Heale Gardens and Plant Centre

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SNOWDROP EXTRAVAGANZA 2010
Come and experience the white magic of Heale's famous snowdrop and aconite extravaganza.

SUNDAY 7th and 14th February 2010
Homemade soups,cakes,hot dogs etc.
We look forward to your visit.

Description

SNOWDROP EXTRAVANGANZA 2010 - Come and experience the white magic of Heale's famous snowdrop and aconite extravaganza. Snowdrop Sundays 7th and 14th February. The Snowdrop walk can also be enjoyed from Wednesdays to Sundays, 10am to 5pm as long as they stay in bloom.

Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful gardens lie beside the river Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury, Wiltshire. Much of the house is unchanged since King Charles II hid here in 1651.

On a sunny summer's day Heale's formal gardens display spectacular colour while welcome shade can be found in the walled garden and quiet tranquility in the Japanese water garden (above). Sit on the banks of the river Avon and catch a glimpse of the trout for which this river is famous.

The timeless atmosphere at Heale is the result of the creative endeavors of many generations of the Rasch family, who still live in the house, each inspired to leave their mark on a place through which the sparkling tributaries of the river Avon flow. Trout filled streams crossing under the authentic Japanese tea house and below the red Nikko bridge meander through the woodland garden, a rich gardener's paradise.

From early spring when sheets of aconites and snowdrops carpet the ground, to late summer when the crescendo of unusual planting explodes, the garden is in a constant state of flux. In the vegetable garden decorative apple tunnels separate the beds that still supply the house.

Meadows of spring bulbs are home to a new collection of magnolias, and colour-themed borders add contemporary drama to a garden that seems lost in time and is a continual source of inspiration to its owners and the visitors it never fails to charm.

Sorry, no dogs allowed.

Plant Centre
There is also a specialist plant centre with a wide variety of hardy garden plants including many that are new and unusual. We stock a wide selection of mostly home grown shrubs and herbaceous plants and can offer advice on planting and design.
Specialities include magnolias, trilliums, climbers, old fashioned roses, drought tolerant and deer resistant plants as well as plants that are good for birds and butterflies.

Come and enjoy homemade light lunches and teas in our riverside coffee shop.

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