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 2025
Fri 11 April, 2pm: Spring Garden Open Day
Sat 26 April, 2pm: Spring Garden Open Day
May 2025
Wed 14 May, 2pm: Spring Garden Open Day
June 2025
Wed 11 June, 10am: Study Day – Chipping and twin scaling Snowdrops and Daffodils
Sat 14 June,2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Fri 27 June, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
July 2025
Wed 2 July, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Wed 9 July, 10am: Study Day – Chipping and twin scaling Snowdrops and Daffodils
Fri 11 July, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
August 2025
Fri 1 August. 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
Sat 2 August, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
September 2025
Fri 5 September, 2pm: Summer Garden Open Day
October 2025
Sat 18 October, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
Fri 24 October, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
Fri 31 October, 2pm: Autumn Garden Open Day
