End of the Season
Bourton House Garden is now closed. The succulents are back in the Glasshouse and the garden is being ‘put to bed’ for the winter. The garden will re-open in April 2015. Group bookings are now being taken for next year. …
Sun 17th August NGS Day
Bourton House Garden will be open on Sunday 17th August in aid of the National Gardens Scheme. Photo shows Romneya coulteri (Californian tree poppy) in The White Garden.…
The topiary receives its annual clipping
Visitors to the garden this week could see the topiary receiving its annual clipping. It takes several weeks for our gardeners to return the topiary and the yew hedges to crisply delineated lines. In this photograph, Gareth Griffiths is clipping …
The ‘hot’ border on a sunny July day
The ‘hot’ border is looking stunning with displays of Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’, Dahlia ‘Moonfire and Canna ‘Durban’ lighting up the garden.…
Our scent-filled Fountain Courtyard
The planting of Heliotropium arborescens ‘Gatton Park’ is in full bloom and filling the Fountain Courtyard with heavenly scent. The bees, butterflies and other insects love it too!…
Ann Blockley Art Exhibition opens 31st May!
This exhibition in our 16th century Tithe Barn celebrates the launch of Ann Blockley’s latest book ‘Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour’. Bourton House Garden will be open throughout the exhibition and refreshments will be available. The Exhibition runs from Saturday 31st …
Tea Room now open
Bourton House Tea Room is now open, serving delicious home-made cakes and tea, coffee and soft drinks. The Tea Room in our 16th century Tithe Barn is open every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday until 12th September and will also be …
Japanese cherry Prunus ‘Shirotae’ now in full blossom
The Japanese cherries Prunus ‘Shirotae’ in the field walk at Bourton House Garden are just breaking into pure white blossom and making a heavenly display against a blue spring sky!
First introduced into this country in the early 1900’s, Prunus …
Join the Friends of Bourton House Garden!
Join The Friends of Bourton House Garden for just £15 per person and enjoy unlimited access to the garden throughout the season (April to October 2014).
Join on your first visit to the garden or contact Christine Walford on 01386 …
Mrs Diana Porter presented with the British Empire Medal in the Tithe Barn
Mrs Diana Porter, Chairman of the North Cotswold branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, was awarded the British Empire Medal by Dame Janet Trotter, Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire, for her work with the charity over the past 47 years.…