Admission: Entry includes full access to the gardens and the plant fair for the special offer reduced price of just £5.00 (Normally £13.00). Children under 16 free. Pay on the gate

Parking: Special Offer: free parking for this event (normally £3)

Refreshments: The Gardener’s Kitchen café will be open

Please contact the venue for information on accessibility.

Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and gardens

We also have an autumn plant fair here on September 20

Admission includes access to the beautiful gardens at Arley Hall at less than half standard price.

Amongst the finest in Europe the Gardens have been created over the last 270 years by successive generations of the same family. With two distinct areas which include 8 acres of formal gardens, and 7 acres of Woodland Garden and children's play area there is always something for everyone to enjoy.

The entrance to Arley is down an avenue of pleached lime trees leading to the clock tower. Planted in the mid 1800's the lime trees receive an annual clipping which can take up to 2 weeks to complete. However once done, maintenance is quite low impact for such an impressive entranceway.

The Grove, a well established arboretum and a Woodland Walk of about 7 acres. This is an informal part of the garden in a woodland setting and has been a passion for Lord Ashbrook for 50 years. It contains spring bulbs, a very large collection of rhododendrons, azaleas and a wide range of other flowering shrubs and exotic trees, including varieties of oak, birch, magnolia, prunus, sorbus, malus, kalmia and hydrangea. Particularly colourful in spring.

The formal gardens are planted with bulbs and flowering shrubs giving a fine display in spring.

The Vinery was built in 1872-1873 and the fig trees within were probably planted shortly afterwards. The end section is always used to produce tomatoes which are used in The Gardeners Kitchen Cafe. The remaining 3 sections are decorative. Highlights to look out for are the tender Rhododendrons in early spring.

The Ilex Avenue features 14 holm oaks (Quercus Ilex). The unusual shapes and sizes of these clipped trees are partly due to chance. They were originally pyramidal but during the First World War they were left unclipped for several years and then reshaped as giant cylinders.

The Rootery is a rock garden which is in complete contrast to the rest of the garden. Here winding paths, roughly hewn steps, a fern-fringed pool and a domed cave combine in a romantic concept of an alpine dell. It is so named because of the use of tree stumps and their roots in the design of the garden. It is especially spectacular in spring with the magnificent display of Azaleas and Rhododendrons.

Line-up for Sun 22 March Arley Hall Gardens:

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.

Alchemy Ferns Fern specialist. RHS Medallists inc. Chelsea Gold

Alison Hayhurst Willow : basketry

Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials

ChickenStreet Grasses and herbaceous perennials for naturalistic plantings

Chris Cooke Rare and unusual hardy and half-hardy plants. RHS Medallist

Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants

Cotswold Garden Flowers Unusual hardy and tender perennials

Ebb Hand made ceramics - pots for plants and vases - with embossed prints from nature

Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.

Heartsease Plants Herbaceous perennials and bulbs, especially shade tolerant plants

Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medallists

Hoyland Plant Centre National Collection of Agapanthus plus, Amarines, Nerines, Tulbaghia, Dierama , Arisaema & Scadoxus. RHS Medallists

John Cullen Gardens Herbs, plants for pollinators, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medallists

Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medallists

Lincolnshire Pond Plants Ltd Aquatic Plants RHS Gold Medallists NEW

Lyneal Mill Nursery Cottage garden specialising in Geum, Aquilegia and Primulas

Mayfields Plants Wide range of bee and butterfly-friendly cottage garden perennials.

Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs

Mr D’Arcy’s Heritage Fruit Trees Heritage Fruit Trees

National Sweet Pea Society Sweet Pea plants and seeds

North Staffordshire Hostas National Collection of Hosta

Oak Apple Plants Houseplants, pots and other accessories. Herbs in the spring/summer NEW

Orchard Furniture High quality teak garden furniture

Ox Eye Daisy Country style plants and quirky garden gifts

Penmere Plants Hardy, half-hardy and species Fuchsia.

Piecemeal Plants Hardy, half-hardy and tender herbaceous perennials, bulbs

Pinfold Pottery Handmade ceramic garden planters and other outdoors pots

Plant Heritage Cheshire Plants grown by members

Pottertons Nursery Hardy alpines & bulbs for rockery, scree, raised beds, trough, crevice bed, pots or cold frame. Chelsea GOLD medal winner

Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants. RHS Gold Medallists

Priorswood Clematis Clematis. RHS Medallists

Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials

Sycamore Smithy Handmade iron work art

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medallists

Tissington Nursery Quality and choice perennials. RHS Gold Medallists

Wildegoose Nursery Herbaceous perennials and ornamental grasses. Violas in spring only.

website: www.arleyhallandgardens.com

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