Old Court Nurseries and The Picton Garden

Welcome to the home of the Plant Heritage National Collection of Autumn Flowering Asters. The garden is open from August until mid October including many days for the National Gardens Scheme. Please check here, the NGS Yellow Book etc. or phone for opening dates and times. The garden has been featured in many magazines and newspapers and has been on several television programmes.

History

After Percy Picton took over Old Court Nurseries he continued to grow Michaelmas Daisies as well as greatly extending the range of Alpines, Herbaceous Perennials, Shrubs and trees. His skill in growing rare and unusual plants encouraged plant lovers from all over the British Isles to make a pilgrimage to Colwall. A reduction in the area of land needed for growing Asters gave an opportunity to create a garden of stock beds for plants to be sold in the nursery. After, Percy’s death, in 1984, Paul and Meriel enlarged the garden to include large borders of asters and began an ongoing programme of re-planting and re-design. In 1985, to mark the formation of the Percy Picton Memorial Fund the garden was named The Picton Garden. The charity provides grants to students of horticulture at Pershore College. (Include picture from 1970’s and 1990’s)

Opening Times

November - August 3rd CLOSED
August 4th - August 29th Wednesday - Sunday 1.00pm - 5.00pm
August 30th - October 17th DAILY 12.00pm - 5.00pm

Please check the Nursery page for opening times and the Yellow book for NGS days.

Admission

Adults £3.50 each
Children (under 18) FREE

Please contact us for information on group visits and garden tours.

Although we don’t have any where to eat on site there are many good places to go in and around Colwall, offering a variety of catering from full dining to a quick sandwich. Please see the link pages to find out more.

Garden Tour

Click here to view an online tour of the garden