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50 best gardens to visit this summer and six of them are within easy drive of Little Gidding, Ebrington.
The Daily Telegraph Gardening identified the 50 Best Gardens to visit this summer - “Inspirational,uplifting,educational or simply gorgeous - these gardens should not be missed.”
Sudeley Castle Gardens, Winchcombe,Gloucestershire - half an hour away. “Famous for its rose collection,this organic garden also has herbaceous borders, a wildflower meadow, a knot garden and a romantic garden around the ruined banqueting hall”
Stone House Cottage Garden and Nursery, Kidderminster, Worcestershire - 1 hour away. “A romantic garden set in an old walled kitchen garden where unusual brick follies adorn the walls. In the adjoining nursery you can buy plants of almost all that grow in the garden.”
Woodpeckers, Bidford-on-Avon,Warwickshire - half an hour away. “A country garden of 2.5 acres with collections of alpines,clematis,roses and spring bulbs, also knot garden,woodland and meadows.”
Open by appointment only - 01789 773416
Hidcote Manor Garden, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire - 10 minutes away. “One of Englands greatest gardens. An Arts and Crafts garden which set the trend for dividing a garden into rooms separated by hedges and walls.”
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote
Kiftsgate Court Garden, Chipping Campden,Gloucestershire - 10 minutes away. “Famous for the Kiftsgate Rose and spectacularly set on the edge of the Cotswold Escarpment with colour co-ordinated herbaceous borders and a contemporary water garden”
Painswick Rococo Garden, Painswick,Gloucestershire - 1 hour away. “A gem of a garden, originally laid out in the 18th century- the English Rococo Period 1720 to 1760 - a sensual time - has been painstakingly restored , is set in a hidden Cotswold valley and has unusual architectural features.”
www.rococogarden.co.uk
Come and stay at Little Gidding for three days in our quiet corner of the Cotswolds, get a 10% discount on the B & B rate and visit all six gardens at your leisure.
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August 30th, 2007 at 6:01 pm
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September 18th, 2007 at 1:24 am
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December 16th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
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