Open Gardens for Cobalt 2012

Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th February

Snowdrop Teas, Colesbourne Park

Colesbourne, Nr Cirencester, Glos, GL53 9NP

1pm - 4:30pm, admission £7 per adult, children free

Over 250 rare and unusual varieties of snowdrops and early spring plants in Colesbourne's ten acre garden, including woodland and lakeside paths. Cobalt will be hosting the teas, so come and visit us in the tearooms.

 

 

Sunday 15th April

Rare Plant Fair, The Old Rectory, Quenington

Quenington, Nr Cirencester, Glos, GL7 5BN

11am - 4pm, admission £5 per adult, children free, guide dogs only

An organic garden which has been developed over the past 40 years. A very tranquil spot on the banks of a mill race and the River Coln. Herbaceous borders, mature trees, pool and bog garden and a large vegetable garden and permanent sculpture trail. An added attraction will be the Rare Plant Fair giving you the opportunity to buy special varieties not usually found at garden centres, from over 20 leading nurserymen.

Wednesday 25th April

Cerney House Gardens

Cerney Lodge, North Cerney, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 7BX

10am - 5pm, admission £4 per adult, £1 per child, guide dogs only

A Victorian walled garden surrounded with herbaceous borders and old-fashioned roses. Explore the working organic kitchen garden and discover wildlife and woodland walks through 40 acres of Cotswold parkland.

 

 

 

Sunday 6th May

Misarden Park Gardens

Miserden, Nr Stroud, Glos, GL6 7JA

2pm - 4:30pm, admission £5 per adult, children free, guide dogs only

A timeless garden with spectacular views over the deer park and rolling Cotswold hills beyond. A large walled garden boasts extensive borders containing clematis and herbaceous planting, a wide range of roses, a fine specimen of trees and a newly constructed parterre and rose pergola. The garden also features a rill with a fountain, a stone summerhouse, extensive yew hedges and a notable yew walk.

 

Sunday 3rd June

Haymes Garth

Haymes Road, Cleeve Hill, Cheltenham, Glos, GL52 3QH

2pm - 4:30pm, admission £2.50 per adult, children free, guide dogs only

Celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee at this terraced garden with stunning views. Includes a beautiful water feature within a contemporary designed landscape.

 

 

Sunday 17th June

Quenington House

Mawley Road, Quenington, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 5BH

2pm - 5pm, admission by donation, dogs on a lead

A typical English country garden with rolling lawns, meadow fields and views over the Coln Valley. Deep herbaceous borders, a fragrant lavender walk and formal clipped hedges. The garden also features a beautiful sunken rose garden and pond.

 

Sunday 24th June

National Rambling Rose Collection

Moor Wood, Woodmancote, Nr Cirencester, Glos, GL7 7EB

2pm - 6pm, admission £2.50 per adult, children free, guide dogs only

A 2 acre country garden. View 120 varieties of rambler roses from the national collection. A wild flower meadow, walled gardens, sweeping lawn and an orchard.

 

Sunday 15th July

Highnam Court

Highnam, Gloucester, Glos, GL2 8DP

11am - 5pm, admission £5 per adult, children free, dogs on a lead

Victorian gardens surrounding Highnam Court with over 40 acres of lakes, water gardens, one acre rose garden, woodland area and shrubberies.

 

Sunday 2nd September

Mill Dene Garden

School Lane, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos, GL56 9HU

2pm - 5pm, admission £5 per adult, children free, guide dogs only

An English country garden set in an area of natural beauty. One of the many rooms is set around a beautiful mill, with hidden paths around the mill-pool and stream and a Rose Walk leading onto the Cricket Lawn. Views of the Cotswold Hills can be seen at the top, with a church as a lovely backdrop.

 

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Saturday 12th May

Plant Sale at Linton House

Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham, Glos, GL53 7AS

10am - 12noon, admission free, guide dogs only

Nursery grown plants including bedding plants, perennials, fuchsias and hanging baskets. Refreshments available.

 

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Sunday 3rd - Monday 4th February 2013

Cotswold Farm Snowdrops

Nr Duntisbourne Abbotts, Cirencester, Glos, GL7 7JS

11am - 3pm, admission £5 per adult, children free, dogs on a lead

A fascinating, family friendly, Cotswold garden overlooking a quiet valley on descending levels with Terrace designed by Norman Jewson. The snowdrop collection was begun in the 1930s and further developed by Ruth Birchall in 1996 boasting 62 varieties. Many named snowdrops in the borders and swathes of naturalised snowdrops in the woodland walks. A winter step garden with scents and textures leads down to the bog garden. Hellebores, cornus, acconites, cyclamen, crocus and sarcococca.