Rosemoor Garden is an internationally renowned collection of gardens in North Devon, England. The Lady Anne Palmer created the original garden of 8 acres (32,000 m2) in 1959, and developed it over a 30 year period. The garden was first opened to the public in 1967, under the National Gardens Scheme.[1] Lady Palmer gave it to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in 1988, together with an additional 32 acres (130,000 m2) of land. Nowadays Rosemoor Garden covers 65 acres (260,000 m2) and it hosts, apart from a range of gardens, a visitor centre, with a library, a plant centre, a shop, a restaurant and the Wisteria tearoom. It is surrounded by extensive woodlands. In the year ended 31 January 2010 the garden received 129,690 visitors.
Some of the highlights of Rosemoor Garden are:
Rosemoor Garden is situated 1 km south-east of Great Torrington on A3124 to Exeter. Open all year.