[I]NTRIGUINGLY beautiful gardens which took over 30 years to nurture from rock and rugged land are open on Sunday, May 20 in Witherslack.
Featured in Tim Longville’s acclaimed Gardens of the Lake District, Holme Crag is opening its gates as a fund-raiser for vital restoration work on village church, St Paul’s.
Appearing on television, loved my many who have visited the magical place, the garden is testimony to the late Jack Watson’s vision of ‘merely cultivating ecology’.
A magnet for birds, wild animals and insects, this where a lovely, untamed landscape meets decades of graft, and a passion for planting, to create a unique and beguiling spectacle.
Pond-side astilbes and hostas are pushing through, rhododendrons flowering and Holme Crag’s prominent Candelabra primula ascending.
Many of the plants and trees were established to encourage wildlife and the garden is noted for a rich variety of birds.
Running from 2 to 5pm, entrance is £3, children free. Event signed from Witherslack village.
