Ramster
Encyclopedia
Ramster Garden is an open garden
, near Chiddingfold
, Surrey
, covering over 20 acres (80,937.2 m²). First landscaped and laid out in the 1890s by Gauntlett Nurseries and Sir Harry Waechter
.
In 1922, Sir Henry and Lady Norman
purchased Ramster, and is now cared for by their granddaughter Miranda Gunn, and her husband.
The garden features include a flower collections, wooded areas
and a woodland walk, and water feature
s.
The house and grounds are also available for private hire for weddings and events.
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
, near Chiddingfold
Chiddingfold
Chiddingfold is a village and civil parish in the heart of The Weald in the Waverley district of Surrey, England. It lies on the A283 between Milford and Petworth...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, covering over 20 acres (80,937.2 m²). First landscaped and laid out in the 1890s by Gauntlett Nurseries and Sir Harry Waechter
Harry Waechter
Sir Harry Waechter, 1st Baronet DL was the only son of Sir Max Waechter. He was a businessman and philanthropist, who started developing the garden, now called "Ramster" near Chiddingfold in Surrey, which he purchased at some time between 1890 and 1900...
.
In 1922, Sir Henry and Lady Norman
Florence Norman
Florence Priscilla, Lady Norman, CBE was an English socialite and activist.She was the daughter of Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway and Laura Elizabeth Pochin....
purchased Ramster, and is now cared for by their granddaughter Miranda Gunn, and her husband.
The garden features include a flower collections, wooded areas
Woodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
and a woodland walk, and water feature
Water feature
In landscape architecture and garden design, a water feature is one or more items from a range of fountains, pools, ponds, cascades, waterfalls, and streams. Before the 18th century they were usually powered by gravity, though the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon are described by Strabo as...
s.
The house and grounds are also available for private hire for weddings and events.