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Friday 10:30am - 3:30pm Saturday 10:30am - 3:30pm Sunday 10:30am - 1:30pm

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Described as one of the finest gardens in Britain.

27/10/2026

The garden is now hitting the peak autumn colour season, with deciduous trees and shrubs throughout the garden producing a final flourish of reds, oranges, golds and yellows before discarding their leaves for the winter. Fortunately the high winds of the weekend haven't stripped them prematurely so there is plenty to see throughout our ten acres. The Acer Glade might be the star - but colour there is throughout the garden.

We're currently open 10:30 to 4:30 Tuesday until Sunday 1 November when we switch to our !0:30 to 3:30, Friday to Sunday opening hours. Dogs are welcome. The cafe is open for cakes, lunches and other goodies, and a good selection of seasonal stock is available in the free to enter Plant Sales area to brighten your own gardens.

22/10/2026

With autumn well underway in later October the plants of interest are divided into those exhibiting autumn colour as the leaves brighten before falling, autumn fruits and berries, and the flowers such as our Dahlias and Salvias that will keep flowering until the first frosts. Here's our representative ten interesting plants for late October. We have many more. Why not pay us a visit to see them all.

Salvia involucrata 'Bethellii' - in the border leading to the Tennis Court Terrace
Celastrus orbiculatus - climbing on the wires by the Arboretum entrance of the Walled Garden
Alnus incana 'Aurea' - overhanging the seat at the west end of the main Arboretum lake
Prunus 'Ukon' - alongside the smaller Arboretum lake
Taxodium distichum var. imbricatum 'Nutans' - adjacent to the west path from the Walled Garden gate to the Private area
Dahlia 'Sunny Boy' - in the lower terrace of the Walled Garden
Cercidophyllum japonicum - Katsura tree; autumn colour that smells of burned toffee in the Ivals Garden and the Bulb Meadow
Larix decidua - in the border surrounding the Magic Circle
Aesculus parviflora - in the Birch Wood; autumn colour
Rhododendron 'Elizabeth' - flowering out of season in the Acer Glade and by the top lawn. It does this every year and still flowers well during it's spring display.

We're currently open 10:30 to 4:30 Tuesday to Sunday. Dogs are welcome. The cafe is open for cakes, lunches and other goodies, and a good selection of seasonal stock is available in the free to enter Plant Sales area to brighten your own gardens.

20/10/2026

Changeable end of October conditions for photographing this weeks views of the garden. Overcast with light rain one minute, bright sun the next. No matter; whatever the conditions the garden is still producing it's displays. Autumn colour from our Japanese maples, birches and other deciduous trees and shrubs is well advanced, while there is plenty of colour and interest in the Walled and Summer Gardens. Enjoy the views.

We're open 10:30 to 4:30 Tuesday to Sunday. Dogs are welcome and certainly seem to enjoy their walks. The cafe is open for cakes and other goodies, and a good selection of seasonal stock is available in the free to enter Plant Sales area to brighten your own gardens.

08/10/2026

Still loads of flowering interest in the garden including a few flowering for the first time this year. And the first of this years fly agaric toadstools have appeared in the Arboretum under Betula medwedii. Here's the latest ten interesting plants for early October. We have many more. Why not pay us a visit to see them all.

Geranium 'Salome' - spreading both sides of the path from the top lawn to the Walled Garden
Serratula seoanei - late flowering knapweed in the Ovals garden
Amanita muscari - in the Arboretum at present but can crop up anywhere there are birch trees
Decaisnea fargesii - Against the east corner of the barn
Impatiens racemose - by the lower entrance to the tower
Aconitum carmichaelii 'The Grim Reaper' - in the lower terrace of the Walled Garden
Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' - in the lower terrace of the Walled Garden
Dahlia merckii - in the lower terrace of the Walled Garden
Nerine bowdenii - in the Bulb Meadow
Pseudowintera colorata - in the Acer Glade and the top terrace of the Walled Garden

We're open 10:30 to 4:30 Tuesday to Sunday. Dogs are welcome. The cafe is open for cakes, lunches and other goodies, and a good selection of seasonal stock is available in the free to enter Plant Sales area to brighten your own gardens.

06/10/2026

Another misty photography morning for this week's garden views. The autumn colour is developing nicely on the trees and shrubs Meanwhile, at lower level, asters, Persicarias, Begonias, and many other perennials continue to produce welcome flower colour to delight both our visitors and the resident insects. With favourable forecasts for the week now's a great time to visit and get a flavour of our autumn.

We're open 10:30 to 4:30 Tuesday to Sunday. Dogs are welcome and certainly seem to enjoy their walks. The cafe is open for cakes and other goodies, and a good selection of seasonal stock is available in the free to enter Plant Sales area to brighten your own gardens.

Address

Buckland Monachorum
Yelverton
PL207LQ

Opening Hours

Friday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Sunday	10:30am - 1:30pm

Telephone

01822 854769

Website

https://www.thegardenhouse.org.uk/

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