Fullers Mill Garden — Attraction in West Suffolk

Non-winter gardens (April to September) open 3 times per week for limited hours. The permanent sign post on the main road is small and can be easily missed. The property is divided into four main parts with only three accessible to the public. The three public gardens are called "Top Garden", "The Low Garden" and "The Quandaries". The Quandaries has both an Inner and Outer portion. The Fuller Mill cottage itself and it's associated garden is not available for public viewing. There is ample free parking a short drive from the main road. The gardens are mostly wheelchair accessible. There is a small tea room and toilets available at the car park/entrance gate. Each public garden is criss crossed with gravel or brick walkways. One can quite easily spend 2 to 3 hours walking around these compact diverse gardens.

My main criticism is that although there is a great variety of plants on this property, they are poorly labeled so don't expect to be able to identify all the plants that take your fancy :-(

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I went yesterday, 15 october 2021 and although I have been many times before, I was hit again by it's peaceful tranquility, the garden looked beautiful with it layers of shrubs and trees. The garden still has lots to offer at this time of year, both with established planting and the new things on offer, I'm looking forward to seeing the wildflower planting bursting forth next year.

I wrote the above last year......today I've been back to a wonderful evolving garden.....(2 August 2022) in spite of the heat and ravages of the weather over the last several weeks, it did not disappoint....the gardeners are happy to engage in conversation....I think it's great to be able to see the plants left to seed to creating next year's planting....and as always.....the lilies were beautiful......the whole place is a testament to the thoughtful care and love lavished on this...

Lovely peaceful setting - think 'secret garden'. Lots of nooks and crannies suitable for children's hide and seek, but not suitable for tag racing - see first comment! Definitely a 'destination' place to go to as it's really only on the way to West Stow (from Bury St Eds) so not a lot of passing trade I'm guessing. Always an enjoyable experience plant spotting and the River Lark is always interesting, red clawed crayfish notwithstanding. Take binoculars for a view of the birds on Culford Lakes in the distance (go to the back fence). Locals like us benefit from taking out annual mrmbership to allow us to drop in anytime when open - it soon pays for itself - and the charity supported, 'Perennial', seems to be the only one of its kind. The tea and cakes are delicious, so being able to drop in anytime does require a certain amount of...