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Contact:Tim & Lesley Smith
Postcode:DY13 0RH Location:3m W of Stourport-on-Severn. On B4196 Worcester to Bewdley Road click here for a map
Website:www.astleytownehousesubtropicalgarden.co.uk
Description:2½ acres incl sub-tropical planting. Winding paths of jungle garden incorporating bananas, palms and other rare and exotic plants. Features incl stumpery garden, woodland temple, tree top high safari lodge, revolving neo-classical summerhouse, columns with statuary and grotto based on Greek mythology with water features and shell mosaics Tree High Safari Lodge, Underground Grotto, Aviary with colourful Pheasants In the press:National WI Magazines and various other publications, featured on Gardeners' World Disability information:Limited wheelchair access
Further details:The garden has largely been constructed over the last twenty years. It is a family garden consisting of winding grass paths with sub-tropical island beds. The owners have endeavoured to plant over the years some unusual specimen trees. The garden incorporates "Mr. McGreogor's Vegetable Garden". There are several interesting structures within the garden and these include a high sandstone column with statuary, a colourful timber bridge with roof in the pagoda style and a very ornate summerhouse with neo-classical features. A further feature is a tree top high Safari Lodge which is built amongst trees to view the garden. More recent additions to the garden are a Grotto constructed underneath the vegetable garden with water features and shell mosaics and an Aviary displaying colourful breeds of pheasant. Recently the garden has featured on Gardeners' World and also on a T.V. programme 'Stefan's Ultimate Gardens'
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