Behind Wollaton Hall, there is a formal garden designed in the 17th-century style. The garden includes geometric-shaped flower beds, lawns, a rockery, statuary, and topiary, as well as a Doric Temple, and is surrounded by mature trees and shrubs in its many borders.
The gardens are maintained by a team of volunteers, supporting the park staff. Activities include pruning, planting, weeding, edging and general tidying.
Due to the popularity of these sessions, we now have a waiting list for new volunteers.
Nature in Mind also regularly supports our gardening activities.
Sensory Garden
Within the Formal Garden, there is a Sensory Garden maintained by volunteers.
Camellia House
The formal garden includes a Camellia House which is one of the earliest cast iron glasshouses in the country.
Long Border
The long border contains a selection of shrubs and bushes.
Fountain and Pond
The circular ornamental pond is located in the upper lawn currently it leaks, so is boarded over for safety reasons.
Rockery
The Old Rose Garden…
Formerly a Rose Garden, but now unsuitable for roses due to the shade created by the growth of the Cedar trees.
Gardening Blog
- Old Rose Garden - The old rose garden has undergone a significant transformation. The Box hedging, which had been decimated by box tree caterpillars,…
- A Summer of Weeds and Hope - A wet start to the summer followed by a burst of sunshine created the perfect conditions for our garden's unwelcome…
- Archaeology in the Formal Garden - Regular visitors to the formal garden in recent summers, will have seen archaeologists digging. Here is a report on what…
- Spring Spruce Up in the Formal Garden! - Spring has sprung in the formal garden, and our dedicated volunteers have been busy working their magic!
- Bark & Compost - During March, the Wednesday gardening volunteers, with the additional support of the Saturday conservation volunteers added compost and bark to…
