Events 2024

Lyndalls and The Laskett

WHEN: Friday 23 February | 11am-4:30pm

£75

Perfect for Snowdrop lovers! View over 600 varieties at Lyndalls and many more bringing a sense of purity and tranquility to The Laskett.

Ashwood Nurseries

WHEN: Thursday 7 March | 10:30am-3:30pm

£85

Hellebore heaven? An enjoyable and informative day at John Massey’s private garden, regarded as one of the finest private small gardens in the UK. A magnificent collection of trees, shrubs and conifers gives strong structure as well providing the perfect canopy for the hellebores, snowdrops, winter aconites and cyclamen that carpet the ground.

The Manor House Gardens

WHEN: Thursday 23 May | 11am-3pm

£85 

Guided tour with lunch at nearby eatery.

The garden of this mid-17th century Manor House was principally created by landscape architect, Robert Adams and later advised by plantsman and designer Sean Walter. Stroll with Head Gardener Mark Thompson past the walled garden, croquet lawn, ornamental ponds, herbaceous borders and sculpture garden. Also access the Lyde Garden where the River Lyde rises.

Allington Castle

WHEN: Wednesday 29 May | 10:30am-2pm

£95

Guided tour with lunch.

Allington Castle has stood on the banks of the river Medway since the 1170s. The estate is a haven of manicured lawns, formal beds, shrubberies, woodlands, semi-wild grasslands and ponds/lake. Head Gardener Adrian Waters will guide you through the gardens of this fairy tale castle with its imposing gatehouse and drum towers surrounded by a moat.

A Secret Garden

WHEN: Thursday 6 June | 10am-2:30pm

SOLD OUT 

Guided tour with lunch.

This secret garden has been beautifully designed by Arne Maynard. Join Head Gardener Benjamin Pope for a tour through its formal and informal spaces woven together by topiary, hedges, ancient trees and old buildings. Border plants rub shoulders with roses and annuals and at the garden’s heart is a walled kitchen garden bursting with inspiration.

Oxleaze Farm

WHEN: Tuesday 11 June | 11am-3pm

£90 

Oxleaze Farm is the epitome of a Cotswold country garden, with billowing mixed borders of perennials and roses, ponds, a bog garden, vegetable potager and decorative fruit cage, woodland garden, wild meadow, and a charming potting shed.

The Gardens of Chevening House

WHEN: Monday 17 June | 2pm-5pm

£100

These historic gardens in the Chevening Estate comprise lawns, parterres, a maze, woodland and wildflower meadows around an ornamental lake.

Stavordale Priory

WHEN: Tuesday 18 June | 10:30am-2pm

SOLD OUT

Garden visit and lunch in nearby eatery.

This is a rare opportunity to experience the gardens of Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s home. These were originally designed by Georgia Langton and later influenced by the arts and crafts movement. Outdoor rooms, topiary, stone walls and gorgeous “tapestry-style” planting await. This is an incredibly romantic garden of atmosphere and great horticultural passion.

Encombe Estate

WHEN: Thursday 20 June | 11am-4pm

SOLD OUT

Guided tour with lunch.

This historic Encombe House and Estate is nestled within a stunning valley in the Purbeck Hills. Head Gardener Simon Hansford will guide you through its sympathetic garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith. Large sweeping borders embrace a Temple and deep herbaceous beds follow a walled garden. Elsewhere are woodland walks, wildflower meadows and lakes with glimpses of the Jurassic Coast.

Madresfield Court

WHEN: Thursday 27 June or Thursday 24 October | 10:30am-2pm

£95 each or £72.50 each if bought together

These historic formal gardens feature a Pulhamite rock garden, herbaceous border, arbour of pleached lime trees, wild garden and much more.

Hutton Wandesley Walled Garden

WHEN: Tuesday 2 July | 11am-3pm

£80

Enjoy a guided tour of this tranquil walled garden follows a quadrant design influenced by original drawings dating back to 1874.

Biddulph Old Hall

WHEN: Wednesday 3 July | 10:30am-4:15pm

SOLD OUT

Enjoy the romanticism of the grounds of Biddulph Old Hall a private home, owned by Brian Vowles, with an amazing history.