Beeston and Chilwell garden trail - another successful year.
After the scorching summer of 2018 with two perfect days for the Garden trail we wondered how we would do this year. The weather was pretty bad on the Saturday but lots of faithful gardeners turned up. Sunday was much better and people came out in droves again. Although we didn’t reach the record numbers of 2018 we still had 686 people over the two days. Our total takings for entry, teas, plant sales and other activities came to £5614. After our modest expenses were taken off this meant that £5345 went to the various charities involved.
We’re now looking towards 2020. The dates are June 13th and 14th so put this in your diary. We are increasing the number of gardens with activities for children, which means it can be a great day out for all the family.
We are always looking for new gardens and also welcome Community Gardens. If you think you might be interested or know someone with an interesting garden in the Beeston and Chilwell area do get in touch at bcgardentrail@gmail.com
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Gardens open in 2019
16 Devonshire Av, NG9 1BS R
Canalside Heritage Centre, NG9 1LZ R P T
3 Station Villas, NG9 1JH - R P T
Middle Street Resource Centre, NG9 2AR R P T C
91 Marlborough Rd, NG9 2HL P
21a Grasmere Rd, NG9 3AQ R
18 Louis Av, NG9 1DX
6 Hope St, NG9 1DR P C
33 Park Rd, NG9 4DA R
30 Highgrove Av, NG9 4DN P C
Queenswood MHA, Cliffgrove Av, NG9 4DP - (Saturday only) R T
102 Cator Ln, NG9 4BB - R P T C
2A Meadow Ln, NG9 5AA - R
10 Audon Av, NG9 4AW - R
60 Audon Av, NG9 4AW R P
66 Audon Av, NG9 4AW P
16 Lime Grove Av, NG9 4AR R P
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R = Refreshments P = Plant Sale T = Toilet Facilities C = Craft Sales
Map featuring gardens open in 2019
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Charities benefiting from money raised by ticket sales, plant sales, etc. in 2019:
Canal Heritage Centre - Beeston Dementia Friends - Broxtowe Women's Project - Oxfam - Hope Nottingham - Cystic Fibrosis - Bees Abroad - Beeston Community Resource - Citizens Advice Bureau - MHA - Broxtowe Refugee and Asylum Seeker's Welfare Fund - Toilet Twinning - Cancer Research and MS - Forever Stars - Newman Trust - Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance
The gardens in more detail
Attractions: Cream teas, children’s activities, Entertainment by Goose McCoy, Sunday, 4pm.
Access: Mostly accessible.
Note: ample free parking on the street and [on Saturday only] in the Devonshire Avenue Car Park.
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. B Canalside Heritage Centre, NG9 1LZ
Find out more about our plans, how the garden is developing, and meet our garden designer.
Attractions: Lunches and teas. Plant sales. Toilet available.
Access: Fully accessible.
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Built in the late 1860s, there are large gardens to both the front and rear of the house. Trees dating from this time can be found in the gardens, which have large borders containing many flowers popular in Victorian gardens. There are well-established fruit trees and a herb garden, as well as salad crops growing in the greenhouse.
Attractions: Cream teas, plant sales. Toilet available.
Access: Fully accessible.
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The garden at Middle Street Resource Centre is a quiet oasis in the centre of Beeston. It is run and maintained by a group of volunteers who look after a large polytunnel which produces fruit and veg for the community cafe and sale to the local population. We also have a wildlife area and secluded pond that attracts a wide and varied insects, birds and other animals. The garden also has a wide and varied range of trees, flowers and shrubs. There will also be a stall run by Greening Beeston, highlighting practical ideas for recycling.
Attractions: Plant and craft sales. Refreshments from the café. Musical entertainment throughout the afternoon. Toilets available. Access: Fully accessible
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A plantlover's garden managed organically on a 1920s suburban plot. The garden includes mature shrubs, wildlife pond, fruit trees and vegetable area.
Attractions: Plant sales.
Access: Only partly accessible due to narrow paths.
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A small front garden with stoned beds and a variety of planting. A small/medium sized back garden with a variety of plants, and a tortoise!
Attractions: Refreshments.
Access: Not accessible
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There are plenty of different shades & colours in the plants, shrubs and small trees, including a number of different fruits. There is a pond with goldfish, the younger fish being related to the original occupants. Patio areas and seating are available to relax.
Attractions: Model railway in garden.
Access: Not accessible
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A garden filled with a wide variety of plants, including alpines, hostas, ferns, carnivorous plants, agapanthus, bulbs and shrubs. Pond, troughs, pots and a greenhouse with many subtropical plants.
Attractions: Plant & craft sales.
Access: Not accessible
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Medium sized suburban garden with perennial and herbaceous borders round a central lawn. Some more unusual plants and some vegetables in a raised bed.
Attractions: Refreshments available.
Access: Not fully accessible.
Note: Parking restrictions on part of road
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Plantsman's garden with year round colour and interest.Two ponds joined by small rill. Small Secret/White Garden. Large white wisteria plus many climbing roses and clematis.
Attractions: Sale of plants, silk scarves and books made using fabric dyed with plants from our garden.
Access: Not fully accessible.
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This is a care home and a garden has been created with elderly people in mind.
Attractions: Refreshments for sale. Solo singer at 2pm. Toilets available.
Access: Fully accessible
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. L - 17 Inham Road, NG9 4FL
Due to unforeseen circumstances this garden will NOT be open this year.
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The Red House has historic interest, built as a square farmhouse in 1850 but extended in the arts and crafts style by Watson Fothergill in 1890. The garden has a number of different ‘rooms’, with two lawns and a wide variety of interesting plants.
Attractions: Tea and cakes as last year, plant and craft sales. Demonstrating potter (Sat & Sun) and jewellery maker (Sun). Community choir, Sunday, 2pm and 3pm. Toilet available.
Access: Mostly accessible.
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A small, mostly walled, garden full of herbaceous perennials. Clematis and other climbers on the walls and a range of summer flowering phlox .
Access: Mostly accessible
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Small to medium sized garden, designed and replanted from scratch two years ago.
Attractions: Fizzy, tea and cakes, sweetie shop. 40's theme - music , dancing, make do and mend shed and green house.
Access: Not fully accessible
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Our wildlife oriented ‘B’ garden has a wildlife pond, a bug hotel, log piles and several bee homes dotted around to encourage insects to nest. Many of the plants in the garden have been chosen to provide year-round nectar and pollen. There are themed borders, a stumpery with dry shade planting, raised beds for vegetables as well as several sheds including one with a sedum roof and a new summer/playhouse.
Attractions: Beekeeper, refreshments, activities for children including a “B-hunt”.
Access: Not fully accessible
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A long narrow garden including a large patio with raised bed and inset flower bed with a mature spreading acer. The garden area is set out in 3 different parts including a small rockery, wild flower bed, heather bed, and herbaceous border.
Attractions: Plant sales.
Access: Not fully accessible.
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Small private garden with lawn, shrubs, potted plants with a stumpery made from trees cut down to make way for tram.
Attractions: Plant sales.
Access: Not fully accessible