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SUMMER EVENING VISIT - 15 JUNE 2005



COBBLE HEY GARDENS




Cobble Hey Gardens at Claughton-on-Brock near Garstang were a real gem for our evening visit this year. Situated on a remote farm deep in the Garstang countryside, they're packed with unusual plants. The gardens are tended mainly by the farmer’s wife – a real enthusiast, very knowledgeable – she bakes fantastic scones too!

Over a period of eight years a part of this working farm has been transformed into a splendid country garden. Instead of grazing sheep we saw a garden alive with colour and containing a variety of interesting plants. As we walked around we passed rockeries, a cottage garden and a large pond surrounded by a Japanese garden including a gazebo and several stone features. With streams running throughout the garden a good selection of grasses and sedges flourish here. 

Although there is some surrounding woodland the garden is open to the elements and, at c600ft above sea-level, plants need to be hardy to survive. Views from the various vantage points around the garden are stunning as you would expect from a location near the Forest of Bowland.

Cobble Hey gardens