Rosemoor GardenRosemoor GardenRosemoor is now firmly established as a garden of national importance. Since it was gifted to the society in 1988 by Lady Anne Berry an intensive programme of development has created a 40 acre garden of great variety and interest in the breathtaking setting of the Torridge Valley in North Devon. The objective has been to delight and inspire gardeners of all backgrounds from novice to professional and to provide the highest quality of plants and planting suitable for the West Country.
The society also makes every efforts possible to explain its work to Rosemoor visitors and to pass on its ideas and experience to all those who love the English garden. This is backed up by the provision of outstanding facilities from the award winning Visitors Centre to a high quality shop and plant centre.
There are few other gardens which can balance to such effect the old and the new and demonstrate such a wide range of interest throughout the year. The mature planting of Lady Anne's garden around Rosemoor House and its adjacent aboretum is connected to the formal garden created over the last few years by a winding rock gorge planted with ferns and bamboos, with a stream and bog gardens which leads to an enchanting lake. Other features of the garden include:
* A complex of 2,000 roses (200 varieties)
* Colour theme gardens
* Herb garden and potager
* Extensive herbaceous borders
* Cottage garden
* Foliage and plantsman's garden
* Winter Garden
* Fruit and Vegetable Garden
At the time of writing the garden is open all year except Christmas Day.
Further enquiries should be addressed to: Rosemoor Garden, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH. Telephone: (01805) 624067. Fax: (01805) 624717
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