West Green House Gardens

West Green House is a quintessentially English manor house garden with a twist.

The garden combines neo-classical style with flamboyant contemporary design. Its hallmark is it lavish planting and use of vibrant colour combinations, whilst retaining its historic mood. The Magnificent Walled Garden is entered through an arbour of wisteria where an allee of apple trees divides an elaborate potager of berry filled fruit cages, annual flowers and colourful vegetables, from its signature perennial borders. Beyond the walls is a new Persian style Water Garden, a Dragon Garden planted with black red peonies and a restored Lake Field which embraces one of England’s most eclectic collections of garden follies. A path leads from the serenity of the lake to the contemporary Garden of the Five Bridges crossed by chinoisire inspired bridges. It then meanders through a woodland glade to the terraced Theatre Lawn and the west front of the 18th century house where busts of gods and emperors now framed with roses watch over the garden.

2012 sees the start of a new edible hedge, designed to attract more birds into the garden and a dramatic Aricula Theatre. In the Summer the garden becomes the backdrop for a season of Country House Opera and musical events. Please see website for details.

West Green House and its gardens are the home and passion of Australian born Marylyn Abbott, well known as a garden writer and designer.