As we enter the peak of rose season, join us as we take a ramble through some of the nation’s most romantic rose gardens. You can save money on visits to all of these rose gardens, using your 2-for-1 Gardens entry card. Visit soon to capture the roses in all their glory.
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Powis Castle
Visit Powis Castle, near Welshpool, to find famous rose-coloured ramparts perched atop billowing, cloud-shaped yews. Italianate terraces cascade downwards, whilst roses climb around elegant balustrades and classical-inspired sculptures. Down in the grounds, don’t miss the Edwardian Arts and Crafts bothy, with richly planted rose borders. Whether up on the terraces or in the gardens below, the scent of summer blooms hangs in the air.
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dogs: Not permitted
- Single visitor discount: Reduced to £7.50 (or £5.50 off peak)
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Find out more about Powis Castle in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Powis Castle website for further details.
Coughton Court
Warwickshire’s Coughton Court, has a special place in English history, owing to its involvement in both the Throckmorton plot to assassinate Elizabeth I, and later the famous gunpowder plot. Today, the courtyard is still arranged in the style of a Tudor knot garden. For a more informal garden, head to the Rose Labyrinth, with twists and turns, rambling rose arches, and a surprise round every corner. The gardens are far from minimalist, and will keep a keen plantsman interested for hours.
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dogs: Not permitted
- Single visitor discount: Reduced to £7.50
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Find out more about Coughton Court in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Coughton Court website for further details.
Carolside Garden
Found in the Scottish Borders, Carolside Gardens is a garden full of colour, texture and scent. Lime-green Alchemilla mollis provides a bed for campanulas and towering lupins. Most impressive, though, is the collection of historic roses. These include gallica varieties cultivated by Empress Josephine and Damask roses, prized for their fragrance and thought to have been brought back by Crusading knights. Carolside is not a place of regimented flowerbeds or fastidious formality, it’s a place of planting passion.
- Disabled access: Full access
- Dogs: Not permitted
- Single visitor discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Not available
Find out more about Carolside Garden in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Carolside Garden website for further details.
The Alnwick Garden
The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, is probably best known for its infamous Poison Garden, home to deadly plants like monkshood, mandrake, brugmansia and ricinus. However, it is also home to a rose garden with over 3,000 English shrub roses and climbers. Other June highlights include the delphiniums, which can reach over two metres in the shelter of the Ornamental Garden. You can even enjoy some refreshment in the largest wooden treehouse in the world.
- Disabled access: Full access
- Dogs: Not permitted
- Single visitor discount: Not available
- Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments
Find out more about The Alnwick Garden in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit The Alnwick Garden website for further details.
Borde Hill Garden
With a statue of Aphrodite at its centre, the rose garden at Borde Hill, in West Sussex, quite literally puts romance at the heart of its design. Varieties specially selected for their fragrance, nestle between rows of lavender, all converging on this central figure. The rest of the garden is made up of intimate garden rooms. On a warm day the Italian Garden acts as a natural suntrap. Alternatively, you can cool off in the Round Dell, enjoying the beauty of its dappled walkways.
- Disabled access: Partial access
- Dogs: Permitted on the lead
- Single visitor discount: Reduced to £9
- Refreshments: Light refreshments
Find out more about Borde Hill Garden in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme.
Visit the Borde Hill Garden website for further details.
from BBC Gardeners World Magazine https://ift.tt/3AZlQja
