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23.05.2023 - 05:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It may have taken a while but spring is finally delivering with the sunny weather this week. With balmy days ahead it’s time to shed the layers, pop on some sunglasses and venture outside.
Throughout Greater Manchester are some stunning parks and gardens to visit when the sun is out, made especially beautiful at this time of year when the flowers are in full bloom. Fletcher Moss Botanical gardens in Didsbury is probably one of the most well-known, yet there’s another horticultural gem hidden right by it.
Tucked between Ye Olde Cock Inn and The Didsbury on Stenner Lane is Parsonage Gardens, a more compact version of its neighbour. The entrance to the garden is rather grand and a little bit foreboding, with a stone archway topped with a carving of an eagle.
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Unlike other parks and gardens where you can peek through wrought iron fences, the Parsonage Gardens is hidden behind high walls - if you didn’t know it was there you could easily walk past it. However, if you pass through the stone arch and you’ll discover a tranquil oasis with multicoloured flower beds, towering trees and velvety, grass lawns.
As the name suggests, at the heart of the gardens is The Old Parsonage, a Grade II listed building with sits next to the original village green of Didsbury. It was the former home of Alderman Fletcher Moss who left the building and gardens to the citizens of Manchester in 1919, he had lived in the house with his parents and bought the house in 1885.
It’s a gorgeous building, partially hidden behind large palms - it could easily double for a location abroad on a sunny day. Today the building is run by the Didsbury Parsonage Trust and can be used for
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