Explore the Gardens
The award winning Sir Harold Hillier Gardens specialises in horticulture, conservation, education and recreation. Outstanding features include the splendour of the seasonal planting displays set in 180 acres
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Come and play
Come and play in our Gardens
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Dragonfly
Explore over 180 acres of award wining landscape Gardens
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Giant Bamboo Wind Chimes
Make music in the Education Garden
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Birds and butterflies
Many birds and butterflies can be seen at the Gardens
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Bog Garden
Bamboos are mixed with bold herbaceous perennials such as the enormous Gunnera manicata
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Centenary Border
Centenary Border is the longest double mixed border in the country
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Children's Education Garden
The Children's Education Garden was created for the education programmes provided by the Garden
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Heather Garden
The Heather Garden contains a range of heathers, delightful trees and shrubs
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Hill Top Adventures
Be adventurous and try out this exciting wooden assault course
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Himalayan Valley
The valley is lined with Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Hydrangeas, Pieris, and many other plants
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Hydrangea Walk
Beautiful blooms in many different colours
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Hypericum Trial
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens have planted a Hypericum trial near Jermyn's House
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Jermyn's House
Visit the tea rooms and gardens around Jermyn's House at any time of year
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Jurassic Gunnera Boardwalk
Discover our raised wooden boardwalk
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Magnolia Glade
Magnolia Glade is an open woodland, with daffodils and a notable collection of magnolias
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National Collection Glade
The aim of the Glade is to provide an introduction to our national plant collections
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Pinetum
The Pinetum, known previously as 'Little Switzerland', was planted during the mid 1960s
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The pond
The pond uses water draining from Jermyn’s House Valley and the Woods of the World Valley
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Summer Highlights
Summer is the time when herbaceous perennials come into their own
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Summer Meadow
Summer Meadow is an open meadow with specimen trees and shrubs
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Tree Collection
The Gardens has a large collection of champion trees
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Woodland tree house
The Gardens are full of exciting play features
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Wobbly Bridge
Come and play on our Wobbly Bridge
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Woods of the World
To the far side of the pond a gentle slope leads to the Woods of the World
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