There are so many beautiful gardens to visit in the UK and Thompson & Morgan's experts Sue Sanderson and Michael Perry have put together a list of their favourites.
Garden name | Where is it? | What can I see there? |
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The Alnwick Garden | Alnwick, Northumberland | Described as a garden for gardeners and for families, Alnwick Garden offers something for everyone. |
Anglesey Abbey | Lode, Cambs | Classical statues, sweeping avenues and beautfiul flower borders await you in the celebrated garden. The winter garden is fabulous. |
The Beth Chatto Gardens | Colchester, Essex | Very inspirational, especially the gravel garden. |
East Ruston Old Vicarage | East Ruston, Norfolk | Lovely tropical borders, with many rare and unusual plants. |
Eden Project | St. Austell, Cornwall | The tropical biome has so many weird and wonderful plants that we can’t normally grow in this country. It’s interesting to see how pineapples grow and the plants which give us cocoa, coffee, cola, rice and rubber. |
Great Dixter House & Gardens | Northiam, East Sussex | Christopher Lloyd's famous garden with modern, yet traditional plantings. |
Hampton Court | Leominster, Herefordshire | A beautiful garden, set in wonderful scenery and excellent for visiting with children, as there is a maze as well as huge rills, an organic walled kitchen garden and herbaceous borders. |
RHS Garden Hyde Hall | Rettendon, Essex | Beautiful gardens set in the 360-acre Hyde Hall Estate near Chelmsford. |
The Lost Gardens of Heligan | St. Austell, Cornwall | An atmospheric garden with a wonderful history, and very beautiful too. The kitchen garden and glasshouse are particularly fascinating. |
Open Garden Squares Weekend | Across London | Visit gardens and squares that aren't normally open to the public on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th June 2012. |
Pashley Manor | Ticehurst, East Sussex | "Romantic landscaping, imaginative plantings and fine old trees, fountains, springs and large ponds." Great for tulips. |
Painshill Park | Cobham, Surrey | An escape into the imagination of an 18th century designer with follies, a grotto, gothic temple and hermitage! |
Pensthorpe Millennium Garden | Fakenham, Norfolk | Designed by award winning gardeners, Pensthorpe is in a tranquil setting with some of "the best local gardens and birdlife for miles around." |
Rockingham Castle | Market Harborough, Leics | The gardens at Rockingham extend to about 18 acres and the 400-year old 'Elephant Hedge' is a sight to behold. |
Walters Cottage | Haconby, Lincs | A country cottage garden with a walled garden, woodland area and sunken garden. |
West Dean Gardens | Chichester, West Sussex | Stunning gardens with an old walled garden for vegetables and fruit and glasshouses filled with large collections of tomatoes and chilli peppers. |
Westonbury Mill Water Gardens | Pembridge, Herefordshire | A lovely garden with various follies. |
RHS Garden Wisely | Woking, Surrey | The flagship garden of the RHS, it boasts a glasshouse with 3 climatic zones and a world class plant collection. |
Tell us which gardens you like to visit!
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Eden Project
East Ruston Old Vicarage
Great Dixter House & Gardens
West Dean Chilli Pepper Glasshouse
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