Bere Mill, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Garden created since 1993 around the 1712 mill (not open) where Portals first made bank notepaper. Set by the R Test and carrier streams, a large lozenge-shaped site, loosely fashioned on a Japanese stroll garden. Herbaceous and Mediterranean beds; replanted walled orchard and vegetable garden; wisteria garden and lake with Japanese tea-house. Extensively planted with bulbs; irises a speciality. Modern sculpture
Open: Sun 18 March (1.30-5.00)
Bere Mill, Whitchurch, Hampshire
Garden created since 1993 around the 1712 mill (not open) where Portals first made bank notepaper. Set by the R Test and carrier streams, a large lozenge-shaped site, loosely fashioned on a Japanese stroll garden. Herbaceous and Mediterranean beds; replanted walled orchard and vegetable garden; wisteria garden and lake with Japanese tea-house. Extensively planted with bulbs; irises a speciality. Modern sculpture
Open: Sat 23 March (1.30-5.30)
Small town garden with strong design enhanced by exuberant planting and all-yr interest. Winter-flowering shrubs, bulbs and hellebores. 2 water features incl slate-edged rill bordered by climbers. Small front garden designed to be viewed from the house
Open: Fri 22, Sun 24 March (2.00 - 5.00)
