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Spinners tel: 01590-673347 Area: Hampshire |
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| Visitor Information | |||||||||||||
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| Spinners Hampshire All details updated* as of: 21/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
early April - mid Sept; daily; 10 am - 5pm |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes For nursery visits in Dec & Jan, please telephone for appointment. |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: No |
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| Best
Times of Year to Visit: Mid April - mid July. |
To
see: |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adults £3; (Aug & Sept £2); Children under 6 free. | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: No Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Four events for RHS. Nursery with very wide variety of rare, unusual and hardy plants is perhaps the best in the country and is open all year; Tues - Sat, free. For appointments to see the nursery in Dec & Jan please ring first. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Woodland garden has rare shrubs and trees and also woodland plants. New Arboretum open on request. |
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| National Collection: Trilliums | |||||||||||||
| Description of Garden | Designer:
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| Rhododendrons and Azaleas are the mainstay at the top of the garden where the soil is very poor, selected to give interest for long periods by concentrating on foliage and habit, not just flowers. Lower down, rodgersias and hostas thrive and in the wetter areas, ferns, primulas and iris. In front of the house, the scene changes, on drier, sunny slopes, Cranesbills (Geraniums) provide foreground planting to rare shrubs, such as the purple judas tree and the silvery Leptospermum grandifolium. A large collection of lacecaps and hydrangeas are at their best later in the season, followed by the Japanese maples, giving a final burst of colour. | |||||||||||||
| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| This garden was designed and made entirely by the Mr. and Mrs. P.G.G. Chappell. The garden was made between 1961 and 1981 by the owners alone at a total cost, including plants, of around £1.00 per week. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Hampshire Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Passford House, Passford, Lymington The Nurse's Cottage, Lymington |
Restaurants: Simply Poussin, Main Road, Brockenhurst |
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| Inns & Pubs: The Red Lion Fleur de Lys, Pilley East End Arms, East End |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Lymington |
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