A TRUE labour of love will be on display in Worcestershire when Honeybrook House Cottage opens its gardens.
Gerald Majumdar has devoted countless hours over the past five years converting the wild grasslands around his home into a beautiful two-acre garden which has featured on the BBC TV’s Open Gardens.
Now open for all the world to see as part of the National Gardens Scheme, Honeybrook House has already attracted hundreds of visitors through a series of events this year.
Mr Majumdar said: “The property has actually been in my family since 1970, but the garden was neglected in the 1990s and went quite wild.”
“In 2003 we decided to start working on the garden around the cottage, but we had no intention of doing it all. It just grew and grew.”
Now visitors can see a variety of different, beautifully maintained areas, including a cottage garden, a wildlife pond, herbaceous borders, woodland and a long tree-lined walk.
There is also an unusual prairie garden filled with grasses and prairie lilies, to remind Mr Majumdar of the years he spent living in Canada. Much of the garden lies on a slope, and has fantastic views across the Worcestershire countryside.
September should be a particularly good time to visit, as the garden is filled with many lateblooming flowers including rudbeckias, heleniums and crocosmias.
The garden will be open from noon until 5pm on Sunday, September 7.
Admission is £3.50 for adults, with children admitted for free.
Visitors are also welcome by appointment other times in groups of 10 or more.
Honeybrook House Cottage, Honeybrook Lane, Kidderminster DY11 5QS. 01562 67939 cottagegarden.org.uk
● This is the last in our summer series on local gardens. The weekly feature will return next year.
Gardens to visit:
Marlbrook Gardens, Braces Lane, Bromsgrove, B60 1DY.
Evening opening on Saturday, September 6, 6.30pm-10pm.
Admission £5, with wine. Three gardens of contrasting style from gently sloping to terraces.
Gladderbrook Farm, High Oak, Heightington, DY12 2YR. 01299 879923. Open Sunday, September 7, 12pm-5pm. Admission £3, children free. A one-acre garden on heavy clay with stunning views, developed from a field since 2001. Unusual trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses.
Red House Farm, Flying Horse Lane, Bradley Green, B96 6QT. 01527 821269. Open every Thursday until the end of October 10am until 5pm.
Admission £2, children free. Paths through winding borders planted with mature trees, shrubs, roses, climbers, herbaceous perennials and spring bulbs.
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