Bennetts Water Gardens

Dorset, United Kingdom

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This 8 acre garden holds a National Plant Collection® of Water Lilies with a Monet style Japanese Bridge as the centrepiece. Over 140 different varieties produce tens-​of-​thousands of flowers from late spring through to autumn, creating one of the most outstanding displays of water lilies in Britain.

History

Established in 1958.

Bennetts Water Gardens is one of the original UK plant growers of water lilies with over 50 years experience of pond plants. Over the years the nursery has been landscaped and pathways lead you around a series of ponds surrounded by wetland plants, trees and palms, wild plants and flowers. The gardens are a Site of Nature Conservation Interest and home to abundant wildlife.