National Botanic Garden of Wales
Including award winning largest single span glasshouse designed by Lord Foster, tropical house, double walled garden, Japanese garden, bee garden, plants for health exhibition, (01558 668 768) – Llanarthe, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8HG
Aberglasne Gardens
The restoration of Aberglasne, abandoned for 50 years, a remarkable project, including formal gardens & a unique indoor garden filled with exotics (01558 668 998) – Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, SA32 8QH.
Picton Castle and Woodland Gardens
A stately home with 40 acres of woodlands & walled garden (01437 751326) -Rhos, Haverfordwest, SA62 4AS
Hilton Court Gardens and Craft Centre
8 acres of woodland gardens, island beds and borders with unusual plants, water and ponds, wild areas, a stream and waterfall, sculpture trail, working pottery and photographic gallery celebrating Pembrokeshire (01437 710 262) Roch, Haverfordwest, SA62 6AE
Stackpole Estate - Grade 1 Designed Landscape
At Stackpole is an 18th century designed landscape, created by the Earls of Cawdor, to provide a beautiful setting for their mansion. Stackpole Court. Three narrow valleys were damned to form lakes. Groves were planted, garden structures, walled garden areas and wilderness areas were created. The work took place over eighty years, being completed in 1860. The mansion was demolished in 1963, although structures such as an ice house remain. In 1976 this man-made landscape was taken over by the National Trust. Wildlife has flourished. It has become a National Nature Reserve and it is also a popular visitor attraction, namely Bosherston Lily Ponds or Bosherston Lakes. Below is a short video filmed around Bosherston Lakes, by kind permission of Paul.
Mencap Garden
Set up to work with people with learning disabilities to provide horticultural training and work experience. This 5 acre garden was the walled garden of the former Stackpole Court. Buy plants or vegetables or just stroll around the garden, admission free (01646 661 442) - Stackpole Estate, Stackpole, Pembroke, SA71 5DJ
Upton Castle Gardens
35 acres of delightful grounds including a mature Arboretum, formal rose garden, herbaceous borders, Victorian walled garden and Medieval Chapel. (01646 689996) Upton Castle, Cosheston, SA72 4SE
Colby Woodland Garden
National Trust informal garden (01834 811 885) – Amroth, SA67 8PP