East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden

England, United Kingdom

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East Ruston Old Vicarage Garden, located near the North Norfolk coast in England, United Kingdom, is a 32-acre (13-hectare) modern garden created since 1973 by Alan Gray and Graham Robeson on a formerly barren site exposed to harsh winds, now sheltered by Monterey pine belts fostering a unique microclimate.

It showcases innovative "garden rooms" including herbaceous borders, a box parterre, sunken rose garden, sub-tropical and Mediterranean areas, Desert Wash with towering yuccas and agaves, exotic tree ferns and palms around the house, a large woodland garden, and a Diamond Jubilee walled garden bursting with roses and seasonal displays.

Open from March to October, the site features sculptures by local artists, a glasshouse with pelargoniums and bulbs, a monumental fruit cage, light lunches in the tea room, and draws visitors for its exuberant planting, wildlife habitats, and evolving design bequeathed for public preservation.