Gardens The gardens and specialist nurseries in our area offer an unrivalled variety of plants


Open your eyes to the amazing world of orchids


A visit to Orchid Paradise near Newton Abbot will open your eyes to the amazing world of orchids! Open daily and under cover, it’s perfect whatever the weather. The orchid family is huge, with 30,000 species around the world, and you will see an incredible array of blooming orchids from various countries and climates.


From the weird and wonderful to the rare and unusual, plus the easy- to-grow pot-plant varieties, there’s so much to enjoy in our ever-chang- ing display area and the growing


houses too, where we propagate thousands of orchid plants for sale. There is a lot to buy in the orchid shop if you fancy having a go – they’re easier than you think! Free advice and full instructions given with every purchase.


Stay for some tasty refreshments in our Café Vanilla, freshly ground coffee, cream teas and light lunches are all on the menu. You may even find an unusual gift or two among our range of local food and crafts. Open daily, 10am-4pm. www.orchids.uk.com


‘One of the finest gardens of its kind in the South West’, Good Gardens Guide


Discover Strawberry Valley’s secret


Hidden in lovely Strawberry Valley, just a mile outside Dartmouth, is Devon’s best-kept secret. Spring at Fast Rabbit Farm Garden is a feast for the senses.


The show starts with drifts of snowdrops, primroses, camellias and daffodils in early spring, followed by foxglove and bluebell displays, and then the full flowering of magnolias, crab apples and rhododendrons that is the May festival.


A considerable amount of work has been applied to the Mediterranean garden, with its cedar shingle-roofed gazebo and seating area. There are miles of pathways through woodland and meadows, where quiet visitors can see deer, herons, kingfishers, jays and ravens. Picnic by the lake or near one of the waterfalls, and enjoy the music of moving water and the cries of hunting kestrels. Finish your visit with a browse around the extensive plant centre, which specialises in acid-loving and herbaceous plants.


The whole 40 acres takes two hours to explore. Open every day. Dogs welcome. See our website for more information.


FAST RABBIT FARM GARDENS STRAWBERRY VALLEY, DARTMOUTH, TQ6 0NB


Tel. 07813 504490


Website: www.fastrabbitfarm.co.uk E-mail: catchall@fastrabbitfarm.co.uk


SPECIALIST NURSERY AND GARDEN Featured on Television and Radio


FOR SALE: Wide range of rhododendrons, camellias and many unusual shrubs and perennials Now 43 acres of planted woodland, waterside garden and woodland walks. Dogs on leads welcome.


GARDEN OPEN DAILY Garden open from 11 am to 5 pm Free car park and toilets. Adult £5.00, Child 50p. www.fastrabbitfarm.co.uk


“What a glorious, tran- quil place – divine plants’”; “Enchanting garden and a lovely cup of tea!” These are just some of the com- ments from apprecia- tive visitors to the spectacular 24-acre Lukesland Gardens, Ivybridge.


Tucked away in a peaceful woodland valley on the edge of Dartmoor (just 10 min-


Harford, Ivybridge, PL21 0JF


Spring & Autumn Openings


“A gem of its kind’ - The Good Gardens Guide 24 acres of magnificent Camellias, Rhododendrons and Azaleas. Champion Trees. Ponds, Pools and Waterfalls


SPRING


Open Suns, Weds & Bank Holidays 11am - 5pm 25th March - 10th June


AUTUMN


Open Suns, Weds 11am - 5pm 7th October - 11th November


Entry Adults £5 Children Free Home-made soup & baking


01752 691749 www.lukesland.co.uk or Facebook 20


Forches Cross, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6PZ @burnhamorchids


www.orchids.uk.com 01626 352233


utes off the A38), Lukesland’s noted col- lection of camellias, rhododendrons and azaleas provides a spectacular show of colour in the Spring, against a wonderful backdrop of wild flowers.


In October and November, the reds and golds of Lukes - land’s fine trees and shrubs reflected in the


many pools and water- falls of the Addicombe Brook are also well worth seeing. The brook is criss-crossed by a series of charming and unusual bridges and its ponds are home to wild birds, trout, tadpoles and toads.


With homemade soup and cakes served up by the family in the Victorian Tea Room


and a Children’s Trail to keep the younger generation amused, these gardens have something for every- one.


Plants, cards, pre- serves and beautiful bowls, turned from Lukesland wood, are on sale. Dogs are wel- come on a lead.


In 2018 the gardens are open from 11am to 5pm on Sundays, Wednesdays and bank holidays in Spring (March 25 to June 10) and Autumn (October 7 to November 11). There is an opening to raise funds for St Luke’s Hospice on Sunday, April 8, 11am to 5pm, with plant and produce stalls.


For further details call 01752 691749 or go to www.lukesland. co.uk or www.face book.com/lukesland gardens.


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