Charity Open Garden - Oaklands, St Peter

Oakland’s rolling lawns run from the house to the large pond filled with a huge variety of friendly duck, on a site that was originally farmland. Carefully selected herbaceous plants and shrubs provide this well established garden with plenty for the plantsman to enjoy. As you walk through the naturalised areas, you will find Cherries, Exochorda, Azalea and Rhododendron and further still a beautiful woodland walk with a carpet of bluebells. Oaklands is a plantsman’s garden with a well recognised arboretum. The trees planted by Jurat Bonn include Acer, Drimys, Michelia, Dawn Redwood and what is reputed to be Jersey’s largest Walnut tree! An informal and natural feel prevails throughout. A further highlight is the well-stocked kitchen garden which keeps the family self-sufficient in fruit and veg.