Gardens Open This Year
1 & 2 - Overcourt
What3Words address (gate 1) ///stiletto.chop.confused
What3Words address (gate 2) ///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.
3 - Wells Cottage
What3Words address: ///forgotten.tastes.skippers
Just under one acre, terraced on several levels with views over the village. Mix of formal and informal planting including topiary, pond, herbaceous borders, trees and shrubs to give colour and texture. A garden in transition – paths, raised beds and landscaping have been renovated and new planting is being established. Plants for sale (proceeds to be donated to a charity providing garden therapy).
4 - 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.
5 - 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. Limited parking in Lower Nashend.
6 - 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.
Getting to Lower Nashend: 10 minutes’ walk down a track, over a stile and over a stream on stepping stones. Limited parking in Lower Nashend.
V - Village Hall
What3Words address: ///fencing.stones.duet
Serving teas from 2pm – 5.30pm. Parking and toilets.
P - Car Parks
Gardens Open This Year
1 & 2 - Overcourt
(2) ///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.
3 - Wells Cottage
Just under one acre, terraced on several levels with views over the village. Mix of formal and informal planting including topiary, pond, herbaceous borders, trees and shrubs to give colour and texture. A garden in transition – paths, raised beds and landscaping have been renovated and new planting is being established. Plants for sale (proceeds to be donated to a charity providing garden therapy).
4 - 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.
5 - 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. Limited parking in Lower Nashend.
6 - 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.