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Garden Name: Burford House & Gardens
Last Modified: 26/01/2011
Garden ID: 0105

pic: 0105_Burford.jpg

Owner: Hilary Simons
Address:
Burford Garden Company
Tenbury Wells

Postcode: WR15 8HQ
County: Worcestershire

tel: 01584 810777
fax: 01584 810673
website: www.burford.co.uk
email: info {at} burford.co.uk

Features: 
400 varieties of clematis - sometimes as many as 80 in flower at one time.
2000 other varieties of plants, including one of the garden's great wonders, the giant Wisteria macrobotrys 'Burford', which in May cascades spectacularly down the back of the house. Planted originally in 1960, it fills the air with divine perfume, and the racemes hang sometimes two feet in length.

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
All Year, except Christmas Day and Boxing Day; 7 Days a week; 9am - 6pm; gardens close at dusk if earlier

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
May - Autumn

To see: 
Clematis, Wisteria
Autumn Colour

National Collection: 
Clematis

National Garden Scheme days: Yes
Comments: 8th Aug; 9am - 6pm

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: 

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments:  

House Open for Viewing: Yes
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
Free

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: Yes
Dogs allowed: No
Only on Lead: No
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Guide dogs & hearing dogs only. Children's Adventure Playground.
Interior furnishings shop in Georgian house. Garden Centre and John Treasure's Clematis Nursery.
Riverside cafe


Designer: John Treasure
Description of Garden:
This glamorous seven acre garden, made to compliment a stylish Georgian house, is now beautiful and mature. The fluid design is enhanced by interesting plants, imaginatively used and comprehensively labelled. There are good roses and herbaceous borders and a pleasing series of water gardens, but Burford means Clematis - over 500 varieties - cleverly trained, grown and displayed among shrubs and in Treasure's Clematis Nursery. In summer there may be as many as 80 varieties in flower at one time.

There are a vast number of other varieties of plants, including one of the garden's great wonders, the giant Wisteria macrobotrys 'Burford', which in May cascades spectacularly down the back of the house. Planted originally in 1960, it fills the air with divine perfume, and the racemes hang sometimes two feet in length.

A Georgian turfed bridge spans the river and takes you to an area of wildflowers and meadow, which during the summer months takes on the role of 'Art Gallery', offering contrast to the intensively nurtured gardens around the house.


History: 
Originally Designed by John Treasure in the 1950's.
The current designer is Burford Garden Company.

Local Inns: 
Peacock Inn, Boraston
Roebuck Inn, Brimfield

Accomodation: 
Local accomodation is plentiful

Restaurants: 


Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
8 miles from Ludlow, 1 mile from Tenbury