Young girl and boy exploring gardens in spring

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An enchanting garden in the heart of the New Forest

Enjoy rare and beautiful plants, discover hidden fairy doors and relax in our traditional English tearoom.

Furzey Gardens is a place to unwind, discover and fall in love with.

Your visit supports work experience and opportunities for people with learning disabilities.

The gardens and tea rooms are open daily throughout spring, summer and autumn.  Visit midweek for a calm and relaxing escape from the day to day. Plan your visit today!

Upcoming events

Furzey Toddle

Tuesday 28 April, 10.30 – 11.30am

£5 per child, adult garden entrance donation optional. 

 A monthly meet up with your little ones and inspire their love of nature and gardens from an early age.

The Handlebards present: As You Like It

Thursday 11 June – Saturday 13 June, 7pm

The Handlebards return with madcap bicycle mayhem with their own unique production of a Shakespeare classic. Early bird tickets now available. 

The Handlebards present: Macbeth

Thursday 16 July – Friday 17 July, 7pm

Early bird tickets now available for this Shakespeare classic as you’ve never seen it before.

Latest news and blogs from the gardens

Gardening tips and advice April

Gardening tips and advice April

As one of the most active months in the gardening calendar, success in April lies in working with conditions, not against. Read our gardening tips for April.

Bringing colour into your garden

Bringing colour into your garden

Colour in the garden does not need to feel complicated. A shrub you fall in love with, a pocket of spring bulbs or a border that becomes more layered over time. Here’s our gardening teams advice for bringing colour into your garden.

4 spring garden highlights

4 spring garden highlights

Here are four highlights to look out for this spring. If there is one display that defines Furzey in late spring, it is the rhododendrons, offering a vibrant tapestry of colour that lifts the whole garden.  As April moves into May, these much-loved shrubs begin to...

A place where people thrive

Furzey Gardens is a special place of tranquility and wonder, where anybody can escape from the pressures of everyday life.

It is home to a community of gardeners with learning disabilities who are at the heart of the garden.

Every day, people are gaining skills and confidence through helping to maintain the gardens, serving in the tea rooms and nurturing plants in our onsite plant nursery.

Your donations are supporting their vital work.

With your support the team are achieving remarkable things, including RHS gold medals.