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East Lambrook Manor tel: 01460-240328 Area: Somerset |
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| Visitor Information | www.eastlambrook.com -- email: werkmike {at} aol.com |
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East Lambrook Manor |
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| Opening Days and Hours | ||||||
February, May, June & July: daily, 10am - 5pm. |
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| Parties
/ Coaches: Yes Parking for coaches |
Groups
/ Coaches need Appointment: Yes |
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House
Open for Viewing: No |
National
Garden Scheme days: Yes 6th February 14th May 10th July, 10am - 5pm |
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Best
Times of Year to Visit: February mid-April to mid-July, September |
To
see: 80 varieties of snowdrops. Cottage garden plants, hardy geraniums, old roses |
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| Admission Prices | ||||||
| Adults £5.50; Seniors £5.00: Groups (pre-booked) of 10+ £4.80; Child under 16 Free. RHS members free in February, March, September and October |
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| Onsite Facilities | ||||||
| Parking:
Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No |
Shop:
No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No |
Teas:
Yes Light Refreshment: Yes Picnics: No |
Dogs
Allowed: No On Lead only: No Special Events: Yes |
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| Other
Facilities: Art Gallery (Malthouse). New East Lambrook horticultural courses. Limited access for the disabled and toilet for disabled. Gallery and other rooms for hire. Ask for permission regarding picnics. We have the following special events in 2011: Early-spring Flowers - illustrated talk, garden walk and cream tea, 26th March, 2-4pm, booking required. Spring Flowers - illustrated talk, garden walk and cream tea, 30th April, 2-4pm, booking required. Kaye Parmenter, watercolours of garden flowers, Malthouse Gallery, 1st - 31st May, 10am - 5pm daily. Moish Sokal, fabulous paintings of India, Venice and Somerset, Malthouse Gallery, 6th June - 23rd July, 10am - 5pm daily. |
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| Garden Features | ||||||
| An essentially English cottage garden with layers of dense planting divided by narrow paths, low hedges and lawns created by the celebrated plantswoman, the late Margery Fish. The Margery Fish Plant Nursery in the garden specialises in herbaceous perennials including many of Margery Fish's favourites, which are still to be found growing in the garden today. |
English Heritage Garden Grade: I | |||||
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| Description of Garden | Designer:
Margery Fish |
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| Margery Fish's garden at East Lambrook Manor is a magnet for garden lovers from all over the world, particularly those who love to wander its crooked stone paths and enjoy the cottage garden style design with its profusion of colour and scent. This Grade I listed garden is overflowing with plants, many of which have been saved from virtual extinction. Margery Fish was one of the most admired gardeners and garden writers of her day and a major influence on gardening in the 20th century. Her natural gift for combining old-fashioned and contemporary plants in a relaxed and informal manner has created a unique garden of great charm. | ||||||
| History of Garden | ||||||
| This was Margery Fish's first major project as a novice gardener; she later became the undisputed, 'Leading Lady of Gardening' from the 1950's and the gardens she created here at East Lambrook Manor in Somerset have become internationally famous as the premier example of an English cottage garden. From the publication of her first book in 1956, until her death thirteen years later, she wrote in a practical way of her successes and failures, communicating her deep understanding of plants. Successive owners have cared for and restored the gardens and it last changed hands in 2008 with the new owners intent on enhancing and improving it. | ||||||
| Nearby Somerset Hotels, Facilities & Amenities | ||||||
| Hotels
& Accommodation: Ash House Hotel, Ash The Duke of York, Shepton Beauchamp Avon Bulbs, Mid Lambrook |
Restaurants: Rose & Crown, opposite the garden The Rusty Axe, Stembridge The Duke of York, Shepton Beauchamp Royal Oak, Over Stratton Ash House Hotel, Ash Square 1, Illminster Provender, South Petherton |
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| Inns & Pubs: Rose & Crown, opposite the garden The Rusty Axe, Stembridge The Duke of York, Shepton Beauchamp Royal Oak, Over Stratton |
Villages / Towns
/ Sightseeing: Illminster South Petherton Yeovil Taunton |
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