With glowing colours and fresh days, October is a lovely month for getting out and about to visit gardens. Here is a selection, one of them for a trip further afield, in Devon. We advise checking before starting a long journey.
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LOCAL GARDEN VISITS - DORSET Compiled by Nicola Baldwin
Frankham Farm, Ryme Intrinseca
This three and a half acre garden, located three miles south of Yeovil, was created by the late Jo Earle and has been awarded the Dorset Wildlife Trust Award for wildlife friendly planting. It has been designed for all-year interest with unusual shrubs and trees from around the world. The gardens are open on Sunday 16th
October
when the autumn colour can be fully appreciated – particularly look out for the oak trees.
Location: Frankham Farm, Ryme Intrinseca DT9 6JT. Open for the NGS: Sunday 16th
October, 2-5pm. Admission: £3, children free. Homemade teas. Plants for sale. Wheelchair access.
www.ngs.org.uk
Edmondsham House, Wimborne Edmondsham House is a charming mix of Tudor and Georgian architecture set in a historic six-acre garden with spacious lawns and fine trees. The garden includes many interesting mature specimen trees and shrubs and in autumn the changing leaves are complemented by drifts of cyclamen. The one-acre walled garden has been in use for a century and all the produce is now grown to organic standards. The gardens also include a 12th century church, Victorian dairy and stable block, medieval grass cock pit and borders planted for long periods of interest. The house tours are suitable for wheelchair users but there are some gravel paths in the garden.
Location: Edmondsham House, Wimborne BH21 5RE Telephone: 01725 517207. Open for the NGS: Wednesdays 5th
– 26th Wheelchair access. Lukesland Gardens, Ivybridge, Devon
Well-known for their wonderful spring colour, Lukesland Gardens, Ivybridge, are also delightful in the autumn. The shelterbelt of beeches, planted by the Victorians to protect this 24-acre garden from Dartmoor winds, turns a glorious gold, while more exotic species such as acers, cornus and gingko reflect their fiery reds and oranges in the pools of the Addicombe Brook. The Howell family, who run Lukesland, serve up seasonal soups and cakes in the tea room, by a roaring log fire. Children can enjoy a fun nature trail around the grounds, exploring the many secret paths and bridges in this very natural woodland valley. Dogs are also welcome on a lead.
www.lukesland.co.uk Autumn opening: Sundays and Wednesdays, 16th £4.50, children free. Teas. Partial wheelchair access.
Country Gardener
Location: Lukesland, Harford, Ivybridge PL21 0JF. Mrs R Howell, and Mrs and Mrs J Howell. Tel. 01752 691749. October – 13th
November, 11am – 4pm. Admission:
Nicola Baldwin,
www.plotgardendesign.co.uk 35
October (2pm-5pm) Admission: £2.50, children £0.50, under 5s free. Refreshments available. Plants for sale.
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