mendlesham, Stowmarket, Suffolk, IP14 5SF Set in the heart of the village opp the beautiful St Marys Church this is a vibrant garden of a third of an acre. Largely created over the last 5yr...
Netherholme Barn, Long Green, Wortham, Diss, Suffolk, IP22 1PU Young yet mature garden created from scratch in 2005. A collection of acers and conifers gives an all yr round attraction. Splendid in colours, ric...
Henstead Exotic Garden, Yew Cottage, Church Road, Henstead, Suffolk, NR34 7LD 2-acre exotic garden featuring 100 large palms, 20+ bananas and 200 bamboo plants. 2 streams, 20ft tiered walkway leading to Thai style wooden cove...
Cobbs Hall, Great Saxham, Suffolk, IP29 5JN 2 acres of lawns and borders, ornamental trees, large fish/lily pond. Parterre, folly, walled kitchen garden, fernery/stumpery, grass tennis court ...
Coconut House, The Hunter Gallery (part of Long Melford group), Hall Street, opp Bull Hotel, Suffolk, COI0 9JQ The first area of the garden is a northerly facing courtyard containing a collection of hostas, ferns and other shade loving plants. This leads to ...
Wallow, Mount Road, Great Barton, Suffolk, IP31 2QU 2 acres with wild flower meadows, potager, herbaceous borders plus raised vegetable beds with companion planting. Ongoing forest gardening project ...
The Firs, Church Road, Marlesford, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP13 0AT Garden in grounds of Edwardian House (not open). 2-acre country garden with open views encompassing the Edwardian themes of formal yew hedging, her...
Rydal Mount, Grays Lane, Wissett, Halesworth, Suffolk, IP19 0JP Fine vistas of daffodils shown off by flowering cherries, and ornamental trees. Primroses and cowslips in abundance. Roses predominate in June wit...
Fen House (part of Pakenham Gardens group), Suffolk, IP31 2LP This lovely ½-acre garden is laid out on 2 levels with established shrubs and perennial beds, mature trees, fruit trees and hosta collection. Among...
Bays Farm, Forward Green, Earl Stonham, Suffolk, IP14 5HU 2-acre garden with formal area comprising shady borders, scented and sun-loving beds with woodland and butterfly planting and herb garden all desig...
Moat House, Little Saxham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 5LE Set in a 2 acre historic and partially moated site. This tranquil mature garden has been developed by the present owners over 20yrs. Bordered by ma...
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