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News and features

  • David Jewell working in the garden

    David Jewell Bids Farewell

    September 11, 2025

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  • SPAN Arts Bamboo credit David Edmunds

    Roll Up, Roll Up!

    August 15, 2025

    BAMBOO Circus is coming to town!

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  • John Hillier's face

    John Hillier 1935-2025

    August 05, 2025

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  • Plant label ID information

    Mini guide to our plant labels

    June 28, 2023

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  • The Garden Guide book cover

    Souvenir Guide Book

    June 07, 2023

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  • Bee on flowers

    Predator Pockets

    May 22, 2023

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  • bee pollinating

    How to create your own meadow and attract pollinators to your garden

    August 08, 2022

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  • Sculpture at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens

    Art in the Garden - Sculpture Exhibition

    July 29, 2022

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  • Display at RHS Hampton Court flower show

    Success for the Gardens

    July 18, 2022

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  • An illustration of magnolia

    Magnificent magnolias

    March 30, 2022

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  • Illustration of bluebells.

    Bluebells and ancient woodland

    February 24, 2022

    Bluebells aren’t just pretty, they can be useful too.

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  • Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus

    A short history of the rose

    February 04, 2022

    Our love affair with the rose runs so deep it’s difficult to imagine a plant heavier in symbolism and myth.

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  • Patrons of Hillier Gardens

    A tribute to our Patron, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG

    January 21, 2022

    Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is deeply saddened to have learned of the death in recent days of John Sainsbury, Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover KG

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  • Illustration of a sprig of rosemary

    Rosemary

    January 12, 2022

    Using rosemary has been associated with all sorts of health benefits throughout history, from improving memory to keeping the bubonic plague at bay. But what’s fact and what’s folklore?

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  • A lady wearing a woolly hat and a blue Sir Harold Hillier Gardens top stood outside and holding gardening tools.

    Volunteer spotlight: Maki

    January 05, 2022

    We caught up with Maki, who’s been with us since 2019, to hear her thoughts on volunteering at Sir Harold Hillier Gardens.

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  • Nick and Fran

    Winter Garden shown on BBC Two show Gardeners’ World

    December 20, 2021

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  • The Winter Garden

    The Winter Garden

    December 10, 2021

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  • Sculpture from Art in the Garden 2021

    Art in the Garden

    September 14, 2021

    25 September 2021 − 9 January 2022

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  • Autumn leaves

    Seasonal gardening tips for autumn and winter

    September 14, 2021

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  • Garden fork in ground with fleece hanging over it

    Top tips for perfect plants

    September 14, 2021

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  • South & South East in Bloom Gold Award

    Britain in Bloom South and South-East Gold award

    October 20, 2021

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  • Drawing of mistletoe

    The mysteries of mistletoe

    November 26, 2021

    Long before it became popular at Christmas parties, mistletoe has featured in our art, music, and stories - and it isn’t all as romantic as we might like to think.

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  • Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Launches New Botanical Dinning Experience

    Sir Harold Hillier Gardens Launches New Botanical Dining Experience

    July 29, 2021

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  • Hypericum lancasteri

    The Hypericum Trial

    July 14, 2021

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  • Gardening fork in ground

    Help Us Grow

    June 16, 2025

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Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Ampfield Nr. Romsey
Hampshire
SO51 0QA

Phone 01794 368787
Email [email protected]

Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is a registered charity (274737)

Open daily

(except Christmas Day and Boxing Day)

Opening hours

Last entry 1 hour before closing

Main car park gates locked at time of Gardens closure

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