Ness Botanic Gardens

Oct 7 2008

Ness Botanic Gardens was born of one man's passionate interest in plants and his desire to share that interest with others.

When the Liverpool cotton merchant Arthur Kilpin Bulley began to create a garden in 1898, part of which he opened to local residents, he laid the foundations of one of the major botanic gardens in the United Kingdom. Now owned by the University of Liverpool, the commitment to maintain and develop the beauty of the Gardens still remains, but there is an increasing emphasis on research, conservation and education of the public - areas reflecting Bulley's original interests.

These outstanding botanic gardens overlooking the Dee Estuary contain the finest collection of rhododendron and azaleas in the Northwest, one of the best known heather gardens in Britain, and an outstanding collection of Himalayan and Chinese plants.

They also boast a magnificent herbaceous border, specimen shrubs and herb garden containing all the major culinary herbs. The rose garden shows how roses have developed since the late 1700s.

Ness Botanic Gardens is one of Cheshire's Gardens of Distinction in Cheshire's Year of Gardens 08 and voted Winner of Large Visitor Attraction of the Year at the Mersey Tourism Awards on 28th May 2008. It was also voted Large Attraction of the Year 2008 at the recent Visit Chester and Cheshire Tourism Awards.

Ness Botanic Gardens, Neston Road, Ness, Neston CH64 4AY

Tel: 0151 353 0123

Website: http://www.nessgardens.org.uk/