Welcome to The Old Vicarage ......
The garden sits on a hill in the tiny village of Burley, two miles from Rutland water, looking over parkland to Burley House. When we arrived in 1996 there was no garden but a wilderness of nettles, brambles, ground elder and barbed wire, redeemed by some fine old trees and a fabulous display of snowdrops in the winter. Since then we have gradually worked out from the house, adding walls, hedges, paths and terracing to manage the slope, dividing the garden into different areas.
you can get a flavour of the garden through the tabs above, but better still, come and visit us! In the last 9 years, your visits (through Open Days and groups by arrangement) have raised an amazing £51,000 for the NGS and our nominated charities. We really enjoy sharing the garden with visitors because it makes us stop and see the garden through their eyes, and remember why we love it.
Sandra and Jonathan Blaza
www.instagram.com/oldvicaragegardenburley/
LATEST NEWS
Sadly - but not unexpectedly - we didn't get any further in the Nation's Favourite Gardens, after being short-listed as one of five in the Midlands. Congratulations to Coton Manor, who not only won the Midlands, but also took the overall national award. And thanks to the English Garden Magazine and the NGS who hosted a very enjoyable awards celebration at The Garden Museum in London.
you can get a flavour of the garden through the tabs above, but better still, come and visit us! In the last 9 years, your visits (through Open Days and groups by arrangement) have raised an amazing £51,000 for the NGS and our nominated charities. We really enjoy sharing the garden with visitors because it makes us stop and see the garden through their eyes, and remember why we love it.
Sandra and Jonathan Blaza
www.instagram.com/oldvicaragegardenburley/
LATEST NEWS
Sadly - but not unexpectedly - we didn't get any further in the Nation's Favourite Gardens, after being short-listed as one of five in the Midlands. Congratulations to Coton Manor, who not only won the Midlands, but also took the overall national award. And thanks to the English Garden Magazine and the NGS who hosted a very enjoyable awards celebration at The Garden Museum in London.
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