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Knoll Gardens & Nursery tel: 01202-873931 Area: Dorset |
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| Visitor Information | www.knollgardens.co.uk -- email: enquiries {at} knollgardens.co.uk | ||||||||||
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Knoll Gardens & Nursery |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||
May - Oct: Tues to Sun - 10.00am - 5.00pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: June onwards. |
To
see: Grasses and perennials. |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||
| Adult £5.50 Child (5-15) £4; Concessions £4.75; Family £10; Group rate (min. 12 people) £4.50pp Disabled person + helper - £1 off each category. RHS members free |
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| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Chelsea Gold Medallist for each of the past eight years. Mail order/website service for nursery plants. Self-serve drinks |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||
| Large modern collection of grasses amongst many perennials and mature trees and shrubs. Grass Masterclasses run by Neil Lucas take 2-3 hours in Sept & Oct. See website for details. 21st Century Gardening Masterclasses, 24th June and 28th Oct at 2pm (£30) Book by tel 01202 873931 or online |
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| National Collection: Deciduous Ceanothus and Phygelius and Pennisetum | |||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Hidden away in a quiet corner of East Dorset is the garden of internationally acclaimed plantsman, Neil Lucas. As the UK's leading authority on ornamental grasses, Knoll is the showcase for Neil's naturalistic style which includes plantings of some of the most exciting and varied selections in the country. Strolling around this secluded four-acre garden you'll discover rare and unusual trees and shrubs, quiet places of contemplation and dramatic focal points, from the fabulous Dragon Garden to the glorious grassy Decennium Border. With over 5,000 plant species, including many rare and native varieties, this is not a garden that is set in time. Knoll is constantly evolving, celebrating a way of gardening that welcomes wildlife, encourages true sustainability and has year-round beauty as a direct result of its guiding principles. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||
| The garden is of comparatively recent vintage as it was only in the early 1970's that Mr and Mrs John May began planting on what was then a carrot field and semi-wooded overgrown area of scrub. Thanks to their hard work and enthusiasm the collection of plants increased rapidly and the garden became known as 'Wimborne Botanic Garden'. In 1988 the garden was acquired by Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Martin who are responsible for the water and formal gardens. In early 1994 the gardens came into the care of Neil Lucas and John & Janet Flude who have carried out a major refurbishment of the garden, bringing with them many interesting and unusual plants to form their own collection. The garden's name was changed to 'Knoll Gardens' to reflect the name of the 'Knoll' nursery that existed before it. |
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| Nearby Dorset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Ashton Lodge, Wimborne Minster |
Restaurants: Littlemoors Farm Shop/Haybarn Coffee Shop (quarter mile 01202 891489 |
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| Inns & Pubs: Langton Arms, Tarrant Monkton Old Thatch - half mile (lunches -01202 877192) |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Wimborne Ferndown |
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