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Rich pink Fascination lls long borders in the sunken garden. In the yew garden look out for bright orange David Howard which has beautiful dark green foliage. Eye-catching lilac and cream beauty Ferncli Illusion lights up the kitchen garden. Find out more about things to do at National Trust places in and around Hampshire, at: www. nationaltrust.org.uk/hampshire Is there anything more heavenly than an English garden in summer? From rose festivals to dramatic dahlia displays, National Trust gardens in and around Hampshire are some of the best places to enjoy favourite summer blooms. Whether you’re a er inspiration for your own garden or a beautiful backdrop to meet family and friends, these horticultural gems tick every box. Alongside beautiful ower borders, each garden listed has a particular oral highlight, giving you something new to enjoy every month from June to early autumn. And this year, you can also experience some of these beautiful gardens ‘a er hours’, with live theatre, music, and cinema. Best for roses Mottisfont, near Romsey (June to early July) e walled garden at Mottisfont is lled with fragrance and colour from thousands of roses in June. It’s home to the National Collection of pre1900 old-fashioned roses. ese roses ower just once a year, and their June season is an extraordinary sight. ere are several hundred varieties, including Rosa ‘Souvenir de la Malmaison’ – a sumptuous pale pink bourbon rose inspired by the Empress Josephine’s garden. Ancient varieties include Rosa ‘Gallica O cinalis’, a light crimson, scented shrub brought to England from Persia by the Crusaders. Borders are packed with rambling roses, elegant climbers cover the high brick walls, and there are lush rose arbours to walk beneath too. Don’t forget to try local ice cream maker Jude’s rose- avoured ice cream whilst you’re there. Also look out for…. In July purple hedges of lavender line the garden paths, releasing a heady scent as you brush past. In the kitchen garden newly-planted sweet peas entwine around the pergolas, displaying fragrant pink, purple and white blooms from June to September. is is a great place to sit and relax, taking in beautiful beds of leafy salads and veg, herbs and owers. Summer Lates: Rose garden evenings, until 30th June Mottisfont is opening the gardens until 8pm (last entry 7pm) on ursday, Friday and Saturday until 1st July, so you can enjoy these spectacular owers a er hours when the scent is at its best. On ursday evenings there’s live jazz too, from the FB Pocket Orchestra, and on Saturday you can treat yourself to a chilled glass or bottle of ‘Wild Rose’ rosé, courtesy of award-winning Hampshire winery Black Chalk. Hinton Ampner, nr Alresford (June & July) is horticultural delight is heaving with owers in summer, and one of its stars is the collection of Head gardener John Wood and his team repeat owering roses, renowned for their intense scent. You’ll nd them throughout the gardens – climbing the walls of the kitchen garden (and the house), lining the path to the ornamental pond, and en-masse in huge rose borders just beyond the terrace. Here you’ll nd apricot Ghislaine de Feligonde, and the arching branches of so pink, richly fragrant Great Maiden’s Blush. Also look out for…. Attractive displays of leafy summer produce and pretty companion planting in the walled kitchen garden. Behind this lies the cut ower border, brimming with assorted blooms, from delphiniums, astrantia and peonies, to roses, sweet peas and alliums. Rose Celebration, until 10th July A new rose guide will take you to Hinton’s rose hot spots this summer. Pick up a copy to enjoy a rosethemed trail, keeping an eye out for the garden’s wooden rose markers. Festival of Flowers, until 2nd July is summer there are beautiful blooms to enjoy inside the house too, created in partnership with local orists Bud and Flower and talented volunteers. Floral arrangements were much loved by former owner Ralph Dutton, whose cut ower border provided plenty of inspiration – a tradition continued by the garden team to this day. Summer Lates: Outdoor theatre ‘ e Wind in the Willows’ with Quantum eatre. Join Mole, Ratty and Badger on their mad-cap adventures in this hilarious production of a muchloved children’s classic. 5th & 21st July, 6.30pm, adult £16, child (3-17 yrs) £11, family £46. Book at nationaltrust.org.uk/hinton-ampner. Hinton, near Alresford (late July to October) Mottisfont with summer wildflowers Credit: National Trust Images, Simon Newman
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