Well, the day has finally come. I've really enjoyed getting the garden ready for this prestigious occasion. I have some trepidation as I hope everyone who visits enjoys the garden as much as we do. Although this is a special garden it is also a family garden and as a family we enjoy just being in out little oasis in the middle of Bristol.

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The garden is open on four consecutive sundays.

The dates are 21st & 28th June 2009 and 5th & 12th July 2009

Garden open from 10am until 4pm

Cream teas and light refreshments available.

This stunning, enclosed, south facing, compact cottage style garden with rich and versatile planting is split on two levels. The garden is heavily planted with a kaleidoscope of herbaceous perennials, unusual shrubs such as Paulownia tomentosa, Clematis, tender exotic perennials, such as Echiums, Banksia ericifolia and Protea cynaroides, soft fruits, roses and a mature apple tree. Much of the planting has been nurtured from seed and inspiration has been drawn from foreign travel.

The front garden is planted in the style of a rose garden with yew hedging and over eighty varieties of roses, which have been chosen for their vibrant colours and perfumed aromas. The front garden also contains shrubs, namely Hydrangea aspera and Clerodendrum bungei, further varieties of tender perennials such as Solanum laciniatum and further types Echium such as wildpretii ,pininana and fastuosum.

This unique inner city garden has been lovingly planted by its owner who has a real obsession for roses and Echiums.

This wonderful space is an unexpected oasis 1 min from Parson Street Station and ten minutes from Bristol Temple Meads Station.