ABOUT THE GARDENS
The Bridgemere Show Gardens in Nantwich, Cheshire, include recreations of Gold and Silver Medal award-winning gardens from RHS Chelsea Flower Show, RHS Tatton Flower Show, RHS Hampton Court and RHS Tatton Flower Show, as well as the garden in which the 1994-1997 television series 'Gardener's Diary' was filmed.
More recently, Blue Diamond designed the ‘Down Memory Lane’ dementia garden, winning Silver Gilt at RHS Hampton 2021, the ‘Forge Garden’, winning a Silver Medal and best Artisan Garden at RHS Chelsea 2021, and the Beautiful Abandonment Garden winning Silver Gilt at RHS Hampton 2022. We also refurbished the Japanese Garden in 2023 and in May 2025 added the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, multi-award-winning show garden, ‘The Octavia Hill Garden by Blue Diamond Garden Centres . These new show gardens join our growing collection of award-winners at Bridgemere.
The Bridgemere Show Gardens are designed to inspire amateur gardeners, it is comprised 16 of gardens, 9 of which are award winning. The Gardens also include a collection of rare and unusual plants, as well as nine champion trees, important because of their size, age and historical significance.
SEASON BY SEASON
Bridgemere Show Gardens can be enjoyed all year round. In spring the gardens are a mass of colour blossoming with crocus, snowdrops, daffodils and tulips, and the borders are packed tightly with spectacular colour from the rhododendrons and azaleas. In summer herbaceous perennials such as iris, peonies and delphinium delight the senses and the formal beds are brimming with colour from the dahlias. In the autumn the colours of the maples are simply glorious and, in the winter, enjoy a frosty walk to admire the topiary of our Tatton Garden and the scented fragrance of the daphnes and witch hazels. Bridgemere Show Gardens is the perfect, all-year round, place to visit!
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In spring, the gardens are a mass of colour, blossoming with snowdrops, daffodils, including heritage daffodil varieties. In the woodland areas we have over 120 varieties of rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias. But the real showstoppers are our displays of tulips. We plant over 20,000 bulbs which burst into bloom in the springtime, a real treat for the senses!
In summer, herbaceous perennials such as iris, peonies and delphinium delight and the formal beds are brimming with colour from the dahlias.
In autumn, the acers and maples put on a vibrant display with their beautiful foliage, graceful habits and autumn colours. The woodland borders are dotted with colchicums, commonly known as Autumn Crocus, for added colour and seasonal interest.
In winter, the Gardens are filled with drifts of snowdrops, hellebores along with the intense fragrance of daphnes and viburnums. A frosty walk to admire the topiary of our Victorian Garden is also a must!
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