***************************************************************** * 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 *** Mill Dene Garden 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: Mill Dene Garden Last Modified: 12-01-2011 Garden ID: 0571 pic: 0571_Mill_Dene.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: Mrs. Wendy Dare Address: Blockley Moreton-in-Marsh Postcode: GL56 9HU County: Gloucestershire tel: 01386 700457 fax: website: www.milldenegarden.co.uk email: wendy //at// milldene.co.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.milldenegarden.co.uk 6th Apr- 29th July; Wednesday - Fri; 10.00am- 5pm. Last entry 4pm. Open All Bank Hols. 2 - 5 Best Times of Year to Visit: April - end July To see: Cotswold Garden, roses and 'scratch n'sniff' herb garden. Tiny cricket lawn and pavilion National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: Yes Comments: Sunday 10th April Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: Previous booking essential Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: Adult £5.50; Concession £5; Child (under 15 yrs) £3, plus free garden trail RHS members free in April on showing membership card. CPRE members enjoy 2 for 1 offer in April If you ring in advance (01386 700457) or e-mail, a 10-minute talk can be arranged by the owner about any chosen aspect of the garden @ £10. Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No Shop: No Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: Yes Teas: Yes Refreshments: Yes Picnics: No Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: Yes Other Facilities: Garden not safe for small children. Half garden visitable in wheelchair. Willow weaving and photography with Royal Photographic Society: see www.milldenegarden.co.uk Many events planned for 2011 - see own website Features: " A garden less travelled" Cotswold garden set around water-mill with stream with lighting. Trout, kingfishers and grotto: terraces with rose walk, cricket lawn and herb gardens. Designer: Wendy Dare. Rupert Golby had input. Description of Garden: A two-and-a-half acre garden set in a tiny, steep-sided valley. The stream and millpond at the bottom are home to kingfishers and trout; the family Birman cats welcome guests and accompany them round the garden. A grotto beneath the tree house lends an air of mystery to the area. The Rose Walk, with weeping standards, leads up to the cricket lawn with a tiny pavilion and seats from Lords. The path goes on up to a fruit garden with "medieval tents" and a scratch-&-sniff" herb garden with the Church as backdrop and views over the Cotswolds. History: Half the mill and garden were bought by Wendy and Barry Dare in 1965 when they knew nothing of horticulture. Pieces of land were acquired over time and expertise was gained to the extent that Wendy eventually served on a Floral Committee of the RHS and judged at Chelsea. Local Inns: Great Western Accomodation: Crown Lower Brook House Restaurants: Lower Brook House Village/Town/Sightseeing: Blockley