The Gardens - 26 to 30 Walsham Open Gardens Weekend
Please find below a brief description of the gardens you can visit and what you might find on your trails. The idea here is to give you taster, ideally we would really like you to come and visit us in person over the bank holiday weekend.
26. Reg and Mary Bradley
A cottage garden with mature trees, shrubs and well kept lawns, giving easy maintenance. There is a good sized ornamental pond surrounded by rockeries, with water features, hanging baskets and pots to add colour. For the young at heart, a model railway runs around the pond and through the rockeries, the owners insist it's for their grandchildren. Other features are a potty lodger??? and wishing well.
27. Paddy Hamilton
A small enclosed courtyard style garden, with raised beds planted with a variety of colourful herbaceous perennials and all backed by many different climbers. There is also a good selection of herbs, some of which are grown in containers. Another feature in the garden is a large working water pump incorporated in the raised bed.
28. Steve Colby
A very large garden of 3+ acres. Originally an orchard, it is undergoing a long term landscaping project, evidence of which can be seen by tree and hedge planting. Areas already completed are split into different planting themes with statues, archways, shrubs, herbaceous perennials and specimen trees.
29. Tony and Ann Cape
A charming thatched cottage with a small picture postcard garden at the front, full of roses, fuchsias and a large variety of herbaceous perennials. At the rear there is a small walled garden with lawn, colourful raised flowerbeds, shaded seated area and small pond.
30. The Cemetery
A cemetery is not normally associated with an open gardens event but we've included it in our programme as evidence of where funds raised by our annual event are distributed. Originally consecrated in the late 19th century the cemetery and, more importantly, its impressive lych gates were positioned when the heaviest traffic on the road was a horse and wagon. However, 21st century traffic levels meant that the positioning of the lych gate proved unsuitable for use. Therefore two years ago the gate was repositioned in a delicate operation using a crane and a layby was created to facilitate modern needs. A major part of this operation was funded by the open gardens weekend. Additionally, this year a group of volunteers have undertaken to tame the older parts of the cemetery. You are more than welcome to visit it if you have time.
