This horticultural centre incorporates several types of gardens and glasshouse displays. Features include Japanese and Highland plant displays where visitors can view collections such as conifers, heathers, Acers and Azaleas.
Opening times
10.00am to 4.00pm Monday to Thursday
10.00am to 3.00pm Friday
10.00am to 5.00pm Saturday and Sunday
The gardens are closed to the public from the end of September until April.
To add to the diversity of the gardens, the department has an ongoing development policy. Recent projects include the renewal of footpaths, a new topiary collection for enthusiasts, and additional plant collections – miniature conifer, hebes, hardy ferns etc. The Demonstration gardens and the "Sustainable Garden", gives visitors an opportunity to obtain ideas about the design and planting suitable to the average house and garden. One of the more striking attractions is the 'Black and White' garden, which uses contemporary materials such as mirrors and primary coloured paving to great effect.
Other attractions include various water features - ponds, channels and miniature waterfalls that, in turn, attract several types of wildlife including butterflies, dragonflies and various species of birds.
For the indoor plant enthusiast there are 4 glasshouses, which offer extensive tropical, subtropical, cacti and succulent plants. These houses also include various water features and cold-water fish collections. Children can also enjoy the modern play area situated within the gardens.
The gardens offer an ideal setting for wedding photographs, with 159 wedding either having visited or made use of the facility so far in 2008. 27 bookings have been made for 2009 and 2 for 2010. You can also purchase bouquets, floral arrangements, troughs and containters. Click on Decorations and Floristry for further information.
Viewpark Gardens also host the Summer Flower Festival, which is an annual family event. Watch out for next years date and give your family a treat.
Viewpark production unit has 2 large glasshouses with an area of 2700m2. In 2008 the unit produced 75,400 Summer bedding, 52,000 Spring bedding and some 2000 house/flowering plants, giving a total of 129,400 plants produced in 2008. Additionally we produced 400 hanging baskets.
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