The scant staff made for a slightly homespun feel to the garden. We found the garden relaxing and had some interesting species but overall i would be reluctant to recommend a winter visit. The parking we found was tricky and limited with wooden posts easily knocked by ourselves and several others. Catering in many locations are now of a v high stand and i felt they need to up their game in terms of decor, crockery and general appearance. I'm sure the food may have been of good standard but it wasn't appealing enough for us to decide to eat. A friendlier approach from the husband of the gardener could benefit the whole ambience which they are trying to create.

We really enjoyed our visit to Green Island Gardens at the weekend: drifts of glorious snowdrops with winter aconites, and great to see the hamamelis at this time of year too, but the star of the show were the daphne (Jacqueline Postill, I think). They are distributed throughout the garden and their wonderful fragrance hits you as you approach them: a real treat! I look forward to revisiting at another time of year when the acers are out.

The garden is lovely and peaceful if you’re not on the side near the road and has lots of beautiful acers. There are wild areas, which is great for the wildlife. Could do with more benches dotted around. The tea room was very disappointing with a small, uninteresting selection of cakes. There are lots of tables and chairs outside, which would have been very enjoyable on the hot day we visited, but no sunshades! There’s a marquee you can use for shade but very uncomfortable chairs with a pervading smell of plastic from the tablecloths. Unfortunately we were disappointed and probably won’t visit again.

Initially pleased. It was a first day out for me after being poorly for a very long while. Friendly young girl in the office greeted us. Loos and parking were good. I was disappointed that the plants and shrubs were not labelled. Some we knew but those we did not we guessed. Quite pricey for the time of year. My husband went to the nursery to buy a couple of plants and I became overcome with fatigue and sat on a box. I was immediately approached by a lady running towards me who told me to not sit there. She said there was a notice. The notice behind me was quite low down and wet with water logged ink and I had not seen it as I could not bend over. I was told there were seats...here and over there but I could not see them and was soooo tired I propped myself up on my stick and stayed still... quite nervous now. If a notice was needed here at that spot why not insert a seat? You had to label your own plants (labels and pencils in the box). Ha ha. DIY. Anyway I did want to be positive but it just fell a bit short. I don't think I will visit again.