Space to Visit

Culpeper is hidden by high walls and encircled by great trees. It keeps its secrets until the moment you enter the garden. The first impression is of a cottage garden with its joyous abundance of all the old favourites – the roses, foxgloves, snowdrops, forget-me-nots, daffodils, nasturtiums – spilling over the winding paths. These take you past a patchwork of small plots gardened by local people, each one different. The community areas include the central lawn and pond, the dry garden, the rockery, the shady wildlife garden, the Culpeper herb plot, with a lollipop tree in its centre, and the long rose walk (a summer highlight). There is also a work area with greenhouse, compost bins, a tool shed, and a Tea hut, where members take tea, chat and enjoy the sun on the terrace outside. Another building, clothed in climbers, is the Resource Centre, in constant use for workshops and other everts and where our garden workers have a small office. At the far end of the garden is a shaded wildlife area full of birds, wild flowers and an insect hotel.