Bishop’s Palace was built in 1206 by Bishop Jocelin Trotman, first Bishop of Bath and Wells. Bishops still live in the Palace’s old servant quarters and have opened most of the palace and grounds are open to visitors. For 800 years the Bishops have used these gardens to relax and contemplate, often to indulging their…
The Jardin des Plantes (Botanical Garden), located close to the historical centre of Nantes and the recently upgraded promenade along the embankments of the Loire, is a centrepiece in Nantes’ strategy as a “city within a garden”. The park was created by Louis XIV during the 17th century. In the 18th century, Louis XV made…
The garden’s of Mapperton house in Dorset are one of the regions most unique and romantic gardens. Mapperton began as a formal Edwardian Italianate garden where nature has been allowed to encroach and soften its sharp edges. Like a creation from a fairy tale it unfolds down the valley, seamlessly becoming one with the rolling…