Gardens Open This Year
1 - Manor Corner
What3Words address: ///blaze.glorified.relating
This terraced-cottage garden is a verdant and sunny space for relaxed family life, with a fragrant pergola, climbing roses spilling over the wall, and quiet corners to sit and enjoy the birdsong. Planted with flowering trees and shrubs selected for colour and scent, and lush foliage in bronzes, greens and yellows for year-round structure and form, underplanted by ferns and grasses that can cope with dry shade.
2 - Nowell House
What3Words address: ///stiletto.chop.confused
The garden was designed and planted by Eileen Worsely in the mid 20th century. She was a connoisseur of plants though some have reached the end of their lives. At present the garden has an elderly owner so it resembles a secret garden which is being rewilded. However it does have two Kifsgate climbing roses, a Handkerchief tree, a collection of Acers and a number of other interesting plants and trees.
3 & 4 - Overcourt
What3Words address (gate 3) ///stiletto.chop.confused
What3Words address (gate 4) ///relishes.notebook.headboard
A peaceful garden with extensive lawns and mature trees. The avenue of limes at the north entrance is a feature, as are the beech trees by the tennis court. The central lawn has a Judas tree with purple blossoms. Look out for the cornus kausa (a type of dogwood) with its dramatic white bracts. There are extensive flower beds both behind the main house and in front of the cottages. A vegetable garden is located behind the cottages.
5 - Paulmead
What3Words address: ///regularly.dissolve.berated
Approx 1 acre landscaped garden constructed in stages over last 25 years. Terraced in 3 main levels: natural stream garden; formal herbaceous and shrub borders; yew and beech hedges; formal vegetable garden; lawns; summerhouse with exterior wooden decking by pond and thatched roof over well head. Unusual treehouse. Development of new garden around The Hen House, including a Ha Ha.
6 - Cricketty Mill
Two streams feed a mill pond and then the water wraps itself around 3 sides of the house. The garden is a mix of woodland, lawn and flower beds. By the woodland is a “gothic cottage” (workshop) based on the Keeper’s Cottage, a garden folly at Stourhead. Nature-friendly features include compost bins with sections of the garden left to go wild. You can sit on a bench/table with your feet in the stream to enjoy the tea and cakes. NOTE: Deep water mill race without barriers, not appropriate for young children.
Getting to Lower Nashend: 10 minutes’ walk down a track, over a stile and over a stream on stepping stones. Parking in Lower Nashend is very limited – please don’t try and drive there!
7 - East Cottage
A formal structured Florentine type garden to the West. A wild flower garden progresses into a more formal rose and peony arrangement and then on the East side is a pond (many newts and toads) next to two weeping willows, with more formal rose and herbaceous borders sitting before restored dry stone walls.
V - Village Hall
What3Words address: ///fencing.stones.duet
Serving teas from 2pm – 5.30pm. Parking and toilets.
P - Car Parks
What3Words addresses:
School ///unzipped.shadow.date
Back Lane ///coiling.yummy.jets
Gardens Open This Year
1 - Manor Corner
This terraced-cottage garden is a verdant and sunny space for relaxed family life, with a fragrant pergola, climbing roses spilling over the wall, and quiet corners to sit and enjoy the birdsong. Planted with flowering trees and shrubs selected for colour and scent, and lush foliage in bronzes, greens and yellows for year-round structure and form, underplanted by ferns and grasses that can cope with dry shade.
2 - Nowell House
The garden was designed and planted by Eileen Worsely in the mid 20th century. She was a connoisseur of plants though some have reached the end of their lives. At present the garden has an elderly owner so it resembles a secret garden which is being rewilded. However it does have two Kifsgate climbing roses, a Handkerchief tree, a collection of Acers and a number of other interesting plants and trees.
3 & 4 - Overcourt
(4) ///relishes.notebook.headboard
A peaceful garden with extensive lawns and mature trees. The avenue of limes at the north entrance is a feature, as are the beech trees by the tennis court. The central lawn has a Judas tree with purple blossoms. Look out for the cornus kausa (a type of dogwood) with its dramatic white bracts. There are extensive flower beds both behind the main house and in front of the cottages. A vegetable garden is located behind the cottages.
5 - Paulmead
Approx 1 acre landscaped garden constructed in stages over last 25 years. Terraced in 3 main levels: natural stream garden; formal herbaceous and shrub borders; yew and beech hedges; formal vegetable garden; lawns; summerhouse with exterior wooden decking by pond and thatched roof over well head. Unusual treehouse. Development of new garden around The Hen House, including a Ha Ha.
6 - Cricketty Mill
Two streams feed a mill pond and then the water wraps itself around 3 sides of the house. The garden is a mix of woodland, lawn and flower beds. By the woodland is a “gothic cottage” (workshop) based on the Keeper’s Cottage, a garden folly at Stourhead. Nature-friendly features include compost bins with sections of the garden left to go wild. You can sit on a bench/table with your feet in the stream to enjoy the tea and cakes. NOTE: Deep water mill race without barriers, not appropriate for young children.
Getting to Lower Nashend: 10 minutes’ walk down a track, over a stile and over a stream on stepping stones. Parking in Lower Nashend is very limited – please don’t try and drive there!
7 - East Cottage
A formal structured Florentine type garden to the West. A wild flower garden progresses into a more formal rose and peony arrangement and then on the East side is a pond (many newts and toads) next to two weeping willows, with more formal rose and herbaceous borders sitting before restored dry stone walls.
V - Village Hall
Serving teas from 2pm – 5.30pm. Parking and toilets.