Herefordshire Parks & Gardens

Abbey Dore Court  Gardens

6 acre plant lover’s garden. New and established borders with interesting perennials. The purple, gold and silver borders are predominently shrubs. A wild river walk leads to a meadow with unusual trees. The walled garden now has more paths, a fountain and new arches. Good collections of Hellebores, Paeonies, grasses and ferns. Small nursery of mainly herbaceous perennials.

Abbey Dore Hereford HR2 0AD Tel: 01981240419

Bryans Ground Gardens

Internationally acclaimed garden. Three acres of intimate garden rooms that have been growing since 1913. Furnished with follies and fragrant flowers in colour - themed borders, towers and topiary, pools and a potager and paths to five acres of specimen trees on the banks of a river, on the border with Wales.

Bryan’s Ground, Letchmoor Lane Stapleton LD8 2LP Tel: 01544 260001   Email

Hampton Court Gardens

Organic gardens in historic castle grounds. Walled vegetable and flower gardens, canals, waterfalls, island pavillions, maze and river walks.  New Tree Trail. Delicious food and drink are served in the award winning Orangery Restaurant. Garden shop with plants, gifts and cakes and preserves made in the Castle Kitchens. Events held.

Nr Hope under Dinmore Leominster HR6 0PN  Tel: 01568 797777   Email

Hergest Croft Gardens

Four gardens for all seasons from spring bulbs to spectacular autumn colour include old­ fashioned kitchen garden growing unusual vegetables, with spring and summer borders and roses. Brilliantly coloured rhododendrons and azaleas up to 30ft grown in Park Wood. Over 60 champion trees in one of the finest collections in the British Isles.

Kington HR5 3EG Tel: 01544 230160   Email

How Caple Court Gardens

An 11 acre gardens dating from Edwardian times. Formal terraces with Yew hedges, pools, statues and a traditional rose garden contrast with less, formal plantings of mature trees and shrubs. The medieval church contains beautiful stained glass windows, a Norman font and a 16th century Diptych.

How Caple Hereford HR1 4SX  Tel: 01989740626    Email

Moors Meadow

A seven-acre organic hillside garden overlooking the Kyre Valley. Hundreds of varieties of trees and shrubs from around the world, countless spring bulbs, brimming herbaceous beds, grass garden, fernery, water features, herb garden, kitchen garden. Many unusual seats and sculptures and abundant wildlife. Nursery plants propagated from the garden.

Collington Bromyard HR7 4LZ Tel: 01885 410318

Shipley Gardens

Superb environmental flower gardens, home to peacocks and white pigeons. Galleries of Arts

and Crafts. Tea room and plant sales. Gardens are adjacent the River Wye.    .

Holme Lacy Hereford HR2 6LS Tel:01432870356

Westonbury Mill Water Garden

Waterside planting of bog and ’moisture loving plants around a tangle of streams and ponds together with a natural bog garden in the area of the old mill pond. featured in the Daily Telegraph in 2002 and on BBC Gardeners’ World, September  2003. Plants for sale. Teas in the conservatory.

Westonbury Mill Pembridge   HR6 9HZ  Tel: 01544 388650   Email