Appropriately, seven Sulgrave gardens were open to the public on the seventh occasion of the village contributing to the National Gardens Scheme raising money for charity. After a day of continuous rain on the Saturday prior to the event and another on the following day, we were blessed with a window of opportunity. Despite rival events in nearby villages, an impressive number of visitors seized this opportunity to view our beautiful gardens and enjoy the traditional refreshments.

Photographs on the next page (Click on “read the rest of this entry”)

 

 

THREEWAYS

 

 

 

 

“Here’s one we took earlier!” Alison and Digby. Can’t remember a sky like that in Sulgrave. Ed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORGE COTTAGE

 

 

 

Clematis – a native of New Zealand. Anna, I’ve forgotten the name already! Ed.

 

 

 

If Spring is here, can winter be far behind?

 

 

 

Sulgrave Village Community Shop is especially open for the event.

 

Down Stockwell Lane for Mill Hollow Barn and the Watermill

 

 

MILL HOLLOW BARN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE WATERMILL

 

On the left of Stockwell Lane when descending, the Watermill Gardens include a field devoted to wildlife, as described in the notice on the entrance gate:

 

 

 

View towards Barrow Hill from the Watermill.

 

The original mill wheel, now restored to working order….

 

……a brief history…..

 

….and a drawing of the wheel at its full extent.

Read more about the Sulgrave Mills in “The Chronicles of a Country Parish” – a village appraisal from 1995 – published on this website.

 

Present villagers…….

 

…..and former villagers, visit the gardens.

 

VINECROFT

 

 

 

 

 

Owl carved from the trunk of a recently felled tree!

 

An appropriate visitor to Vinecroft.

 

 

 

RECTORY FARM

 

 

 

 

 

 

The automatic lawn mower went silently about its business, carefully avoiding the feet of visitors!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHURCH COTTAGE, WITH REFRESHMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sulgrave Gardens Open Day 2017

Sulgrave Gardens Open Day 2015

Sulgrave Gardens Open Day 2013

Sulgrave Gardens Open Day 2011

Sulgrave Gardens Open Day in 2009.

Photo galleries are also available for the following gardens which took part in the scheme in 2007:

Church Cottage, Church Street (Hywel and Ingram Lloyd)
Ferns, Helmdon Road (George and Julie Metcalfe)
Mill Hollow Barn (David Thompson)
The Old Stocks (Mr and Mrs Robin Prior)
Sulgrave Manor Herb Garden (The Herb Society as Sulgrave Manor)
The Old Farmhouse (Peter and Moo Mordaunt) 
Threeways (Dr and Mrs D Lewis)
Greenfields (Mrs S Harding)

 

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