Kington Hergest Croft Gardens. ‘A unique garden for all seasons in the heart of the Welsh Marches’. Four distinct gardens extend over 70 acres, Hergest Croft Garden, the Azalea and Maple Grove, the Kitchen Garden and the Park and Park Wood. Brilliantly coloured rhododendrons and azaleas flourish in Park Wood. Visit the new Slate Garden at Hergest Croft. Open daily March 28th – Sunday, November 1st. 12 noon – 5.30pm. Season ticket holders welcome 365 days. Ridgeway Catering serve light lunches and home-made teas. Gift Shop. Rare and unusual shrubs and plants for sale. Free parking. Dogs on leads welcome. Some areas not accessible to wheelchairs. Telephone: 01544 230160 Fax: 01544 232031
E-mail: gardens@hergest.co.uk www.hergest.co.uk
The Walled Garden, Knill, Nr. Presteigne. 4 acres walled garden. Over 100 varieties of roses, herbaceous borders, peonies, bog garden and river – some narrow paths and uneven ground. Visitors welcome by appointment, please ring first. 01544 267411. See listings in Diary for N.G.S openings.
Staunton Park Gardens at Staunton Green on B4362, 3 miles north of Pembridge 10 acre garden with mature specimen trees, lake and woodland walk. Rose garden, Victorian rock garden, herbaceous borders. Open Thursdays only, May 14th to September 10th, 11am – 5pm. 01544 388556
Hereford Cathedral. Tours of courtyard garden, cloisters garden, vicar’s garden, the Dean’s private riverside garden and the Bishop’s private garden. June – August. Wednesdays and Saturdays, 2.30pm. Group bookings by appointment. 01432 374202. See June 26th in Diary of Events.
The Weir NT at Swainshill Nr Hereford. A unique riverside garden of 10 acres created in the 1920’s. Visitors can enjoy drifts of early spring bulbs, followed by summer wild flowers attracting a range of wildlife. Mature trees provide autumn colour. New for 2009: an opportunity to look around the Estate’s Walled Garden (limited opening during July and August). Opening times: March 1st – May 3rd 7 days a week 11am – 5pm. May 6th – November 1st. Wednesday – Sunday 11am – 5pm Tel: 01981 590509
Westonbury Mill Water Gardens Nr. Pembridge. Signposted off A44, 4 miles from Kington, 1.5 miles before Pembridge. A two acre garden laid out around a tangle of streams and ponds. The garden hosts a huge collection of water-loving plants. Look for the features to amuse and interest. Tea room serving morning coffee, light lunches and afternoon teas. Open daily April 1st – September 30th 11am – 5pm. Plant sales. 01544 388650
The Bannut at Bringsty Nr. Bromyard. 3 acres of formal and informal gardens. Manicured hedges divide colourful garden rooms. Lunches, afternoon teas; the tea room was highly commended in ‘Flavours of Herefordshire Awards.’ Open 10th April – 30th September. Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays. 12.30 – 5pm 01885 482206
Stocktonbury, at Kimbolton 2 miles north east of Leominster. 4 acre garden, long growing season giving colour and interest all year. Real kitchen garden, tythe barn, pigeon house, grotto, new for 2009, an apiary. Open Wednesday – Sunday, April 1st to beginning of October and Bank Holidays. 12 – 5pm. Restaurant serves lunches until 2.30pm, teas until 4.30pm. Unsuitable for children. 01568 613432.
Whimble Nursery and Garden, Kinnerton, Powys. Parterre Garden with Yew and Box hedging, herbaceous perennials, grasses and ferns, climbing plants, organic seeds, terracotta pots. Open Thursdays – Sundays inclusive and Bank Holidays. 10.30am – 5.30pm to mid October. Refreshments. 01547 560413
