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
LATEST NEWS
Thank you for your enquiries about any 2020 openings after the relaxation of the Covid-19 lockdown. We have taken the opportunity of the longer gap between visits to start some very messy long term jobs such as paving and terracing, so we are not now planning to open this year. We hope to see you all again in 2021, but meanwhile, please follow the garden's progress on instagram, at www.instagram.com/oldvicaragegardenburley/
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
LATEST NEWS
Thank you for your enquiries about any 2020 openings after the relaxation of the Covid-19 lockdown. We have taken the opportunity of the longer gap between visits to start some very messy long term jobs such as paving and terracing, so we are not now planning to open this year. We hope to see you all again in 2021, but meanwhile, please follow the garden's progress on instagram, at www.instagram.com/oldvicaragegardenburley/
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