Landscaping in Wimborne

Landscaping for Wimborne's gardens

Wimborne Minster is dominated by its magnificent twin-towered minster church and surrounded by gently rolling Dorset countryside. The town has an attractive mix of period properties — Georgian townhouses, Victorian cottages and Edwardian semis — many with well-established gardens that have been tended for generations. The River Stour passes close to the town and the soils of the valley floor can be heavy and moisture-retentive, while the higher ground around the town tends to be lighter and more free-draining, requiring different approaches to planting and drainage.

Wimborne's historic town centre has attractive period properties with traditional enclosed gardens where quality natural stone, brick and timber materials are most in keeping. The surrounding villages have a more rural character with larger, less formal gardens that benefit from naturalistic planting and countryside views.