***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Mariners 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Mariners Last Modified: 23-02-2012 Garden ID: 0589 pic: 0589_Mariners.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: Anthony & Fenja Anderson Address: Mariners Lane Bradfield Postcode: RG7 6HU County: Berkshire tel: 0118 9745226 fax: website: www.mariners-garden.com email: fenjaanderson //at// aol.com English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: Sunday 24 June from 2pm - 6pm for the NGS, and by appointment for large or small gardening groups from Sunday 27 May to Sunday 15 July Best Times of Year to Visit:June to July for the roses Best Times of Year to Visit: Mid June to early July To see: Roses National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: By appointment only from 27 May - 15 July. Time of visits to be agreed with groups. Morning, afternoon and evening visits can be arranged. Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: For NGS open day on 24 June: Adult £4; Child free Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Shop: No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: No Other Facilities: Partial access for the disabled. Limited parking for cars so small groups not using coaches or minibuses are encouraged to share cars. Lavatories: only for 'by appointment' groups. Plants for Sale on Sunday 24 June Features: Sloping garden. Designer: Fenja and Anthony Anderson Description of Garden: A sloping garden of 1 1/2 acres with mixed herbaceous and shrub borders cut into the slopes. A wide variety of plants has been used to create different colour themes. Curving herbaceous border with interest throughout the seasons with an emphasis on form and texture. A sunken rose garden of some 200 roses mainly old shrub rose varieties but also species roses. Shaded stream-side walk, small orchard and a 1 acre wild flower meadow. History: A full history of the garden is given on the Mariners website www.mariners-garden.com Local Inns: The Old Boot, Stanford Dingley Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: