Apple Court Garden & Nursery

We are currently closed to the public but hope to reopen in 2017. Some history - the garden at Apple Court was created since 1988 in the abandoned walled kitchen garden of Yeatton House, which lies to the south. It extends to just over one acre and is situated in rich farmlands between the New Forest and the Solent, some 10m above sea level. The soil is a fertile neutral loam.

The dwelling, which lies in the south-east corner of the garden was originally the apple store for Yeatton House. In the 1950s part was converted into a squash court, hence Apple Court. In the 1960s it was converted into a dwelling.

The garden was designed as a series of interlocking areas each of which was intended to create a distinct visual impression and to have a microclimate well suited to the particular plants intended to grow in each. The form of the garden was partly dictated by the needs to break the force of the coastal winds, the sea being less than a mile away.

The aim throughout is to create a garden in which different interests succeed each other through the year. The season starts with snowdrops and hellebores, followed by pulmonarias and peonies. The Hosta Walk comes into its own in April and is followed by roses, tulips and the Daylily Garden which holds centre stage until the grasses take over through August and into winter.

The Garden has a White Garden, Hosta Walks, Exotic borders, Grass borders, Fern Walk, Japanese Garden, Woodland borders and Daylily Gardens.