June 03rd, 2017

HALESWORTH OPEN GARDENS
FROM NOON TOMORROW, SUNDAY 4TH JUNE
TICKETS (£5 Adults, children free) AVAILABLE AT ANY OF THE GARDENS WITH GREEN AND YELLOW BALLOONS

Halesworth Library, IP19 8AB, The Children’s Literary Garden  - Catherine Draper
A small courtyard garden constructed by HINT and East Feast with and for children.  Literary figures in brilliant Vista paintings by Meraylah Allwood.  

Bassetts, 84 London Road IP19 8LS - John & Susie Ball
A stunning multi -level ‘secret’ walled garden withmany ‘outside rooms’ – a sunken garden, formal courtyard, lawn with shrubs and vegetable plot
One of our  star gardens  always worth visiting
 
Walpole Road, IP19 8DL - Diane and Ian Self 
A reworked family garden just entering its 3rd summer. Emphasis on impressive architectural foliage, lush exotic greens with bee friendly flowers. New this year will be a veg garden, cut flower patch and hammock relaxation zone.

The Limes , Roman Way IP19 8LT
Sheltered housing complex set in an old garden with orchard, dry garden, Edwardian greenhouse and lovely trees. The enthusiasm, expertise and teamwork of the residents overcomes their health challenges and is an example and shows how gardening enhances life for all.

The Folly, 54 Holton Road   IP19 8HQQ - Alastair And Jill Macfarlane
Set round a 1720’s coach house there are three distinct gardens from an amazing guerrilla garden captured from the public footpath to The Folly line in garden setting – a  narrow gauge live steam railway ENJOY

The Old Slaughterhouse 16 Chediston Street - Alan and Val Bennett
Modern stunning drought friendly garden in an old setting created by two artists with a klove and knowledge of plants. Art works on sale

Gothic House 1 London Road  IP19 8LH - Basil Harrold
Walled ¾ acre garden with Victorian arrangement of paths & fruit trees, plus gothic summer house & folly, vinery, a chaise house.

The Old Rectory, Rectory Street, IP19 8AF - Sir Patrick and Lady Dusha Bateson
Unspoilt medieval rectory with Georgian and Victorian alterations set in large moated grounds with fine trees and shrubs.

25 & 26  Rectory Street IP19 8AE - Valerie Large & Sue Read
Two small but contrasting inter-connected courtyard gardens, one in an informal cottage style and the other very much a designer garden making full use of form, colour and light.

8 Station Road IP19 8BZ - Mr & Mrs Bernard Mills
A productive and imaginative town garden with a small pond showing what it is possible to create out of former parking space.

Magnolia House, Station Road  IP19 8BZ - Tamsyn and Michael Imison
Set in ½ acre, a walled garden on 3 levels and a sculpture courtyard. It is full of surprises and reflections developed and imaginatively replanted in 2006 with flowers, fruit and vegetables and some welcome weeds as well as the other sort! 

Mahn House  Spexhall  IP19 0RJ - Karen and Richard Austin
** SHUTTLE  BUS RUNS FROM THE STATION ON THE HALF HOUR 10 MINS UP ROAD **
TEAS AND STUNNER OF A GARDEN
Mature garden of 1.5 acres round a traditional Suffolk long house. developed over last 12 years. Packed with annuals and perennials naturalistically for all year round interest and benefit of wildlife. Box cloud pruning and hedging provide formal structure also two (unfenced) ponds, bog garden, gravel garden and formal courtyard garden,a small wild area with naturalised bulbs and perennial planting and original Shepherd’s hut. Many seasonally planted containers.