2 for 1 Gardens - Beauty and Bounty

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Backhouse Rossie Estate

In the heart of Fife, Backhouse Rossie Estate features a beautiful walled garden, set within a historic landscape illustrated with the autumnal colour of hardy nerines, crocus and other late-flowering perennials. Art and science are woven through this historic walled garden. Trail down the double-helix DNA path, into the parterre where you’ll find the final flush of seasonal vegetables, herbs and espaliered apple trees that are quintessential to the space.

• Disabled access: Partial access
• Dogs: Not permitted
• Single visitor discount: Available
• Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments

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Croft Castle and Parkland

Walk the paths within the walled garden, dating from 1823, at Croft Castle and Parkland, in Herefordshire. Discover the restored 1914 J Weeks and Co glasshouse and an abundance of seasonal flowers along with rare apple varieties. There’s even a small vineyard, growing ‘Phoenix’ variety grapes, which makes a crisp white table wine. Veg, fruit, salad and other seasonal produce are harvested for visitors to enjoy in the Carpenter’s tea room.

• Disabled access: Partial access
• Dogs: Permitted on the lead
• Single visitor discount: Not available
• Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments

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Cowper & Newton Museum and Garden

Cowper and Newton Museum & Gardens, in Buckinghamshire, was the home of 18th-century poet and keen gardener William Cowper, whose penchant for fruit and vegetable production saw him growing pineapples in the garden. Sow seeds of inspiration for next season as you dip into the Summer House Garden growing a bounty of medicinal and herbal plants, a legacy from an apothecary next door, and the Flower Garden, which includes native flowers and herbs. Visitors are encouraged to enjoy the sensory pleasures of the gardens with the last flurry of seasonal flowers, fruits and vegetables.

• Disabled access: Partial access
• Dogs: Not permitted
• Single visitor discount: Available
• Refreshments: Not available

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Llanerchaeron

Unearth how produce was once grown and harvested in the kitchen garden at Llanerchaeron, in Ceredigion. Wander along south-facing walls that were originally heated by fire pits to one of the garden’s Victorian greenhouses and its system of hot pipes, all of which allowed Llanerchaeron to grow the ‘earliest and rarest’ produce in its heyday. Enjoy culinary and medicinal herbs grown in a piano-key layout, as well as pears, plums and over 50 varieties of apple in the old orchard and this season’s produce available to buy fresh from the garden.

• Disabled access: Partial access
• Dogs: Permitted on the lead
• Single visitor discount: Not available
• Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments

Find out more about Llanerchaeron in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme

Visit the Llanerchaeron website for more details

Gilbert White’s House and Gardens

The authentically restored gardens at Gilbert White’s House and Gardens, in Hampshire, are a physical reminder of naturalist Gilbert White’s Garden Kalenar diary, written between 1751 and 1767. October sees the kitchen garden bursting with crops of varieties that, thanks to Gilbert White’s detailed notes, are as close as possible to those cultivated in the 18th century. Historic features include a fruit wall, sundial and an oak tree planted in 1730.

• Disabled access: Partial access
• Dogs: Permitted on the lead
• Single visitor discount: Not available
• Refreshments: Hot food and light refreshments

Find out more about Gilbert White's House and Gardens in our 2-for-1 Gardens scheme

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