Open GardensComments from our members

I'm just starting a garden...Any tips for me?
Tony Beach

the open day was a great sucsses. we raised £200 for the local hospital!
the nursery is open daily and you can view the garden for a donation to our charities by appointment.
please phone sandra on 01646641505

the gardens have grown so much since my last visit. the new conservetory is full of "trifids". huge leaves all different colours and shapes. very different to the dome, much more tropical!!
the gardens are so well maintaned and lots for the kids to do.

They are holding the first Plant Finders Fair here from 27-29 June. A mix of specialist nurseries, covetable accessories and lots of accessible experts mean that this should be a really interesting event.

A beautiful, reknowned garden, famous throughout France for its fabulous roses. A stroll through this Parc de la Tete d'Or is sheer joy for gardening fans, particularly if you have a penchant for roses

clyne is only a couple of miles outside the city centre and across the road from the beach.

mature garden full of trees, shrubs and interesting plants.
realy good place to explore.

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Excellent garden a wonder to behold

The enourmous effort and care has certainly paid off

Chelsworth Open Gardens is an annual event which has been in operation every year since 1967 (except 2001 - Foot & Mouth). The villagers of Chelsworth open their gardens on the last Sunday in June, on 29th June in 2008, with all proceeds donated to All Saints Church in the village. 2008 will be our 41st anniversary making, we believe, this Open Gardens event the longest running charitable Open Gardens event in the UK. Details and pictures can be found at www.chelsworth.co.uk

In 1997 my husband and I had a fantastic day at the Chelsea Flower Show. Although neither of us were in the best of health at the time and we both found it challenging being on our feet for most of the day it was one of the most enjoyable we were ever to share. The crowds were horrendous but it was worth tolerating them to see such incredible garden designs 'in the flesh' and to be astounded by the innovations on display. We had seen the show featured on television earlier in the week but in no way did that spoil our experience, in fact it added to it because we knew there were some things we wanted to see; we loved every minute of it. We came away with loads of memories, a bag full of informative leaflets, seeds of plants we particularly liked and quality pair of secateurs as a souvenir. By the end of that summer my husband had died, memories of our shared experience of Chelsea are among the most treasured.

As you can see from the photos I've uploaded the Japanese garden is second to none. The vibrant colours and the sound of water trickling around are superb. Definately worth a visit.

We live near Beth Chatto's garden, and regularly visit to buy plants from the nursery.

In fact we will be there in the next few days as we are replanting an area of our own garden:

http://www.littlemartins.com

Every two years Langham village opens a number of gardens to raise money for the local Church.

This year 16 gardens were open on the two days of the Bank Holiday weekend, 25th & 26th May.

see http://www.langham-gardens.org.uk/ for more details

I live just a fifteen minute drive from here and visit fairly often. It has such a wide range of planting, from the dry garden to waterside plants, that there really is something of interest on every visit. It is beautifully landscaped and is very relaxing and peaceful (even with lots of visiting enthusiasts!). The nursery has a huge selection of perennials and I've not yet managed to visit without being tempted to buy at least one. The plants are well cared for and I think they are good value for money. There is also a tea/coffee shop that sells wonderful home made cakes!

I agree - the Barbican is a real hidden treasure. Last time I was in London, however, the tropical indoors bit was no longer open to the public. Hope this has now changed.

There used to be one in Rouken Glen park here in Glasgow-but sadly the park is still there minus it's Butterfly Farm -unless someone knows better???

This is not too far away for me and still have not seen it ,think each time ready to go its yes that wet stuff from the sky rain.

We went across during the summer 2007 ,hopefully get back again this year well worth a visit.

The hanging baskets were specatacular we found this wonderful coffee shop ,here is the link
Kind Kyttocks Kitchen - Café Days by Visit Scotland and got nice cakes.

If you would like I did take some photos and gardens in Falkland Palace well worth a visit.

Can post some photos of Falkland Palace.

Tim Smit is one amazing man! This restoration was a labour of love for him, and it is unbelievable how he was able to bring this truly lost garden back to its full glory, and then move on to build The Eden Project! The store has a DVD on the restoration of the garden, we bought one and can relive our experience each time we watch. This is a must see for anyone considering a visit.

I was at Stourhead in May of 2007. Enchanting and spectacular! If you are visiting this garden, make time to spend the entire day, and stop into the gardens own pub 'The Spread Eagle Inn' to enjoy an ale! I would have to say, this was the most amazing garden I visited while on the garden tour. The biggest Rhododendrons! And so much colour! At every turn, and everywhere I looked, I felt I was walking through a postcard.

The man (whom is related to the original owner) and his wife who run Milton Lodge are so friendly! The property is very beautiful! Unfortunately, this was our first garden of our England tour, and I did not take many pictures. Do not pass this garden by, if you have the chance, make a visit.