North East Gardens Open for Charity, 2020
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North East gardens open for charity, 2020 For more information visit ngs.org.uk Sponsored by: WADE FINANCIAL 2 NORTH EAST NORTH EAST 3 North East Volunteers County Durham County Organiser Iain Anderson 01325 778446 [email protected] County Treasurer Sue Douglas 07712 461002 [email protected] Booklet Co-ordinator Sheila Walke 07837 764057 [email protected] Publicity Alison Morgan 01913 843842 [email protected] Assistant County Organisers Gill Knights 01325 483210 [email protected] Helen Jackson 07985 699960 [email protected] Dorothy Matthews 01325 354434 [email protected] Monica Spencer 01325 286215 [email protected] Margaret Stamper 01325 488911 [email protected] Gill Naisby 01325 381324 [email protected] Sue Walker 01325 481881 [email protected] Northumberland & Tyne and Wear County Organiser & Booklet Coordinator Maureen Kesteven 01914 135937 [email protected] County Treasurer David Oakley 07941 077594 [email protected] Publicity Liz Reid 01914 165981 [email protected] Talks Co-ordinator & Social Media Liz Reid 01914 165981 [email protected] Assistant County Organisers Maxine Eaton 077154 60038 [email protected] Natasha McEwen 07917 754155 [email protected] Liz Reid 01914 165981 [email protected] Susie White 07941 077594 [email protected] David Young 01434 600699 [email protected] Cover photo Ravensford Farm Great gardens, great cake 4 NORTH EAST 33 The Moore House County Durham: an unsung county. County Durham lies between the River Wear and the River Tees and is varied and beautiful. Our National Garden Scheme gardens are to be found in the city, high up in the dales, in the attractive villages of South Durham and outskirts of industrial Teesside. Something different every week. Choose your old favourites but also check out our wonderful new gardens. Country gardens include an exciting newly developed woodland and garden at The Stables, traditional village gardens at High Bank Farm and Homelands and a wildlife garden at East Middleton. Our town gardens can surprise you too. Oakdene tucked away in Darlington and the must-see quirky new Garden and Studio at 67 in St Helen Auckland. All our garden owners are looking forward to welcoming you. Northumberland is a county of ancient castles and wild coastline, of expansive views and big skies. This beautiful landscape with its picturesque valleys provides the backdrop for a delightful range of gardens. There’s a great variety of styles from the walled vegetable gardens and sumptuous borders of large country houses to exciting contemporary planting. A historic manor house has a Gertrude Jekyll connection whilst a newly made garden is experimental and sustainable and full of ideas for organic growing. Another unusual garden has been made on an exceptionally steep slope, showing that you can transform even the most difficult of sites. There are city gardens too: a tiny courtyard packed with colour or the landscaped garden rooms around a hospice. From a series of cottage plots in a fishing village to arboreta and dramatic water features, there is so much to inspire. NORTH EAST 5 Help open gardens for the future with a gift in your will A love of gardens is often inherited from our parents or grandparents. If you love gardens and garden visiting, you can help inspire that passion in future generations by leaving a gift in your will to the National Garden Scheme. For more information call 01483 211535, email [email protected] or visit ngs.org.uk/giftinwill Gardeners Cottage Plants Specialising in sustainably grown perennials, herbs and wildflowers using organic methods and locally sourced materials. Gardener’s Cottage, Bingfield, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE19 2LE Tel 01434 672594 mob 07500 895052 www.gcplants.co.uk 6 NORTH EAST Saturday 27th OPENING 14 Fallodon Hall 50 Woodlands DATES Sunday 28th 15 Ferndene House All entries subject to change. 38 Oliver Ford Garden For latest information check www.ngs.org.uk July Extended openings are shown at the beginning of the month. Saturday 4th 13 N Map locator numbers are shown to the East Middleton right of each garden name. 24 Kirky Cottage March Sunday 5th 30 Marie Curie Hospice Sunday 1st 44 NThe Stables u12 Crook Hall & Gardens Saturday 11th u40 Raby Castle April Sunday 12th Sunday 19th 5 Bichfield Tower 2 Adderstone House 43 St Margaret’s Allotments Saturday 25th 49 Woodbine House u46 Wallington Sunday 19th 4 24 Bede Crescent May 23 Kiplin Hall 25 Lambshield Sunday 17th 33 NThe Moore House 6 Blagdon 37 NOakdene Lodge Sunday 24th Sunday 26th 26 Lilburn Tower 18 Gardener’s Cottage Plants Sunday 31st 31 Middleton Hall 11 Croft Hall Retirement Village 33 N The Moore House 42 St Cuthbert’s Hospice June August Sunday 7th Sunday 2nd 3 The Beacon 67 NGarden and studio at 67 4 24 Bede Crescent 19 Heather Holm u48 Whalton Manor Gardens Sunday 9th Saturday 13th 8 Capheaton Hall 1 Acton House 45 Ushaw College Sunday 16th u46 Wallington 21 Hillside Cottages Sunday 14th Saturday 22nd 27 Loughbrow House 29 Maggie’s 35 Neasham Abbey Sunday 23rd Friday 19th 47 Walworth Gardens 16 The Fold September Saturday 20th Thursday 17th 10 NCraster’s Hidden Gardens u12 Crook Hall & Gardens 16 The Fold Sunday 21st November 20 NHigh Bank Farm 22 NHolmelands Saturday 7th u32 Mindrum Garden u9 Cragside 41 Ravensford Farm Sunday 8th u9 Cragside NORTH EAST 7 By Arrangement 25 Lambshield Arrange a personalised garden visit with 26 Lilburn Tower your club, or group of friends, on a date 27 Loughbrow House to suit you See individual garden entries 28 Lowbridge House for full details. 12 Mr Yorke’s Walled 1 Acton House Garden 2 Adderstone House 39 25 Park Road South 3 The Beacon 41 Ravensford Farm 4 24 Bede Crescent 42 St Cuthbert’s Hospice 7 Broaches Farm 50 Woodlands 15 Ferndene House 51 Woodside House 16 The Fold 21 Hillside Cottages 24 Kirky Cottage 25 Lambshield © Susie White 8 NORTH EAST Key Symbols at the end of each garden entry indicate features and items of special interest at the garden. NEW Gardens opening for the first time this year or re-opening after a long break. u Garden also opens on non-NGS days. (Gardens which carry this symbol contribute to the NGS either by opening on a specific day(s) and/or by giving a guaranteed contribution). e Wheelchair access to at least the main features of the garden. f Dogs on short leads welcome. g Plants usually for sale. Plant Heritage National Collection Holder. a Gardens that offer accommodation. b Refreshments are available, normally at a charge. i Garden designed by a Fellow, Member or Pre-registered Member of The Society of Garden Designers C Garden accessible to coaches. Coach sizes vary so please contact garden owner or County Organiser in advance to check details. Group Visits, Group Organisers may contact the County Organiser or a garden owner direct to organise a group visit to a particular county or garden. See the county section for County Organiser contact details, or visit www.ngs.org.uk Children must be accompanied by an adult. Photography is at the discretion of the garden owner; please check first. Photographs must not be used for sale or reproduction without prior permission of the owner. Share To indicates that a proportion of the money collected will be given to the nominated charity. Toilets are not usually available at private gardens. THE GARDENS 1 ACTON HOUSE Felton, Morpeth, NE65 9NU. Mr Alan & Mrs Eileen Ferguson. Head Gardener 07779 860217, [email protected]. A1 N of Morpeth. N of Felton. Signed turnoff on R. Follow signs. Sat 13 June (1-4). Adm £5, chd free. Home-made teas. Visits also by arrangement May to Aug for groups of 5+. This walled garden has structure, colour and variety of planting, with abundant herbaceous perennials and different grasses. Planted in the spring of 2011, it has sections devoted to fruit and vegetables, David Austin rose borders, standard trees and climbers spreading over the brick walls. There are additional mixed borders, a ha-ha, and developing woodland planting, in total extending over 5 acres. Herbaceous perennial plantings include species and varieties favoured by butterflies and bees. e f C b 26 Lilburn Tower © Susie White NORTH EAST 9 The National Garden Scheme searches the length and breadth of England and Wales for the very best private gardens. 2 ADDERSTONE HOUSE Adderstone Mains, Belford, NE70 7HS. John & Pauline Clough, 07714662520, [email protected]. 1m S of Belford off A1. Best approached from the N off A1 Adderstone Mains is 1m S of Belford, turn L off A1. From S, 0.7m N of Purdy Lodge on R but turn dangerous, continue to Belford, turn & approach from N. Ample parking. Sun 19 Apr (1-4). Adm £6, chd free. Light refreshments in the Barn beside the Japanese Garden. Visits also by arrangement Mar to Oct for groups of 10+. A Victorian house, gardens, millpond with folly and grounds of 10½ acres. Established and ‘new projects’ in development with Sean Murray (RHS Chelsea Challenge winner). New Japanese Garden with cherry blossom, Walled garden; an orchard leads to the sunken garden; rose walk and formal garden, then on to the mill pond, fruit/vegetable plots and vineyard. Plant stall, teas and grape juice from vineyard. f g C b 3 THE BEACON 10 Crabtree Road, Stocksfield, NE43 7NX. Derek & Patricia Hodgson, 01661 842518, [email protected]. 12m W of Newcastle upon Tyne. From A69 follow signs into village. Station & cricket ground on L .