Rhodds Farm

The cost is £20 per HPS member (£24 non-member). Including tea and cakes and introductory talk.

Note: Booking and payment for this visit must be made before the 1st July 2026. Unfortunately, refunds cannot be made after the closing date as the club will have already paid for the venue. To book, please register by clicking on the button and you will be directed to download a booking form with payment instructions and get a reminder email before the event, or get the booking form here.

Description

The garden is long and thin forming a division between mature woodland behind and pasture in front.

Around the house the box-edged lawn has double borders on the east is mainly orange, red, purple, and blue. The grasses in the centre, Stipa gigantea, surrounds Sea Circle by Charlotte Meyer.

On the north side of the house the mixed border below the bank is mainly shades of pink, white and blue. The garden on the west side of the barn has been made on the site of the old sheepfold where the soil is particularly poor but the area is sheltered. The water sculpture is by Simon Percival.

The dovecote was built in 2007 with design details that echo the barn. There are now about 30 resident white doves. The formal garden infront of the dovecote has 4 beds of Iris Silver Edge edged with Alchemilla mollis. Down each side the ornamental pear Pyrus calleryana ‘Chanticleer is interplanted with Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’ and Anemone hybrida ‘Honorine Jobert’. In the centre is a birdbath made by Caitriona Cartwright and to the south of the Dovecote is the goldfish pool.

There is a wildlife pond with newts, frogs, and dragonflies.

A gravel garden has recently been created and a new pergola leads to the greenhouse.

Directions:

Rhodds Farm is south of the A44 between Kington and Lyonshall. From Kington take the A44 towards Leominster. After about 1 mile you will see Penrhos Farm on your left and just after, there is a small turning to the right.  Take this small road and after another mile you will pass a red brick bungalow with a green barn on your right. Just after that as the road turns sharply to the left you will see the Rhodds Farm sign and the entrance driveway ahead. Follow signs for parking

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Suggested pub lunch: Burton Hotel, Kington, HR5 3LW - Contact the Group Secretary - jane.minton@btinternet.com by 1st July if you would like to join other members of the group for this.