Lawton Hall Herbs: is a specialist herb nursery situated in the attractive gardens of Lawton Hall and offers an extensive range of culinary, aromatic and medicinal herb plants. See our web site for details.

Hergest Croft Gardens: Hergest Croft Gardens lies in the heart of the Welsh Marches with stunning views towards the Black Mountains. There are gorgeous flower borders. An old fashioned Kitchen Garden, Azalea Garden, Maple Grove, and Park Wood, all to discover. With a Gift Shop and Tearooms the Gardens are the perfect place to explore and relax.

Hampton Court, Herefordshire: is a castle on the meadows of the river Lugg, backed by a steep wooded escarpment and surrounded by woodland and grounds of 1,000 acres. Founded by King Henry in the early 15th century the castle has been completely restored.

Stockton Bury Gardens, Kimbolton: Visit the 4-acre gardens at Stockton Bury, near Leominster, Hereford and you’ll be greeted by impressive collections of plants, many rare and unusual that thrive on the heavy clay soil. The garden, set amongst medieval farm buildings, offers a working kitchen garden, pigeon house, tithe barn (which is now a restaurant) grotto, cider press, and more....

Westonbury Mill Water Gardens, Pembridge: You will find us in the beautiful and peaceful Welsh Marches close to the historic half timbered village of Pembridge.The two acre garden is laid out around a tangle of streams and ponds behind an old corn mill. Featured in several magazines and on Gardeners World.

Staunton Park Gardens, Herefordshire: On the edge of the Black and White village Trail these gardens offer visitors 10 acres to explore. At spring time the extensive rhododendron groves dominate the views to the lake. The rose garden, behind its impressive yew hedge, and the many mixed borders planted within the last 5 years continue to delight well into September.

Abbey Dore Court Gardens, Herefordshire: A beautiful six acre plant-lovers’ garden with formal, wild and river areas set in glorious Herefordshire countryside. Just over the river bridge is a further four acre meadow full of unusual trees. located at the Southern end of the beautiful Golden Valley in South Herefordshire, just 15 miles from Hay-on-Wye, 12 miles from Hereford and 15 miles North of Abergavenny. Just in view of the famous 1147 Cistercian Abbey is this lovely six acre garden made up of a number of very different parts. The walled garden has nine individual borders, divided by brick paths. Open at weekends between April and September. Refreshments and shop . Please check for details here: www.abbeydorecourt.co.uk



Bryans Ground, Presteigne: Three acres of intimate garden rooms that have been growing since 1913. Furnished with follies and fragrant flowers, 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. Rated one of the ten best contemporary gardens in Britain by The Independent, July 2003. Check website for details. Groups by appointment. www.bryansground.co.uk



Whimble Gardens, Presteigne: Tucked away on the southfacing slopes of The Radnor Valley this richly planted garden is a subtle tapestry of colour throughout the season. In the main garden a yew walk leads into a box-edged parterre planted with bulbs, perennials and some unusual annuals. Beyond, an airy wiremesh "church" creates an eccentric and attractive frame work for roses and rare clematis. A small garden is scented by a hedge of Hidcote lavender, and a gate cuts through a beech hedge leading to the meadow beyond which even finer views of the surrounding hills can be seen from the balustraded toposcope.Open April to Mid Oct. www.whimblegardens.co.uk



Aulden Farm Garden, Leominster.Situated in the beautiful rolling countryside of the Welsh Marches. Surrounding our old farmhouse we have created an informally planted country garden and nursery. There are many different aspects to enjoy from the dry stream which is planted with ferns and Iris ensata to the natural pond, a haven for wildlife surrounded by siberian iris. We are open Tuesday & Thursday 10am-5pm from April to August inclusive and Thursdays only in September. However, visitors are welcome at other times by arrangement. We are also open some Sundays for the National Garden Scheme.

Lower Hope Gardens.Privately owned by Mr and Mrs Clive Richards. The gardens, in Ullingswick, Herefordshire are open to the public for the National Garden Scheme and other charities each year.The well tended gardens span 5 acres facing South and West consisting of herbaceous borders, rose walks, laburnum tunnel, Mediterranean and bog gardens. Visitors can take a botanical stroll through the lime tree walk to the wildlife pond, landscaped with wild flowers and abundant in wildlife. Afternoon teas are served in the Old Hop Kiln in a sheltered courtyard. Delicious locally sourced cakes are served with a refreshing cup of tea and farm grown apple juice. www.lowerhopefarms.co.uk

Ivy Croft Gardens. The garden was started in 1997. The cottage is surrounded by formal beds filled with a wide range of plants. Paths lead away from the cottage into less formal areas, set in open grassland. Plantings of willows, grasses, ferns and snowdrops surround the ecological water treatment system and seasonal pond. Mixed borders lead to a young perry pear orchard, a vegetable garden surrounded by trained fruit trees and an embrionic ‘natural wood’. Pleached limes partially surround the car park and screen an area of alpines. Open on Thursdays from April and part of the NGS. www.ivycroftgarden.co.uk

Moors Meadow Gardens and Nursery . An intriguing and eclectic garden, full of appeal to the true plantsman. The seven-acre organic hillside site offers superb views over the Kyre Valley and comprises a variety of environments rich in unusual and exotic plants. There are countless spring bulbs, brimming herbaceous borders, a grass garden, a rhododendron glade, a fernery, a cottage-style garden, a herb garden, and a highly productive kitchen garden. www.moorsmeadow.co.uk

Please visit the NGS website for details of open Gardens Local to Leominster.