Thenford Arboretum has something for every gardening enthusiast. The arboretum, now spread out over seventy acres, features a collection of more than three thousand different trees and shrubs, together with extensive herbaceous borders, water gardens, an alpine trough garden, a sculpture garden, a rose garden and a rill.
• The Walled Garden – From sad neglect to two acres of magnificence, where the formal setting features fruit cages, herb garden, aviary, mirror pools, domes, a cottage ornée, and a spectacular fountain.
• The Rill attracts much attention…the visual impact, the magic of the glittering sparkle, the splash and gurgle, the drama of shape and sound, are indispensable.
• The Water Gardens – Water is the making of the garden: your own nature reserve, a personal therapy, every note inharmony with its background, a mirror for the things you’ve planned.
• The Sculpture Garden – Preparing the site and designing an outdoor sculpture gallery where the theme is ‘Modern British’ but a monumental Lenin tends to shock and surprise.
• The Trough Garden – A trick of the mind inspires a unique garden where wisteria, rhododendrons, alpine perennials and rare species provide year-round interest and immense pleasure.
Thenford Arboretum is open to visitors on 19 a days a year, starting from Snowdrop days, right through to October.
April 2024
Friday 19 April, 2pm: Spring Garden Open Day
Saturday 27 April, 2pm: Spring Garden Open Day
May 2024
Wednesday 8 May, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Tuesday 14 May, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Friday 24 May, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
June 2024
Wednesday 5 June, 9:30am: Study Day – Chipping and twin scaling Snodrops and Daffodils
Thursday 6 June, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Wednesday 12 June, 9:30am:Â Study Day – Chipping and twin scaling Snodrops and Daffodils
Saturday 15 June, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Friday 21 June, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
July 2024
Wednesday 3 July, 2pm – Summer Garden Open Day
Friday 12 July, 2pm – Summer Garden Open Day
August 2024
Friday 2 August, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Saturday 3 August, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
September 2024
Friday 6 September, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
October 2024
Saturday 12 October, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
Friday 25 October, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
January 2025
Wednesday 29 January, 1pm: Snowdrop Open Day
February 2025
Saturday 8 February, 10am: Snowdrop Spectacular
Saturday 15 February, 1pm: Snowdrop Open Day
