The Walled Gardens
Church Gardens consists of three acres of C17th walled gardens, including a Kitchen Garden, Orchard and rare Arcaded Wall. The derelict state of the gardens gave Kay and Patrick an almost completely blank canvas to work on and they gained inspiration for the project by visiting gardens up and down the country. The Kitchen Garden is a fascinating patchwork of specially designed garden features including 56 geometrically arranged organic vegetable beds, 60m herbaceous borders, fruit cage, vine mount, auricula theatre & pumpkin patch. The orchard is the largest of the walled gardens and it is believed to be the remains of a Renaissance Pleasure Garden making it, historically, the most important part of the garden. The Orchard contains The Arcaded Wall, a wall comprising of 33 identical niches, the function of which remains a fascinating historical mystery!
The Kitchen Garden
Auricula Theatre
The Auricula Theatre was constructed in 2019 using salvaged wood, pots & tiles. Auriculas are one of Kay's favourite plants and she has always been fascinated by this unique method of exhibiting them, originating from the C18th.
Kitchen Garden
Vine Mount
The Vine Mount was built in 2019 and creates a growing space for red, black and white grape vines. The Paradise Garden sits on top of the mount featuring mosaic tiles & a gazebo.
Kitchen Garden
Polytunnel
The Polytunnel was erected in 2005 and was redeveloped in 2019 to include salvaged stained glass at each end. An appropriate quote from Milton's masque 'Arcades' is written over the door.
Kitchen Garden
Fruit Cage
The Fruit Cage was specially designed by Patrick and fabricated by a local blacksmith. A wide variety of fruits grow in salvaged containers including old water tanks and an old bath!
Kitchen Garden
Pumpkin Patch
The Pumpkin Patch was redesigned in 2020 to incorporate organ pipes salvaged from the church next door, creating a beautiful growing environment for our pumpkins and butternut squash.
Kitchen Garden
Vegetable Beds
The organic vegetable garden consists of 56 raised beds in a geometric design, divided into quarters to facilitate crop rotation. Companion plants surround vegetables to improve pollination.
Kitchen Garden
The Orchard
The Orchard
Wildlife Pond
The 'valley like' shape of the orchard leant itself to the idea of pond. Excavation began in 2021 and the pond now contains a substantial amount of planting to maintain water quality.
The Orchard
Fern Mount
The Fern Mount was built in 2025 and contains many different varieties of fern.
The Orchard
Forest Garden
The Forest Garden consists of multi-purpose perennial plants that are mixed together in a polyculture to create a healthier ecosystem for growing edible crops.
The Orchard
Mayflower
Mayflower, a 22ft Springer narrowboat, sits next to the wildlife pond and is an example of the recycling & salvaging that makes this garden unique.
The Cut Flower Garden
Cut Flowers
The Cut Flower garden was built in 2022 and contains a mixture of perennial and annual planting to provide cut flowers for the house.
Cut Flower Garden
Gazebo
A beautiful addition to the cut flower garden which creates a seating area where views of the arched facing wall on the main house can be enjoyed.
Cut Flower Garden
