Gardens
Find inspiration from gardens of all sizes both in the UK and internationally
'We've lost so much': The seed saver fighting back against industrial food
The head of the Heritage Seed Library, Catrina Fenton, on why she jumped at the chance to help preserve the seed and stories of more than 800 historic veg varieties.
3 pro tricks to create an abundant garden, that doesn’t need back-breaking maintenance
Top tips from a garden designer on having a beautiful garden without the back-breaking maintenance.
The best gardens to visit in August: experts recommend gardens to make a beeline for this month
Want to see August flowers in full bloom? Head to these gardens and nurseries recommended by two head gardeners
How to care for your teak garden furniture
If you already have teak garden furniture, or you are considering buying teak for your outdoor space, here’s how to look after this attractive hardwood
What gardening to do with the kids while in lockdown
Get kids off their screens and enjoying the outdoors with these nine creative ideas.
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25 iconic English gardens to visit for classic style and beautiful plants
Designer, writer and garden historian Penelope Hobhouse recommends 25 of the best English gardens to visit
'I hope that we can shift our focus to local, community-fed gardens': meet German horticulturist Jonathan Zerr
German horticulturist Jonathan Zerr is working to transform Bottengoms in Essex into a nature-first artists’ retreat.
This beautiful Sussex garden is a masterclass in drought tolerant planting
The gardens at Tillingham Winery were designed by Marian Boswall to be as naturalistic – and drought tolerant – as possible
If you're struggling with a sloping garden - this terraced design is full of smart ideas
By working closely with the architects,
designer Catherine MacDonald has
created a beautifully constructed
space on a steeply sloping garden
London's iconic Barbican Conservatory is giving away free houseplants – here's how to nab one
The iconic Barbican Conservatory in London is giving away thousands of its plants for free. Here's everything you need to know.
Rural
One man transformed his boring lawn into an incredible naturalistic garden that evokes top designers - here's how he did it
After having a lawned family garden for
many years, Steven Medley upped his game
to create a richly layered space
Discover the beautiful National Dahlia Collection and the person who helped save it from disappearing
The National Dahlia Collection has had several homes since its inception in the 1980s, and now, under the care of a dedicated dahlia aficionado, it has been rescued and relocated once more to a new site in Cornwall.
This windswept plot was transformed from a scrappy lawn into an outstanding contemporary garden
Designer Declan Buckley transformed a breezy, exposed garden on an awkward site by cleverly dividing it into rooms with different characters
Meet the gardeners
"I don’t regret not studying law” – meet the National Trust for Scotland’s head of gardens and designed landscapes
The National Trust for Scotland’s head of gardens and designed landscapes, Ann Steele, on the delicate balance between garden conservation and future resilience.
‘When I’m not in the garden, I pull buses and lift rocks' TV producer, director and Instagram sensation Martha Swales
TV producer, director, podcaster and Instagram sensation Martha Swales on her
ambition to get everyone growing something
'If a tree is in the wrong place, it’s just a weed.' Meet conifer expert Tom Christian
Dendrologist Tom Christian is one of the UK’s leading conifer experts and deputy editor of Trees and Shrubs Online
Gardens to visit
Visiting a beautiful garden can be a wholly enriching experience. The benefits of visiting a garden – from mental health right through to exercise – are huge, and garden days out are perfect ways to have fun on your own, or as an entire family.
Regardless of how, and whoever you visit with, we have a host of suggestions of which gardens to visit, from gardens for the season, through to the gardens that are in full bloom and at their best each month. We have collated lists of the best gardens to visit with the help of our experts and many years of visiting gardens all around the UK, and beyond. We have gardens organised by theme, days out and local area, so you should find something for wherever you are and whatever garden experience you are looking for.
Enjoy our comprehensive guide to the best gardens to visit in the UK.
Summer holidays | The best gardens to visit for a family day out
Planning a day out with the kids this summer? From favourite characters to traditional games and outdoor theatre, we recommend the best gardens to visit.
12 great free gardens to visit in the UK this summer
You don't have to pay to get into see all beautiful gardens, many are free. Here's our list of the best free gardens in the UK
Key plants from Piet Oudolf's field at Hauser and Wirth
The garden at the Hauser and Wirth gallery in Somerset is a planting installation by garden designer Piet Oudolf called the Oudolf Field. Here you'll find 24 of the key plants that make up the stunning perennial meadow garden.
Gardens of the world
Worldwide gardens you need to see
Discover the dahlias in Frances Palmer's Connecticut garden, where she turned her tennis court into a flower patch
A gardener as well as a renowned potter, dahlia devotee Frances Palmer uses her own blooms to adorn her vessels, grown in her imaginatively conceived Connecticut garden.
A wildlife and child-friendly garden in California
In a California suburb where neat squares of lawn are the norm, landscape studio Terremoto has created something different.
Looking for a green-filled oasis in your shady plot? This small, narrow garden in the heart of Utrecht is a masterclass in how to create lush planting with texture and structure
Designer Erik Funneman has transformed a small, shady garden into a peaceful haven
Urban gardens
Amazing gardens from towns and cities
Award-winning designer Pollyanna Wilkinson reveals her experimental studio garden — and it looks as good in real life as it does on Insta
The garden of designer Pollyanna Wilkinson’s studio is a beautifully calm small space that she and her team use for inspiration and experimentation
This back-to-front garden in the Cotswolds flips the expected to great effect
Emily Crowley-Wroe has used her own front garden in the Cotswolds to trial design and planting ideas.
The perfect solution for a long, thin, sloping garden that the whole family can enjoy
Over 20 years, garden designer Emily Erlam has nurtured and edited the plants in her sloping city garden to create an intriguing, immersive space. She explains how.