2020 Garden Openings

Under the National Gardens Scheme

• Sunday 23rd August 2-5pm. Admission £6. Book on-line on the NGS website
• Tuesday 8th September 2-5pm Admission £6 Book on-line on the NGS website

Private visits by appointment - cancelled due to Covid 19

History

• The C17 house was built for the Bishop of Peterborough. The specimen trees in the woodland and the cedars were planted c.1850.
• The main gardens were extensively redesigned in 2010.

Plants and Gardens of New Zealand 2020 Claire & Ian trip

• Link to video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwQXw3jHCfU&feature=youtu.be

Features

• “Hot” flower border (July/August/ September)
• Rose Garden planted with over 40 different varieties of roses, mainly ‘Roses of the year’ & ‘Gold Standard’ roses
• Spring fed stream garden with three interlinked ponds
• Potager together with greenhouse and tropical borders
• Cottage garden
• Peony and prunus walk
• Willow arbour and hydrangea 'Annabel' walk
• White garden
• Stumpery
• Attractive C17 house (not open)
• Tea room seating 30
• 1 acre walled kitchen garden, now an orchard with 40+ named apple varieties.
• Winter border
• 8 acres of woodland planted c1850, including pets' graveyard

Last Updated 6/4/20