Designed by William Goldring in the early 1900s, the walled garden has been renovated over the past eight years with the aim of providing meaningful activities for adults with disabilities. Interested groups can be shown round the gardens by appointment.
18th century dovecote, vineries, herbaceous borders and fruit trees. Four potagers laid out around a central dipping pond.
Private ownership, Two acre walled garden divided into four compartments, in the process of reconstruction, but worth visiting for the seven Foster & Pearson glasshouses, gradually being restored by the owner.
Two walled kitchen gardens, one is now a garden centre but is still evocative, with glasshouses, back sheds, topiary and gardener’s house.
Open only by appointment. Created early 20th c, by the Lutyens-Jekyll partnership, with organic vegetables and rainforest plants in the old glasshouse.
Kitchen garden is now partly the Abbey Nursery, but vegetables and peaches (in lean-to peach houses) are still grown in the traditional way.
The gardens at Fulham Palace are of historical significance, since in the 17th century Bishop Compton was among the first to import rare species from Virginia. The walled garden dates from the 18th century, but has a Tudor ornamental doorway facing the house. It is currently being restored, planting has begun and an aluminium glasshouse has replaced the derelict vinery.
18th-century walled garden has recently been redeveloped as a garden of Scottish fruits and vegetables, and this, along with the American Garden and other parkland are open all year.
Ardentinny Community Trust Ltd. bought the walled garden, which once belonged to Glenfinart House, from the Forestry Commission, and plan to establish a working garden producing affordable, organic fruit and vegetables alongside a more formal leisure garden, while creating opportunities for employment and training.
Work began in 2002 to reclaim the walled garden from a car park, with the intention of creating a community run kitchen garden. With the help of volunteers and estate staff an avenue of heritage apple trees has already been planted, and beds created for growing vegetables.
