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    Let the Fireworks COMMENCE

    Jun 14, 2023 4 minutes

    Exotic planting that blazes with the colours of the tropics; swathes of perennials and grasses that merge into hillside views; and bold, broad herbaceous borders. It is no wonder that Abbeywood Gardens has become one of Cheshire’s top garden destinations as well as a popular wedding venue.

    While the six-acre garden may appear to be long established, it is in fact the relatively recent creation of its owners, Harry and Lynda Rowlinson, with help and inspiration from head gardener Simon Goodfellow. It all looked very different when Harry and Lynda moved into the Edwardian property here in 1987. As Harry explains: “There were some beds but no plants to speak of, and at the rear of the house

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