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UK Gardens by Classification


Arboretum Gardens
Britain's Finest Arboretum gardens are home to many variety of trees old and new some of which are rare or endangered.

Botanic Gardens
Our selection of Botanic gardens offer a remarkable collection of plants from all over the world, a showcase for tender sometimes bizarre plants, which provide a blaze of colour all year round.

Child Friendly Gardens
Our Child friendly gardens offer a variety of interesting features to keep the young ones amused whilst teaching them about their surroundings and environment.

Cottage Gardens
A visit to our Cottage gardens is a relaxing, peaceful experience with a vast selection of rare and unusual plants, trees, shrubs, perennials and climbers with a careful but relaxed and instinctive approach to colour.

Dog Friendly Gardens
Britain's Finest Dog friendly gardens welcome well-behaved dogs for a day out with their owners!, sometimes in restricted areas only.

Flower Gardens
Britain's Finest Flower gardens are a delight throughout the year, careful planting and colour themes attract insects and wildlife as well as humans!

Landscape Gardens
Our selection of Landscape gardens feature lakes, pavilions, camellia terraces, grottos, turf amphitheatre and much more, magical landscapes that are beautiful in all seasons.

Modern Gardens
Our Modern gardens selection offers beauty, inspiration and discovery whatever the season, with magnificent collections of plants from temperate regions around the world growing in a variety of superb themed landscapes.

Organic Gardens
Organic Gardens

Parkland Gardens
Visit Britain's Finest Parkland gardens with paths that meander past lakes, ponds and waterfalls and spectacular displays of bold colour.

Plant Sales Gardens
The majority of Britain's Finest gardens offer an opporunity to purchase plants that are of the same variety as displayed in the gardens.

Restaurant Gardens
Our Gardens with a restaurant offer an opportunity to take a break and relax over some lunch or maybe afternoon tea before continuing your stroll around the beautiful gardens.

Rock Gardens
The Rock gardens or Alpine gardens can be found in areas with well-drained soil and less water, the plants tend to be small, both because many of the species are naturally small, and so as not to cover up the rocks.

Sculpture Gardens
Britain's Finest Sculpture gardens are dedicated to the presentation of sculpture, usually with several permanently-sited works in landscaped surroundings.

Topiary Gardens
Topiary gardens show the art of creating sculptures using clipped trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs. Plants used in topiary are evergreen, have small leaves or needles and produce dense foliage.

Walled Gardens
Our selection of walled gardens are decorative, but also shelter the plants within the garden from winds and frosts.

Water Gardens
Britain's Finest Water gardens typically combine a pool with aquatic plants and often ornamental fish to add visual interest and integration with the local landscape and environment.

Woodland Gardens
The Woodland gardens featured on our Britain's finest website consist of woodland walks with superb views, captivating flora and fauna, combined with floral landscapes.