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The Dingle |
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The Dingle tel: 01938-555144 Area: Wales |
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| Visitor Information | www.dinglenurseries.co.uk | ||||||||||||
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| The Dingle Wales All details updated* as of: 20/02/2008 |
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| Opening Days and Hours | |||||||||||||
Dingle Nursery and Garden: Mon - Sun; 9am - 5pm. |
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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: Spring May - Aug Sept - mid Nov |
To
see: Acers and Primroses Rhododendrons, azaleas, herbaceous borders Cornus (flowering), autumn colours |
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| Admission Prices | |||||||||||||
| Adult £2; Child free | |||||||||||||
| Onsite Facilities | |||||||||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
No Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: Yes |
Dogs
Allowed: Yes On Lead only: Yes Special Events: No |
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| Other
Facilities: Parial access for the disabled. Picnics by appointment. |
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| Garden Features | |||||||||||||
| Four acre garden on South slope to large pool planted for shape and colour throughout the year. Woodlands beyond pool include acers and primroses in season. Very striking magnolias, cornus and some rare trees | English Heritage Garden Grade: | ||||||||||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Mrs. Barbara Joseph |
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| A large lawn with shrubs, herbaceous mixed borders and one or two specimen trees planted in the grass. Fairly level beyond with more mixed borders, then a steep drop to the pool, criss-crossed with paths and planted with sun-loving shrubs etc. such as Cistus, Lavender, Elaeagnus, Capisca, Pittosporum, Abutilon, Hoheria and Piptanthus Trees include Cercidiphyllum (several) a wide selection of Sorbus, Catalpa (flowering and foliage), Tulip trees. There are many varieties of birches, Magnolias and Cornus. Also many Japanese Maples. There is much foliage, especially evergreens, which is always important for winter interest. The beds are planted with differing colour themes. The soil is neutral, medium loam, but mulched much over the years. A quarter-acre pool was made for children to learn to swim, now incorporated and landscaped. Conditions mostly dry-ish, sunny, steep, sheltered. |
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| History of Garden | |||||||||||||
| Began about 1955 as a tidying project and then became an addiction. The Nursery which was started about 1960 now specialises in rare shrubs, trees, plants and is a good source for the garden. | |||||||||||||
| Nearby Wales Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | |||||||||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Royal Oak, Welshpool |
Restaurants: |
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| Inns & Pubs: Stumble Inn, Bwlch-y-Cibau Derwen Garden Centre, between Welshpool & Guilsfield |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Welshpool, canal, cockpit Llanfair Light Railway Powys Castle & Gardens Glansevern Gardens |
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