Starting as a family business over 40 years ago (in 1961), Bridgemere is now one of the most widely recognised garden centres in Europe. Its unprecedented size has also earned it the title “Biggest Garden Centre” in the Guinness Book of Records. Covering more than 25 acres, the site attracts around 1.8 million visitors per…
Texto en español Love Garden is a garden which was created very much in keeping with the language of the senses. That is why it cannot be pigeonholed as belonging to any particular style. It was not designed by a landscape gardener nor does it follow prescribed rules. Instead, it has developed through intuition, inspired…
Parks and gardens are perhaps not the first thing one would choose to associate with Birkenhead. Instead, this town near the Mersey Estuary would more commonly be associated with the heavy industry of the industrial revolution and beyond. This said, Birkenhead is home to one of the most pioneering examples of park design of its…
Dating from 1906 to 1912, this beautiful Edwardian garden is set in the grounds of the spectacular red sandstone house (not open to the public). Both the house and gardens are Grade II* listed. Although open on just a few occasions during the year, the gardens are well worth a visit. Divided into two main…
Loseley Park lies to the south of Guildford, close to the A3 with its direct links to the M25 and London and offers the visitor a peaceful and fascinating day out as well as being a highly regarded venue for corporate hospitality and shows. Loseley has been in the same family for over 400 years.…
Winkworth Arboretum is situated to the south of Godalming in the southwest corner of Surrey. Originally developed as a plant collection by Dr. Wilfred Fox who gave the 25ha site to the National Trust in 1952, the property has since been enlarged to its present 45ha. The arboretum lies on rolling hillside and a valley…
The gardens at Ramster lie south of Chiddingfold, a village in the southwest corner of Surrey near the border with West Sussex. The famous woodland gardens at Ramster cover 8ha and were laid out in the early years of the 20th century by Gauntlett Nurseries, of Chiddingfold. Now a mature flowering shrub garden, it is…
Situated on the south coast of Cornwall Minack is the most dramatic setting of any of the gardens covered in this regional study. Minack is Cornish for ‘rocky place’ and until 100 years ago it was just another headland cliff. The arrival of Rowena Cade transformed this cliff into a remarkable working theatre, a stage…
Greenway in Devon is a beautiful woodland garden set on the banks of the River Dart. It is most famous for being the summer home of Torquay born Mrs. Mallowan, better known as the author Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime. She certainly is one of the most popular novelists in history. The gardens are…