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Norfolk Gardens open in June 2019
June is the time for herbaceous borders to shine, and for fragrant roses and eye-catching peonies to take centre stage. There are 15 gardens opening for the National Garden Scheme in Norfolk this month, and excitingly there are three new gardens on our schedule– Broadway Farm, Grove House and The Old Rectory.
Broadway Farm in Scarning, Near Dereham opens on Sunday 16th June, to a half-acre garden surrounding a c14 clapboard farmhouse. Described as a ‘plantswoman’s garden’, Broadway farm will display a wide range of perennials and woody plants in wonderfully colourful herbaceous borders. Also on view is a well planted pond supporting local wildlife.
Grove House in Docking will open its village garden on Sunday 16th June. In just over one acre, the garden offers a small orchard, a fine lawn surrounded by flower borders, a vegetable and cutting garden, and copious amounts of sweet-smelling sweet peas.
The Old Rectory at Syderstone, is also opening on Sunday 16th June and was designed by international designer Arne Maynard. On show will be a parterre of David Austin shrub roses, herbaceous beds, a shrubbery and an orchard. Wisteria and roses will climb into view and box, hornbeam, yew and beech hedging keeps the garden in order.
June is a good month for visiting our open gardens in and around Norwich. Elm House opens on 8th June, the Bear Shop opens on 29th and 30th June, and the Bishops House and Manor Farm, nr Barnham Broom are also open on 30th June.
6th June – Sheringham Park
8th June – Elm House, Saxlingham Nethergate and Kettle Hill, Blakeney.
9th and 12th June – High House Gardens, Shipdham
9th June – Bolwick Hall, Marsham and Oulton Hall, nr. Aylsham
16th June – Grove House, Docking, Walcott House, Walcott; Broadway Farm, Scarning; and the Old Rectory, Syderstone.
20th June – Mannington Estate, Mannington
23rd June – Manor house farm, Wellingham
29th and 30th June – The Bear Shop, Norwich
30th June – Bishops House, Bishopsgate, Norwich; Manor Farm, Coston, Barnham Broom.
All the gardens opening their gates will be serving delicious home-made cake, and tea and coffee. If you have not yet got your free booklet listing all the 2019 National Garden Scheme ‘Gardens to Visit’ then you can find one at your local library, garden centre or tourist information centre. Alternatively you can find out about gardens open throughout 2019 by accessing our website: ngs.org.uk and searching for Norfolk gardens.
Since its foundation in 1927, The National Garden Scheme has donated over £55 million to its beneficiaries
Charities supported by the National Garden Scheme include the Queen’s Nursing Institute, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, Hospice UK, Carers Trust, Perennial, Parkinson’s UK and MS Society. Further donations are also made.
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