On Saturday 28th March 2026, Forest Lodge Garden will be opening from 11am until 4pm for the NGS at Forest Lodge, Pen Selwood, Somerset, BA9 8LL. A three acre, mature garden with beautiful lake. Plenty of spring flowering bulbs and flowering trees. Camellias and rhododendrons bloom from March until May. Lovely views towards Blackmore Vale. Part formal with pleached hornbeam allée and rill, part water garden. Wonderful roses in June. Unusual spring flowering trees such as paulownia, Davidia involucrata and many beautiful cornus. Interesting garden sculpture. Directions: 1½m N of A303, 3m E of Wincanton. Leave A303 at B3081 (Wincanton to Gillingham road), up hill to Pen Selwood, L towards church. ½m, garden on L – low curved wall & yellow NGS signs. What3words app: relating.dummy.eggs. Nearby, Lower Shalford Farm garden is also opening at the same time. For more information and to book tickets, please click here.