| Place |
Details |
Contact Info. |
| Gardens |
| Glansevern Hall Gardens |
18 acres of garden surrounding a Greek Revival house, set in wider parkland near the River Severn. Formal gardens with lawns, pergola, herbaceous and rose beds. Woodland walks, walled garden and huge rock garden with grotto. |
Berriew, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 8AH Tel: 01686 640829 Opening Period : May - September, Fri, Sat and BH Mon, 12 - 6 |
| The Miller's House |
One and a half acre country garden set in beautiful border countryside with superb views, featuring mixed shrub and herbaceous borders. Wildlife pool and area. |
Windmill Lane, Welshpool Powys, SY21 9HY Tel: 01938 555432 Opening Period : April - October, By appointment |
| Gregynog |
A peaceful formal garden with a spectacular golden yew and a sunken lawn, set around a striking 19th century hall. |
University of Wales, Tregynon, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3PW Tel: 01686 650224 Opening Period : Daily |
| Ashford House Garden |
A four acre garden with a walled garden containing many interesting plants, borders, alpine house, wild woodland and water garden. |
Talybont on Usk, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7YR Tel: 01874 676271 Opening Period : April - September, Tuesday 2 - 6 |
| Cedar Cottage |
A one acre woodland garden with a herbaceous border, shrubberies, an alpine area and a secluded fuchsia garden. |
Llanidloes Road, Penstrowed, Newtown, Powys, SY16 4HZ Tel: 01686 626631 Opening Period : June - August, Sunday 2 - 5 |
| Bodynfoel Hall |
Started around 1830, the garden has been developed by gradual enlargement, with 3 ponds, wooded walks and some formal gardens. |
Llanfechain, Powys, SY22 6XD Tel: 01691 648486 Opening Period : May - October, By appointment |
| Frathwen |
A one and a half acre garden with herbaceous borders, rockeries and ponds, packed with interesting and rare plants giving year round colour. |
Tregynon, Newtown, Powys, SY16 3EW Tel: 01686 650124 Opening Period : By appointment |
| Sir Roger Vaughan's Garden |
Adjacent to Tretower Court, a mid fifteenth century pleasure garden, planted in 1991, the design is faithful to the late medieval period with railed and trellised enclosures, turf seats, a flowery lawn, and dripping fountain. The tunnel arbour is particularly splendid in early summer when the roses are in bloom. |
Tretower Court and Castle, Tretower, Crickhowell, Powys, NP8 1RF Tel: 01874 730279 Opening Period : March - September, Daily 9.30 - 5 |
| Min-y-Ffordd |
A mature garden of a quarter of an acre with shrubs, herbaceous borders, lawned area with seating , raised fish pond and wild area. |
Min-y-Ffordd, Clyro, Powys, HR3 5LB Tel: 01497 821936 Opening Period : May - October, By appointment |
| Ty Cerrig |
A one acre sloping landscaped terraced garden with herbaceous borders, lawns, scree and rockery beds. |
Clyro, Powys, HR3 5LB Tel: 01497 821936 Opening Period : May - October, By appointment |
| St Peter's Lodge |
A half acre north facing terraced garden overlooking the Wye Valley. The informal design was created from meadowland in 1990. |
Glasbury-on-Wye, Hereford, HR3 5NT Tel: 01497 847394 Opening Period : Variable dates in July |
| The Walled Garden |
Four acres containing a walled garden, river, bog garden and a beautiful spring garden. |
Knill, Nr Presteigne, Powys, LD8 2PR Tel: 01544 267411 Opening Period : By appointment |
| Belan -y-Argae |
A plantsman's garden featuring a wild pool and ornamental plantings in a tranquil setting surrounded by rolling hills. |
Cefn Coch, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 0AQ Tel: 01938 810658 Opening Period : By appointment |
| Chirk Castle |
Grade I listed garden. Formal garden with yew topiary, rose garden, shrub garden with rare shrubs and herbaceous plants, small pool with fish, lime tree avenue under planted with daffodils, woodland with snow drops and bluebells, fine views over historic parklands and Shropshire. |
Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5AF Tel: 01691 777701 Opening Period : Late March - End October, Wed - Sun and BH Mon |
| Wollerton Old Hall Gardens |
A 20th century garden around a 16th century house. The formal design creates many separate smaller gardens each with its own design and planting. The garden is complemented by significant collections of tender salvias, clematis, crocosmias and many other rare perennials. |
Wollerton, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3NA Tel: 01630 685760 www.wollertonoldhallgarden.com Opening Period : Good Friday - End August, Fri, Sun and BH Mon |
| Hodnet Hall Gardens |
Over 60 acres of landscaped gardens, with magnificent forest trees, ornamental shrubs and flowers and a chain of ornamental pools and water gardens. |
Hodnet, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3NA Tel: 01630 685202 www.hodnethallgardens.org Opening Period : April - September, Tues - Sun and BH Mon |
| Dingle Gardens |
The garden covers an area of almost four acres, sloping down to a lake. It is planted to make best use of coordinating colours and has something to offer all year. |
Dingle Nursery and Gardens, Frochf, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 9JD Tel: 01938 555778 www.dinglenurseries.co.uk Opening Period : All year, All days |
| Weston Park |
Magnificent 17th century stately house with exquisite restored formal gardens and 1000 acres of woodlands and parkland. Explore the estate taking in gardens, Victorian conservatory, woods, follies, lakes or follow one of the woodland walks. |
Weston park, Weston-under-Lizard, Nr Shifnal, Shropshire, TF11 8LE Tel: 01952 850430 www.weston-park.com Opening Period : Mid April - Early September, Weekends |
| David Austen Roses |
One of the most beautiful rose gardens in Europe covering 2 acres and containing nearly 1000 varieties of English, Old, Shrub, Species, Climbing, Rambler and Modern Roses. There are 5 individually themed gardens of which the Renaissance is devoted entirely to David Austins own breed of English Roses. |
Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3HB Tel: 01902 376334 www.davidaustinroses.com Opening Period : All year, All days |
| The Dower House Garden |
In a beautiful setting within the grounds of Morville Hall, the Dower House Garden tells the history of English gardening in a series of separate gardens, including a medieval cloister garden, turf maze, Elizabethan knot garden, Victorian rose garden and many more. |
Morville Hall, Morville, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, WV16 5NB Tel: 01746 714407 Opening Period : Early April - End September, Sun, Wed and BH Mon |
| Burford House Gardens |
One of the regions most popular garden venues. The site incorporates a shop in the Georgian mansion selling country house furnishings, surrounded by 7 acres of beautiful riverside gardens containing the national Clematis Collection. |
Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8HQ Tel: 01584 810673 www.burford.co.uk Opening Period : All year, Mon - Sun |
| Blists Hill Victorian Town |
2004 sees the start of a 3 year project to transform the gardens at Blists HIll Victorian Town. The Squatters cottage garden will focus on plants for survival, while the Duke of Sutherland Cottage garden will be designed purely for leisure and pleasure. |
Coalbrookdale, Telford, Shropshire, TF8 7DQ Tel: 01952 884391 www.ironbridge.org.uk Opening Period : All year, All days |
| Hawkstone Park and Follies |
A hidden world of secret tunnels, concealed grottos, winding pathways and romantic valleys. Created in the 18th century with an eccentric collection of follies and breathtaking views. |
Weston-under-Redcastle, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5UY Tel: 01939 200611 www.hawkstone.co.uk Opening Period : Feb - October, All days |
| Dorothy Clive Garden |
An intimate and informal garden embracing a variety of landscape features including a woodland garden an alpine scree, a quarry garden with waterfall. |
Willoughbridge, Market Drayton, Shropshire Tel: 01630 647237 Opening Period : End March - End October, Daily 10-5 |
| Attingham Park (National Trust) |
A neo-classical mansion set in 250 acres of grounds, landscaped by Humphrey Repton in 1797. Parkland with a choice of 3 walks (deer park, woodland or riverside). |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Tel: 01743 709203 Opening Period : All year, All days |
| Dudmaston Hall (National Trust) |
A late 17th century house surrounded by an extensive and impressive lakeside garden with a colourful rockery, woodland walks down into a valley with lakes. |
Quatt, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, Tel: 01746 780866 Opening Period : March - September, Wednesday and Sunday only |
| Benthall Hall (National Trust) |
A Tudor mansion in mellow stone with a plantsman's garden and herb garden. |
Brosely, Shropshire Tel: 01952 882159 Opening Period : March - September |
| Berrington Hall (National Trust) |
A classical 18th century house by Henry Holland set in a park landscaped by Capability Brown. Restored walled garden with fruit trees and attractive borders. |
Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, Tel: 01568 615721 Opening Period : April - September, |
| Powys Castle (National Trust) |
A medieval castle built in 1200 by Welsh princes, perches on a rock above 17th century garden terraces. The gardens are of great horticultural and historical importance, overhung with enormous clipped yew trees, sheltering rare and tender plants in colourful herbaceous borders, and retaining its original lead statues, an orangery and an aviary on the terraces. |
Welshpool, Powys Tel: 01938 554338 Opening Period : April - October, Wednesday - Sunday and BH, 11-6 |
| Croft Castle |
A hidden world of secret tunnels, concealed grottos, winding pathways and romantic valleys. Created in the 18th century with an eccentric collection of follies and breathtaking views. |
Nr Leominster, Herefordshire Tel: 01568 780246 Opening Period : April - October |
| Nurseries |
| Eastwick Plant Centre |
A nursery established in 1983 and run by keen plantsmen. Extensive range of unusual and rare plants. |
Knolton, Overton on Dee, Wrexham, LL13 0LE Tel: 01987 710848 Opening Period : Daily, 9 - 6 |
| Knolton Villa Plants and Wormery |
Over 40 varieties of herbaceous bamboos plus a wide choice of grasses and hemerocallis. |
Knolton Villa, Knolton Bryn, Overton on Dee, Wrexham, LL13 0LF Tel: 01987 710674 Opening Period : 1 May - 31 October, Saturday only 9 - 5 |
| Springwood Nurseries |
Producers and growers of hardy trees and shrubs. Specialist in conifers and rhododendrons. |
Steele Road, Tilstock, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 3LG Tel: 01948 880397 www.springwoodnurseries.gbr.cc Opening Period : Daily, Mon - Fri : 8-5, Sat : 10-5, Sun : 1-5 |
| Hall Farm Nursery |
A wide range of interesting herbaceous plants. 3 RHS gold medals in 2003 |
Vicarage Lane, Kinnerley, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 8DH Tel: 01691 682135 www.hallfarmnursery.co.uk Opening Period : Early March - Early October, Tues - Sat, 10 - 5 |
| Derwen Garden Centre |
Has a uniquely relaxed atmosphere with themed show gardens and a remarkable range of plants. |
Guilsfield, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 9PH Tel: 01938 553015 www.derwengardencentre.co.uk Opening Period : Daily, 9.30-5.30 except Sundays 11-5, Tuesdays 2-5.30 |
| Dingle Nurseries |
A traditional family business where they grow and develop plant species on site. |
Frochf, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 9JD Tel: 01938 555145 www.dinglenurseries.co.uk Opening Period : Daily except Tuesdays, 9 - 5 |
| Percy Thrower's Gardening and Leisure |
Specialising in plants for both small and large gardens. |
Oteley Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 6QW Tel: 01743 352311
Opening Period : Daily |
| Dobbies Garden World |
Renowned for its excellence in plantsmanship. |
Bayston Hill Nurseries, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 0DA Tel: 01743 874261 www.dobbies.com Opening Period : Daily |
| Meadowdale Nurseries |
Stocking a wide range of shrubs, climbers, herbaceous heathers, herbs and stoneware |
Wellington Road, Horsehay, Telford, Shropshire, TF4 3BT Tel: 01952 502470 Opening Period : Daily |
| David Austin Roses Ltd |
New plant centre with hundreds of rose varieties as well as a comprehensive selection of hardy herbaceous plants, grasses, clematis, bulbs, herbs, ferns, shrubs and trees. |
Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Nr Wolverhampton, WV7 3HB Tel: 01902 376376 www.davidaustinroses.com Opening Period : Daily, 9-5 |
| Harley Nursery and Plant Centre |
Over one hundred varieties of ornamental and native trees, fruit trees and bushes, shrubs, climbing and hedging plants. |
Harley, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LP Tel: 01952 510570 Opening Period : Monday - Saturday 9-5.30, Sunday and BH 10-4 |
| Lower Spring Nursery |
Beautiful bedding, roses, shrubs and perennials. Speciality is fragrance. |
Kenley, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 6PA Tel: 01952 510589 Opening Period : March - October, Wed - Sat and BH, 10 - 5 |
| Hillview Hardy Plants |
Specialising in cottage garden plants growing and propagating about 750 varieties. National collection of Acanthus and specialising in primulas, auriculas, crocosmia and ixias. |
Worfield, Bridgenorth, Shropshire, WV15 5NT Tel: 01746 716454 www.hillviewhardyplants.com Opening Period : March - October, Mon - Sat, 9 - 5 |
| Mynd Hardy Plants |
Specialising in herbaceous perennial and cottage garden plants offering over 800 varieties. |
Delbury Hall Estate, Diddlebury, Nr Craven Arms, Shropshire, SY7 9DJ Tel: 01691 682135 www.myndplants.co.uk Opening Period : March - October, Daily 10 - 5, Sun and BH 11 - 5 |
| Lingen Nursery and Garden |
Specialist herbaceous and alpine nursery. Houses national collection of herbaceous Campanula and Iris sibirica. |
Lingen, Nr Bucknell, Shropshire, SY7 0DY Tel: 01544 267720 Opening Period : Feb - October, Thursday - Monday, 10 - 5 |
| Burford House Garden Centre |
Holders of the National Collection of Clematis, also stocking a wide range of roses shrubs, trees and herbaceous plants. |
Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8HQ Tel: 01584 810777 www.burford.co.uk Opening Period : Daily, 9 - 6 |
| Pentre Nursery |
Family run nursery offering large range of bedding plants, fuchsuas, geraniums, heathers, conifers, shrubs, roses, ornamental trees, and fruit trees. |
Pentre House, St Martins, Nr Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3EA Tel: 01691 772475 Opening Period : Daily, 9 - 5 |
| Moreton Park Garden Centre |
All your gardening needs in pleasant surroundings |
Gledrid, Chirk, Wrexham, LL14 5DG Tel: 01691 777722 Opening Period : Daily, Monday - Saturday : 9-6, Sunday 10.30-4 |