Synopsis
Nestling in a valley below fields and wooded hillsides, the tranquillity in the garden at Middle Well is broken by little save birdsong and the trickling of a clear, untroubled stream that flows through the lower garden. Here, sunny borders and a kidney-shaped island bed in the sloping lawn peak in early autumn with perennials and ornamental grasses mingling with choice shrubs and specimen trees. Crossing a small bridge over the stream, a gate opens into an avenue of 'Chanticleer' ornamental pears that flank a shadier area planted with damp-lovers to each side of the stream. On the highest part of the two-acre plot, the original stone walls (much restored) enclose a Georgian farmhouse and front garden overlooked by an acer in one corner and pergola in another.
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