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Gardens in the UK, such as Packwood House and Polesden Lacey are listed below.
Packwood House
Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull
Packwood House and gardens are noted for the intact layout dating from the 16th and 17th centuries, with courtyards, brick gazebos, terraces and the unique yew garden. The colourful borders give year round interest. In spring, daffodils, snowdrops... more
Polesden Lacey
Great Bookham, Dorking
Polesden Lacey has a 30 acre garden spanning several centuries, with a long terrace walk offering fine views across the valley. The Edwardian walled garden is formally planted including yew hedges. The walled rose garden is divided into four squares... more
The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens
Jermyns Lane, Ampfield, Romsey
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens is one of the most important modern plant collections in the world. Established in 1953 by the distinguished plantsman Sir Harold Hillier, the magnificent collection of over 42,000 plants from temperate regions around the... more
Peckover House & Garden
North Brink, Wisbech
Peckover House & Garden is a charming 2-acre Victorian garden at the rear of a Georgian house on the North Brink in the middle of Wisbech, described as `The National Trust´s best town garden´. A spacious lawn is shaded by specimen trees including a... more
Winterbourne House & Garden
University of Birmingham, 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham
Winterbourne House & Garden: Restored to its Edwardian Arts and Craft splendour, Winterbourne is a unique heritage attraction – set within seven acres of beautiful botanic gardens. Only minutes from Birmingham city centre, Winterbourne is one of the... more
East Bergholt Place
The Place for Plants, East Bergholt
East Bergholt Place, set in 20 acres, is a wonderful garden and arboretum. Originally laid out at the beginning of the 20th century by the present owners Great Grandfather and described as a `Cornish Garden in Suffolk´. With a marvellous collection... more
Brodick Castle Garden
Isle of Arran
The restoration of this garden at Brodick Castle began in the early 1900s and included planting of unusual species collected by great plant hunters like George Forrest. They include plants from China, Burma, the Himalayas and America. The bog garden... more
Blickling Hall
Blickling, Norwich
Blickling Hall has a delightful garden and park surrounding the Jacobean house. There is a Victorian sunken garden, remodelled by Norah Lindsay in the 1930´s. consisting of four colourful herbaceous beds and yew topiary around a 17th century... more
Kingston Maurward Gardens
Kingston Maurward, Dorchester
Set in idyllic surroundings, Kingston Maurward Gardens are Dorset´s best kept secret. A tranquil, and peaceful spot, the gardens are situated in undulating countryside, with a lake, canals, broad sweeping and formal gardens. Kingston Maurward House... more
Beeleigh Abbey Gardens
Abbey Turning, London Road, Maldon
Three acres of spacious and peaceful gardens in a historic rural setting, beautifully revived and extended in the last few years. Mature trees surround a variety of planting and water features:- woodland walks underplanted with bulbs leading to the... more
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Farnborough Hall
Banbury
Farnborough Hall has a superb landscaped garden of the 1740s, which remains largely unchanged. Containing a broad terrace ornamented with temples, beeches, sycamores and lime trees. Beyond this, a former orangery, a rose garden and a yew walk with... more
West Green House Garden
West Green House, Hartley Wintney
West Green House Garden demonstrates how creative energy is poured into gardening. It is a garden with a special and distinctive sense of place, made by Marylyn Abbott. It has a delightful series of vibrantly-planted walled gardens, surrounding a... more
Penshurst Place Gardens
Penshurst, Tonbridge
Experience the beauty and tranquillity of Penshurst Place´s enchanting formal garden, a rare surviving example of Elizabethan garden design. It is also one of the oldest gardens in private ownership with records dating back to 1346. Over a mile of... more
Abbey House Gardens
Market Cross, Malmesbury
The now world famous amazing 5 acre Abbey House Gardens in the heart of ancient Malmesbury is really two gardens in one. The formal gardens have fine lawns, huge herbaceous borders, a Celtic cross knot garden and over 2000 different roses... more
Dunans Castle Woodland Garden
Glendaruel
Dunans Woodland garden is a heritage garden accessed over the unique A’listed Dunans Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The walk gives excellent views of the ruined B listed Dunans Castle, seat of the Clan Fletcher from 1746, and in Cambell ownership... more
The Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park
The Hutts, Grewelthorpe, Ripon
The Himalayan Garden is set in 20 acres of woods, lakes and streams within 3 different valleys, in a spectacular setting. We have over 800 different varieties of species and Hybrid Rhododendrons, and over 150 each of Azaleas and Magnolia along with... more
Doddington Hall & Gardens
Doddington, Lincoln
Doddington Hall & Gardens is a beautiful family-owned Elizabethan mansion, with original walled courtyards and 5 acres of romantic formal and wild gardens. The West Garden includes a box-edged parterre, planted with a superb display of Flag Iris,... more
Wightwick Manor
Wightwick Bank, Wolverhampton
The Wightwick Manor´s 17 acre garden was designed by Alfred Parsons and Thomas Mawson. The main framework consists of large trees with an eye-catching octagonal arbour hung with clematis and roses in the centre of the rose garden. A less formal area... more
Hampton Court Gardens
East Molesey
Hampton Court Palace Gardens: Relax in over 60 acres of beautiful gardens, which run down to the River Thames, featuring sparkling fountains, the beautifully restored 18th century Privy Garden and the magnificent Maze. There is plenty of space to... more
The Bressingham Gardens
Bressingham, Diss
The Bressingham Gardens. The late Alan Bloom´s Dell Garden created from 1953 with over 50 immaculate ´Island Beds´ of more than 4,500 varieties of perennials, and Adrian Bloom´s spectacular Foggy Bottom garden with views and vistas of year round... more
Easton Walled Gardens
Easton, Grantham
Easton Walled Gardens was described by President Franklin Roosevelt as a `Dream of Nirvana...almost too good to be true´. 50 years later, the house was pulled down and the gardens abandoned. 100 years later see the ongoing revival of these... more
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Lanhydrock
Bodmin
Lanhydrock garden overlooks the valley of the River Fowey. Set on a hillside facing north-east above the house and park with bold, formal, Victorian lawns, lines of topiary yews, roses, herbaceous borders and vibrant bedding, and is flanked by... more
Melbourne Hall Gardens
Melbourne Hall, Church Square, Melbourne
Melbourne Hall gardens were planned by Rt Hon Thomas Coke in the early 18th century. The colourful and tranquil gardens are designed with paths intersected by streams that flow through the grounds. Rare shrubs and historic statuary compliment this... more
Colby Woodland Garden
Amroth, Narberth
Colby Woodland Garden is an 8-acre garden with a fine display of colour in spring, with masses of dramatic rhododendrons, magnolias, sweetly scented azaleas and camellias, underplanted with bluebells. Later highlights are the summer hydrangeas and... more
The Priest House Gardens
North Lane, West Hoathly, East Grinstead
The Priest House Gardens, in the grounds of Priest House, is a formal herb garden with over 150 culinary, medicinal and household herbs.... more
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Stobo
Dawyck Botanic Garden benefits from the cooler continental environment in the heart of the Scottish Borders, and from over 300 years of tree planting, truly one of the world´s finest arboreta. Gaze at exotic conifers dating back to 1680, the unique... more
East Ruston Old Vicarage
East Ruston, Norwich
East Ruston Old Vicarage is a remarkable 32 acre garden incorporating formal design, enormous decorative exuberance and brilliant planting. Close to the North Sea but extremely well protected by windbreaks, which create a unique micro-climate make it... more
Bodnant Garden
Tal-y-Cafn, Colwyn Bay
Bodnant Garden is 80 acres of magnificent garden in the beautiful Conwy Valley comprising formal lawns and borders, Italianate terraces and `The Dell´ which contains the wild garden and pinetum. Daffodils and spring bulbs in March and April,... more
Painshill
Portsmouth Road, Cobham
Painshill offers you a 158-acre wonderland. Magnificently restored – with a mystic mix of awesome views, surreal follies, serpentine lake and historic plantings – it is one of Europe’s most important 18th century landscape gardens. Features within... more
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Castle Howard Gardens
York
The Castle Howard gardens and park are breathtaking throughout the seasons and, with many diverse areas to explore, you can find peace and tranquillity whichever path they choose. Enjoy extensive walks through woodlands, formal gardens, along... more
Tatton Park
Knutsford
Tatton Park´s gardens are almost a collection of gardens within a garden. Outside the walled garden, the earliest formal areas include the beech maze, first established around 1795. This was designed in `gardenesque´ style by Lewis Wyatt in 1814, and... more
Dunbeath Castle
Dunbeath
Dunbeath Castle garden was remodelled and landscaped in the mid 19th century. The walled garden was first laid out in 1860 and has had various ´make-overs´ in the last 140 years. It has herbaceous borders and a mix of vegetables, shrubs and flowers... more
Bourton House Garden
Bourton-on-the-Hill, Moreton-in-Marsh
Bourton House is a modern medium-sized but truly opulent garden created around a glorious 18th century Manor house and a Grade 1 listed 16th century Tithe Barn, and is maintained very crisply indeed. The garden was originally planted in the 1960s by... more
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Bradenham Hall
Bradenham, Thetford
Bradenham Hall is an exceptional plant-lover´s garden for all seasons. The house and garden walls are covered with unusual shrubs, climbers and fruit. The flower gardens are formally designed and richly planted within beautiful yew hedges - formal... more
RHS Garden Wisley
Woking
The Award-winning RHS Garden at Wisley is one of Britain´s best-loved gardens with 240 acres offering a fascinating blend of the beautiful with practical and innovative design and cultivation techniques. The beauty and tranquillity of the garden... more
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The Alnwick Garden
Denwick Lane, Alnwick
The Alnwick Garden is one of the world's most ambitious new gardens. The Duchess of Northumberland's vision for a forgotten plot is now a truly 21st century experience full of imagination, inspiration and fun. Designed by Jacques and Peter Wirtz, The... more
Berkeley Castle
Berkeley
Berkeley Castle Gardens specialise in scent with rare plants, shrubs and trees and in particular roses. Also in the walled kitchen garden is a Butterfly House with hundreds of tropical butterflies in an indoor garden.... more
Scampston Walled Garden
Scampston Hall, Malton
Whatever time of year you head for Scampston Walled Garden, you won’t be disappointed. In April and May the delicate pale pink spring blossoms are simply lovely, in summer the unusual perennial meadow is ablaze with violets and purples and in... more
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Buckland Abbey
Yelverton
Buckland Abbey and gardens are the home of Drake and Grenville. A peaceful place full of swashbuckling stories, originally created in the 20th century. You will find a magnificent 30-metre-long monastic barn, a charming herb garden with over 50... more
Emmetts Garden
Ide Hill, Sevenoaks
Emmetts Garden was influenced by William Robinson. This delightful informal woodland garden - with the highest treetop in Kent - was laid out in the late 19th century, with many exotic, fascinating rare trees and flowering shrubs from across the... more
Titsey Place Gardens
Titsey, Oxted
Titsey Place Garden´s upper terrace is the perfect place to enjoy the long views across the Darent Valley, which extends to the beginnings of the South Downs. The box link beds were planted over 150 years ago. The fountain at the centre of the lower... more
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Brookside, Bateman Street, Cambridge
The heritage-listed Cambridge University Botanic Garden was the vision of John Henslow, mentor to Charles Darwin. Today the Garden is a showcase for over 8000 plant species from around the world, including nine national collections, all immaculately... more
Tyntesfield
Wraxall, Bristol
Tyntesfield, the original garden is thought to have been laid out in the 1840´s. Currently there is a huge restoration project underway to bring this impressive estate back to its former glory. The garden is Grade II* listed and is one of the top 500... more
Stourhead
Stourton, Warminster
Stourhead is a fine example of English landscape gardens from the 18th century, re-planted in the 19th century with Conifers, flowering trees and shrubs. Follow a route anti-clockwise around the lake to gradually experience the sequence of arcadian... more
Castle Hill Gardens
Castle Hill, Filleigh, Barnstaple
Created back in 1730, Castle Hill Gardens bears all the hallmarks of a country house estate lavished with attention, love and care. Visitors travel to this North Devon haven to stroll around the woodland garden (a gorgeous patchwork of reds and golds... more
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Throckmorton Family Gardens at Coughton Court
Alcester
Coughton Court is a lovely garden complementing the mid-16th century house, laid over the last seventeen years by Mrs Throckmorton and her daughter Christina. There are a variety of `rooms´ within the garden, both formal and informal, including an... more
Plas Newydd
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Plas Newydd garden has both formal and informal styles. With magnificent views of the Snowdonia Peaks. The open-plan garden containing shrubs planted in the lawns to the more formal Italian-style garden to the front of the house. Where the... more
Achamore Gardens
Isle of Gigha
On the community-owned Isle of Gigha, there are 54 acres of Achamore Gardens. The warming influence of the North Atlantic Drift allows an even greater array of sub-tropical and temperate plants to grow happily out doors. The present compartment... more
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