Garden & Arboretum

Magnolia Sieboldii sinensis

ridleys cheer

Wisteria venusta on edge of lawn

The extensive garden, containing a great many rare and unusual trees and shrubs, including acers, magnolias, tulip trees, oaks, walnuts, daphnes, hellebores, hostas, ferns, cyclamen and trilliums to name but a few, offers interest throughout the year. There are over 125 different rose varieties, including big tree ramblers. Mixed borders fringe sweeping lawns leading to a small potager. In front of the house there is a miniature box garden and the upper magnolia garden leads to the 2 acre arboretum and 3 acre wild flower meadow, containing some 45 native limestone flower species.

The garden has a star in the 2007 Good Gardens Guide and is also open for the National Gardens Scheme on Sundays 13th April, 11th May and 8th June 2008 from 2pm to 6pm.

Magnolia Butterflies

Paeonia Delavayii

Ilex Belgica and Fraxinus Mariesii

Lower borders and Acer Grisieum

Rose walk and arch beyond

Rosa Mme Alfred Carriere

Abutilon Visifolium Tennants White

Magnolia Liliflora Nigra

Rosa Adelaide d'Orleans

Plants for sale
A range of plants propagated mainly from the garden is available for sale. No mail order.

GARDEN ADMISSION PRICES

Garden unguided - £5.00 per head
Guided tour by owner - £5.50 per head – minimum £50.