Teas will be available at the three Tea & Coffee Shops in Alresford - Tiffens (West Street), Courtyard Tea Room (Broad Street Arcade) and Caracoli (Broad Street) will be open for refreshments also.
11 beautiful gardens to visit, flower displays in the church, Plant stalls and trade stands, lunches in the Northbrook Arms Pub, Afternoon Teas, Free prize draw, Tractor and trailer rides, FREE car parking.
In aid of All Saints Church Restoration Fund - Not part of NGS scheme
Open: tbc11.00 - 5.00
Central Winchester Gardens
4 & 10, Compton Road, St. Cross, Winchester, Hampshire
Enjoy two complementary gardens in central Winchester. Re-formed over 6yrs, the garden at No.4 Compton Road (featured in The English Garden) is a peaceful city haven, intensively planted with rare trees, unusual climbers and shrubs. Emphasis is on colour and shape of foliage and sculptured form with subtle colour blending. The concept was to 'paint' an all-yr plant picture which is in constant view from large landscape windows in the contemporary extension to the house. A plant list of less familiar plants will be available. The walled city garden at No.10 features a manicured lawn framed by an ancient Atlantic cedar and is perfumed by roses, lavender, jasmine and nemesia. A series of raised beds lead to a Mediterranean courtyard decorated with ornamental iron work and planted with mature olive and fig trees with original contemporary underplanting
Open: Sat 2, Sun 3 July (2-5).
Dean House, Kilmeston, Hampshire
The 9 acres have been described as 'a well-kept secret hidden beside the elegant facade of its Georgian centrepiece' with mixed and herbaceous borders, symmetrical rose garden, pond garden, working walled garden and glasshouses, sweeping lawns, York stone and gravel pathways and many young and mature trees and hedges
Open: Wednesday 6, Sunday 17 July (10-4), Sunday 18 July (12-5)
Berry Cottage, Farringdon, nr Alton, Hampshire
Small organic cottage garden with all-yr interest. Spring bulbs, roses, clematis and herbaceous borders. Pond and bog garden. Shrubbery and small kitchen garden
Open: Sunday 17 July (2.30-6)
Bramdean House, Bramdean, Hampshire
Traditional 6-acre garden on chalk, famous for mirror-image herbaceous borders. Carpets of bulbs, especially snowdrops, in the spring. Very many unusual plants incl collection of old-fashioned sweet peas. 1-acre kitchen garden featuring prizewinning vegetables, fruit and flowers
Open: Sunday 17 July (2-5) Bramdean House Garden Picture Gallery
Hinton Ampner, Alresford, Hampshire
12 acres; C20 shrub garden designed by Ralph Dutton. Strong architectural elements using yew and box topiary; spectacular views. Bold effects using simple plants, restrained and dramatic bedding. Orchard with spring wild flowers and bulbs within formal box hedges; magnolia and philadelphus walks. Dell garden made from chalk pit. Shrub rose border dating from 1950s. Walled garden now restored
Open: Saturday 16 July (11-5)
Crawley Gardens, nr Winchester, Hampshire
Exceptionally pretty village with thatched houses, C14 church and village pond. A different combination of gardens opens each month from April to July providing seasonal interest from gardens with varied character and style; most gardens benefit from fine country views. Enjoy the spring gardens at Paige Cottage and Gable Cottage, and the 3-acre traditional English country garden at Little Court with carpets of spring bulbs. In late spring and summer, other gardens join in, with traditional and contemporary approaches to landscape and planting, from the rill, pleached limes and prairie style borders at Bay Tree House, the colour-themed borders, herb wheel, and productive kitchen garden at Tanglefoot, with its traditional Victorian boundary wall, to the exuberant scramble of clematis, roses, jasmine and bee-loving plants at Barn Cottage. See the waterfalls at Gable Cottage and the grass labyrinth and tree house at Little Court which appeals to all ages!
Open: Thursday 21, Sunday 24 July (2-5.30). Note: not all gardens are open on all days; please see NGS website for details
Appletree House, Soberton, Droxford, Hampshire
Very popular, small romantic woodland garden with many varieties of clematis climbing through richly planted beds as well as over obelisks and arches. Meandering paths lead to views of the meadow beyond, and sitting areas afford vistas across the garden. The design belies the actual size: 40ft x 100ft
Open: Wed 20 July (12-4). Visitors also welcome by appointment.
Meon Orchard, Nr.Wickham, Hampshire
1½-acre garden designed and constructed by current owners. An exceptional range of rare, unusual and architectural plants incl National Collections of Eucalyptus, Podocarpaceae & Araliaceae. Much use made of dramatic foliage plants from around the world, both hardy and tender, big bananas, huge taros, tree ferns, cannas, hedychiums and palms. Streams and ponds, combined with an extensive range of planters, complete the display. Owners available to answer questions>
Open: Sunday 25 July (2-6). Visitors also welcome by appointment for groups of 15+ only, coaches welcome
'Selborne', East Worldham, Alton, Hampshire
A garden of surprises. ½-acre mature garden with old established orchard of named varieties. Meandering paths provide changing vistas across farmland. Mixed borders feature a large collection of hardy geraniums and other herbaceous plants and shrubs. Soft fruit garden, containers, metal and stone sculpture and summerhouses. Listen to birdsong as you enjoy tea in the dappled shade of the orchard, or in the conservatory
Open: Saturday 31 July (2-5)
