Titsey Place, Surrey - wondrous walled gardens nestled in heart of North Downs
The walled garden at Titsey Place is filled with flowers throughout the open seasonTitsey Place nestles in a corner of Surrey, close to some of the most visited gardens in Southern England including...
View ArticleGoodnestone Park - a modern parterre and a 'borrowed landscape' in Kent
Goodnestone (pronounced 'Gunstone') is an 18th century Palladian mansionGoodnestone Park - a fine brick-built Palladian style mansion, built at the turn of the 18th century - sits amid 14 acres of...
View ArticleTremenheere, Cornwall - is this the new Garden of Eden?
Tremenheere has fantastic views over Mounts Bay and St Michael's MountWith views like this over St Michael's Mount (above); a hillside plot above Mounts Bay; and a tract of land that includes hills,...
View ArticleA fantasy landscape in Norfolk - Will Giles' Exotic Garden - guaranteed to...
Exciting tropical foliage abounds at Will Giles' Exotic Garden in NorwichWhen you visit the Exotic Garden at the heart of Norwich in Norfolk, you'd be forgiven for thinking you've accidentally wandered...
View ArticleBritain's best October gardens - where to see wonderful autumn colours in the...
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens at Romsey in Hampshire - open throughout the winter monthsThere are many signs that autumn is in the air, with low-lying mists rolling off rivers and the all-too familiar...
View ArticleHappy 80th birthday to John Brookes - influential garden and landscape designer
John Brookes is to garden design and landscape what Terence Conran was to household interiors – so major has his influence been on the way we have come to perceive the space outside our homes in the...
View ArticleThe Garden House - a remarkable plantsman's garden in Devon
The Garden House has eight acres of naturalistic planting at the edge of DartmoorThe Garden House near Plymouth in Devon, is a delightful property that's really worth making the effort to see if you're...
View ArticleTwo of the finest sub-tropical gardens in Cornwall - Trebah and Glendurgan
Stand at the top of Trebah and you will enjoy views over the gardens and estuary belowCornwall is a garden lovers paradise, even this late in the season. Home to some of the greatest plant hunters in...
View ArticleOne for the Christmas Wishlist - The New English Garden
In the run up to Christmas, we’re all on the lookout for books to give to family and garden-loving friends. Tim Richardson’s latest offering – The New English Garden – with lavish photography by Andrew...
View ArticleAlphabet Gardens 2013 - Some awesome "A" properties
The holm oak walk at Arley Hall in CheshireWith so few gardens to visit in the winter months and with weather forecasters telling us this is going to be the coldest winter on record for many years, I...
View ArticleAlphabet Gardens - Best of Britain's "B" gardens
Barnsley House in Gloucestershire, former home of Rosemary Verey - well-known society plantswoman and author of several seminal gardening books, is one to put on the Wishlist for 2014. Notable for its...
View ArticleCatch those charismatic "C" gardens when you can!
Sit and savour the same views enjoyed by Sir Winston Churchill when you head to Chartwell in Kent, where you'll find an astounding landscape overlooking the Weald and some unexpected features including...
View ArticleHappy New Year
As the year draws to a close, I'd like to thank all of you who have visited my blog in the last year and hope that you all have a happy and peaceful start to 2014.
View ArticleTake the walkway to heaven this winter at Cornwall's Eden Project
The Eden Project covers an area equivalent to 35 football pitchesWhen news of Cornwall's ambitious new Eden Project began to appear in newspapers and on television screens in the late 1990s, it sparked...
View ArticleWinter celebrations - January 12
There are so few gardens to visit at this time of year and the ground here in England is so waterlogged after weeks of rain that it's virtually impossible to work in the garden or walk in those that...
View ArticleWinter celebrations - January 13
Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.Victor HugoFor garden visit ideas click here
View ArticleWinter celebrations - January 14
Photograph taken at Sussex PrairiesPeople don't notice whether it's summer or winter when they're happy.Anton Checkov
View ArticleWinter celebrations - January 15
Photograph taken at Sussex PrairiesNature has undoubtedly mastered the art of winter gardening and even the most experienced gardener can learn from the unrestrained beauty around them.Vincent Simeone
View ArticleWinter celebrations - January 16
Winter is the time for comfort - it is the time for home.Edith Sitwell
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