About the garden
Owned by
Perennial (please contact below member of staff on their behalf)
Fullers Mill is an enchanting and tranquil 2.8 hectare (7 acre) creation on the banks of the River Lark. It combines a beautiful site of light dappled woodland with a plantsman’s collection of unusual shrubs, perennials, lilies and marginal plants. The garden offers year-round interest. It was created by the late Bernard Tickner MBE (1924–2017). He moved to Fullers Mill in 1958 and spent more than 50 years creating the garden you see today from rough scrub and woodland.
Visitors can explore the magical gardens around the Mill Pond planted with massed primulas, the majestic displays of lilies in the Top Garden, the Strip with its bed of sun-loving plants and views across the lake, and the Low Garden where the mix of shady areas and sunny glades offers ideal conditions for a whole range of charming woodland plants.
In 2013, the garden was gifted to the charity Perennial – the UK’s only charity that looks after people in horticulture and their families at any stage of life – for its long-term preservation.
Head gardener Annie Dellbridge and her team of gardeners and volunteers maintain the garden for the enjoyment of visitors from April to October.
