Apple Court

Apple Court

Apple Court
Hordle Lane
Hordle
Lymington
Hampshire
SO41 0HU

Tel: 01590 642 130
Fax: 01590 644 220
E-Mail: applecourt@btconnect.com

Web: Apple Court

About Apple Court

The garden at Apple Court has been created since 1988 in the abandoned walled kitchen garden of Yeatton House, which lies just to the south of us. 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 stiff, neutral loam.
The dwelling, which lies in the south-west 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 we intended to grow in each. The form of the garden was partly dictated by the need to break the force of the coastal winds, the sea being less than a mile away.
The aim throughout has been 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 the Daylily Garden which holds centre stage until the grasses take over through August and into winter.
The garden contains many collections of hemerocallis, hostas, grasses, rhodeas, woodwardias and ferns, with many variegated and specialist perennials. These can be seen in various parts of the garden.