Open GardensComments from our members

Next to Haughmond Quarry...

Not a garden as such, but beautiful views from the footpaths which are open to the public.
Footpaths suitable for all abilities, different walks with markers to follow.
Wooded area, views over the Shropshire countryside and surrounding hills. Trees and wildlife, an excellent place to visit...
Free entry, with car parking spaces.

National award winning garden will be opening on two weekends in May 2011 in aid of the National Garden Scheme.

Saturday and Sunday 7 & 8 May
Saturday and Sunday 14 & 15 May
10am – 5pm
Admission £3 for adults
Note: there are some steps. WC at garden level.

Four Seasons
26 Buchanan Road
Walsall WS4 2EN
West Midlands
directions available from www.fourseasonsgarden.co.uk

Third of an acre, south facing private garden backing onto Walsall Arboretum. Visitors will enjoy a stunning display of acers, azaleas and spring bulbs against a backdrop of conifers and evergreen shrubs.

2007: Winner National Garden of the Year (Daily Mail)
2009: BBC2 Gardeners’ World half-hour special featuring the garden throughout the seasons
2010: Overall Gardeners of the Year (Garden News)
Featured in Dutch and Japanese magazines

Only opens once per year for Daffodil day

Not an open garden, garden centre!!!!

A unique & beautiful garden on downland countryside overlooking the sea. It has a unique collection of rare plants & trees. Best to visit in Spring & early Summer for Snowdrops, Crocus, Anemomes & Daffodils followed by Paeonies & Bearded Iris.

Fantastic 65 acre site. Beautifully kept. Good restaurant and gift shop & friendly knowledgeable staff. Plants can be bought too. Good parking. Peaceful.

this is not a garden, but a nice walk along old woodland near to where i live.

In 2011, the garden will only be open by appointment for groups of six or more. but if you will be in the area, get in touch anyway and see if we can sort out a visit

I loved these gardens ... three generations of our family have been visiting for many years. Apparently the gardens may open 1 or 2 days to the general public in 2011 ... I shall be visiting if this is true!

If you were to ever have a visit to Dublin, i would highly recommend a visit to the National Botanic Gardens no fee is involved and is open to the public with free guide tour every Sunday.

Established in 1975 by the (Royal) Dublin Society and developed over more than 200 years since its creation. Many exotic plants were introduced. The collection included over 17,000 species and cultivated varieties from throughout the world.

one of my favourite places, the roses are amazing scrambling up castle and garden grey stone walls. its a house but not too huge, the house and gardens are high up so there is a lovely view, i would definitely recommend a visit here.

These are superb gardens well worth a visit, and what's more the entry charge is only 7 euros, good value for money!
A new ferry service now exists between St Nazaire in NW France, to Gijon, in Asturias. It is run by LD Lines and provides a 14 hour overnight crossing arriving at 11 a.m. It's not expensive as ferries go!
Gijon is framed by the Asturian cordillera on one side and has the Gulf Stream on the other, so it's not surprising that the gardens never get anywhere near freezing. A wonderfully balmy and warm spot, even in November, when we visited.
The site is extremely well labelled and set out, with numerous sections covering all the kinds of plants you can expect to find in an Atlantic coastal garden. Labels, boards and the audio commentary are all in several languages including English.
The areas include: threatened and rare endemic plants; the Cantabrian environment; forests, including cork oaks, shrubs and heathland plants, meadow and prairie plants, amphibian and aquatic plants, and a really fascinating section of Old World fruit plants, followed by New World plants. Here you will find everything growing outside, including paw-paws, guavas, persimmons, feijoa, oranges and other citrus, and even asimina triloba, the hardy 'paw paw' from America. There were some impressive large specimens of avocado pear, but no fruit on them yet.
This is followed by an exhibition of unwanted and invasive plants.
We didn't get to see the 'Jardin de la Isla' as we didn't have enough time, but a glance showed us huge tree ferns, and it includes oriental plants, rhododendrons, eucalypts and magnolia, as well as dozens of other trees and plants.
These are superb gardens and not to be missed if you are in this part of Spain, or on your way to Portugal.

Go in June/July when roses are out. Smells gorgeous in the gardens.

This is well worth a visit, a unique house, a "Royal Pavilion" style house in an Italianate garden!

Hi, This is a link to these Gardens through my blog

http://bigbikerbob.blogspot.com/2010/08/sidmouth-devon-revisited.html

I have added this garden a little under false pretences as it closed at the end of June this year. It was sold to a private business person and there are no plans to reopen at this time. However, for all those unlucky people who were unable to visit or never knew it was there, I have downloaded the sum of two visits we made for you to share. Hopefully, one day it will re-open...

The Rose Garden here is to die for! You walk down a green tunnel and you can smell the roses before you get there

we were blown away by this place too.

This is definitely worth a visit. Lots of garden rooms, and seats, so you can take your time. Lots of rhodos so end May early June best time, but also autumn should be good with so many acers.