Visit these Buckinghamshire gardens to raise funds for Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Thames Valley Air Ambulance provides life-saving medical care across Berkshire , Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire . Each day , an average of three people will find themselves in a life-threatening situation that requires urgent , high-quality medical treatment .
It costs £ 2.2 million to keep them flying for a year . When you or your loved one ’ s life is at risk they will deliver their unique life-saving service to you wherever , and whenever , you need it .
Your support will help keep this vital service flying night and day , 365 days a year .
SATURDAY 10TH JUNE 2pm – 5pm | Adults £ 5.00
Little Paddocks , New Road , Bourne End , Bucks , SL8 5BX
Wheelchair access ( difficult if wet ) | Refreshments available | Dogs on a lead | Plants on sale
This 3 acre hill top garden commands views over the River Thames towards Marlow . It is a lovely garden with mature beech trees , many shrubs , an orchard and large curved herbaceous borders . There is a large working fruit and vegetable garden and a pond .
WEDNESDAY 14TH JUNE 2pm – 5pm | Adults £ 5.00
Carington Estates , The Courtyard Manor Farm Church End , Bledlow , Bucks , HP27 9PA
Teas | Plants for Sale | Limited wheelchair access
Hosted by Lord Carrington . This is a wonderful opportunity to visit these privately owned gardens built by the Blanks family in the mid-17th Century . The estate features a walled garden , in the middle of which is an herbaceous border with peonies , delphiniums and a gazebo , as well as different herbs in small beds bordered with teucrium . Plus a croquet lawn surrounded by mixed borders and spring bulbs , four ornamental ponds and an herbaceous border . A Church Close garden of some 2½ acres dating from 1991 , featuring a number of contemporary sculptures . The Lyde Garden , a tributary of the River Thames , rises here and the garden is planted with primulas , astilebes , gunnera and hostas .
SUNDAY 18TH JUNE 2pm - 5pm | Adults £ 5.00 for entrance to all gardens
Spindrift , Puers Lane , Jordans , Bucks , HP9 2TE Downfield , Jordans Lane , Jordans , Bucks , HP9 2FW Comely Bank , Wilton Lane , Jordans , Bucks , HP9 2RG
Beech House , Long Wood Drive , Jordans , Bucks , HP9 2SS
Dogs on leads welcome | Teas | Plants | No wheelchair access | Open by arrangement
Another chance to visit a collection of 4 beautiful gardens in Jordans , with the exciting possibility of our air ambulance landing on the green ( mission dependant ).
Spindrift is a delightful and unusual garden on different levels with rare trees , a violet strewn landscaped dell leading to a pond with a terraced model vegetable garden , solar greenhouse and three vine houses .
Downfield is approximately one acre on two levels . There is a formal front and back lawn on a shallow slope with a wild patch set above a landscaped dell , designed to resemble a dry river bed .
Comely Bank makes interesting use of the terrain and benefits from wonderful established trees and borders .
Beech house is a 2 acre plantsman ’ s garden built up over the last 28 years . A particular feature is the meadow , with numerous bulbs and wild flowers in spring and early summer .
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