Ness Botanic Gardens
RHS Partner Garden
Free RHS Member days
10am–4.30pm (4pm in winter), daily, January–February and 1 December–20 December
About the garden
Based on the Wirral peninsula, Ness Botanic Gardens was born in 1898, when Liverpool cotton merchant Arthur Kilpin Bulley laid its foundations. After his death, Bulley’s daughter Lois presented the gardens to the University of Liverpool with an endowment of £75,000. As a tribute to her father, there is a stipulation that they are kept as a botanic garden.
The delights of Ness Botanic Gardens spread across 64 acres with lovely views of the River Dee and North Wales. Ness Gardens features a diverse variety of plants and planting areas. Constantly changing, there are always new things to see at Ness, including vibrant year-round colour and outstanding collections of rhododendrons, camellias, snowdrops and Sorbus.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Children’s play area
- Parking
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Rock garden
- Woodland
- Herbaceous border
- Mediterranean/Italian garden
- Water garden
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.