Admission: Entry includes full access to the gardens and the plant fair for the special offer reduced price of just £5.00 (Normally £12.00). Children under 16 free.

Parking: Special Offer: free parking for this event

Refreshments: The Gardener’s Kitchen café will be open

The fair is wheelchair accessible. The stables courtyard (cafe and toilets) is cobbled and the hall terrace is gravel.

Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and gardens

We also have an autumn plant fair here on September 14th

Admission includes access to the beautiful gardens at Arley Hall at less than half standard price.

Amongst the finest in Europe the Gardens have been created over the last 270 years by successive generations of the same family. With two distinct areas which include 8 acres of formal gardens, and 7 acres of Woodland Garden and children's play area there is always something for everyone to enjoy.

The entrance to Arley is down an avenue of pleached lime trees leading to the clock tower. Planted in the mid 1800's the lime trees receive an annual clipping which can take up to 2 weeks to complete. However once done, maintenance is quite low impact for such an impressive entranceway.

The Grove, a well established arboretum and a Woodland Walk of about 7 acres. This is an informal part of the garden in a woodland setting and has been a passion for Lord Ashbrook for 50 years. It contains spring bulbs, a very large collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and a wide range of other flowering shrubs and exotic trees, including varieties of oak, birch, magnolia, prunus, sorbus, malus, kalmia and hydrangea. Particularly colourful in spring.

The formal gardens are planted with bulbs and flowering shrubs giving a fine display in spring.

The Vinery was built in 1872-1873 and the fig trees within were probably planted shortly afterwards. The end section is always used to produce tomatoes which are used in The Gardeners Kitchen Cafe. The remaining 3 sections are decorative. Highlights to look out for are the tender Rhododendrons in early spring.

The Ilex Avenue features 14 holm oaks (Quercus Ilex). The unusual shapes and sizes of these clipped trees are partly due to chance. They were originally pyramidal but during the First World War they were left unclipped for several years and then reshaped as giant cylinders.

The Rootery is a rock garden which is in complete contrast to the rest of the garden. Here winding paths, roughly hewn steps, a fern-fringed pool and a domed cave combine in a romantic concept of an alpine dell. It is so named because of the use of tree stumps and their roots in the design of the garden. It is especially spectacular in spring with the magnificent display of Azaleas and Rhododendrons.

Line-up for Sun 23 March Arley Hall and Gardens:

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.

Alchemy Ferns Fern specialist. RHS medalists inc. Chelsea Gold NEW

Alison Hayhurst Willow Willow basketry NEW

Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials

ChickenStreet Grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings

Chris Cooke Rare and unusual hardy and half-hardy plants. RHS Medalist

Cliff Bank Nursery Grass, woodland plants, hardy annuals and other unusual plants

Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants

Cotswold Garden Flowers Unusual hardy and tender perennials

Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants. NEW

Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants

Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medalists

Hoyland Plant Centre Agapanthus, Amarines, Nerines, Tulbaghia, Dierama , Arisaema and Scadoxus. National Collection Holders,RHS Medalists NEW

John Cullen Gardens Herbs, plants for pollinators, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists

Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medalists

Kura Ilera Natural botanical soaps including a gardener’s soap and hand cream NEW

Lyneal Mill Nursery Cottage garden specialising in Geum, Aquilegia and Primulas

Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.

Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs

Mr D’Arcy’s Heritage Fruit Trees Heritage Fruit Trees

National Sweet Pea Society Sweet Pea plants and seeds

North Staffordshire Hostas National Collection of Hosta

Orchard Furniture High quality teak garden furniture

Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts

Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.

Piecemeal Plants Hardy, half-hardy and tender herbaceous perennials, bulbs

Pinfold Pottery Hand made ceramic garden planters and other outdoors pots NEW

Plant Heritage Cheshire Plants grown by members

Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists

Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants. RHS Gold Medalists

Priorswood Clematis Clematis. RHS Medalists NEW

Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials

Sycamore Smithy Hand made iron work art NEW

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists

Tissington Nursery Quality and choice perennials. RHS Gold Medalists

Wildegoose Nursery Herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses. Violas in spring only. NEW

More to be announced

website: www.arleyhallandgardens.com

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