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Contact: Prue Quicke   Telephone: 01392 851216
Email: prue@sherwoodgarden.eclipse.co.uk

Postcode: EX5 5BT
Location: 2m SE of Crediton.  Off A377 Exeter to Barnstaple rd, ¾m Crediton side of Newton St Cyres, signed Sherwood, entrance to drive in 1¾m. No large coaches
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Opening dates and times: Every Sun, 3 Jan 2010 to 27 Feb 2011 (2-5). Visitors also welcome by appointment.

Admission: Adm £4, chd free (share to Newton St Cyres Parish Church)

Description: 15 acres, 2 steep wooded valleys. Wild flowers, especially daffodils; extensive collections of magnolias, camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas, berberis, heathers, maples, cotoneasters, buddleias, hydrangeas and late summer flowering perennials. Woodland garden with shade-loving perennials and epimediums. National Collections of Magnolias, Knaphill azaleas and berberis
Disability information: Limited wheelchair access, steep in places

Further details:This garden comprises two steep valleys A remote site at the end of a cul-de-sac, although only 6 miles form Exeter, it is on Culm Measure acid clay and is surrounded by 1200 acres of woodland. The two steep valleys are ideal for displaying even the tallest Magnolias, of which there are 120 varieties. These start their display around Mid-March and are in full flood, along with many Camellias, until the end of April. The many Rhododendrons take over in May, with Deciduous Azaleas providing a spectacular show towards the end of May and into June. We hold a National Collection of Knap Hill Azaleas. There are good collections of Hydrangeas and Buddleias to provide colour in July and August; and in September and October, until mid-November, there are many Berberis and Maples to give splendid autumn colours. There is also a large Heather Bank which is very colourful January-March, and again in August-September. The plants are clearly labelled. The mature trees, the deep valleys, the sense of remoteness, and the care taken to blend the cultivated and wild plants, combine to provide a magical experience. The garden was originally laid out before the First War, and has been considerably enlarged over the last 30 years. Much care has taken to conserve and enhance to the wild flowers and trees, and to blend the cultivated plants with these, so as to preserve the sense of the natural Devon.