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Scampston Hall: The early work of a master garden designer, still shining bright after two decades
Piet Oudolf was still up and coming when he was commissioned to create a garden at Scampston Hall in North Yorkshire. Twenty years later, the work he did shows exactly…
Powis Castle: An exemplary, inspirational and uplifting garden full fit for the 21st century
Non Morris visits Powis Castle in Welshpool, a plantsman’s paradise that reveals more and more as you traverse its many terraced layers. Photographs by Val Corbett.
12 breathtaking images to inspire you to enter the International Garden Photographer of the Year
Anyone is free to enter the International Garden Photographer of the Year, so long as their submissions arrive by the deadline of October 31. So if you have a plant portrait,…
Scotland’s first formal gardens, reinvigorated with geometric precision
The beautiful gardens at Kinross have come a long way since the days of Mary, Queen of Scots. Photographs by Val Corbett.
Stanton Fence: A traditional English garden transformed by the touch of a Chelsea gold-medallist
Non Morris is blown away by Stanton Fence near Morpeth, a romantic garden set in a steeply wooded river valley where the owners brought in renowned garden designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd…
A tour of Broughton Hall, home of the Tempests for 1,000 years and the inspiration for Tottering-by-Gently
Broughton Hall is the childhood home of Country Life's cartoonist Annie Tempest, whose family have lived here for 1,000 years. Steven Desmond took a look at this palatial house and…
Benvarden: A Country Antrim garden rich with of generations of care
For more than six decades, the present owners of Benvarden, near Ballymoney in Co Antrim, have been restoring and adding to the creations made by numerous earlier generations of their…
Nymans Garden: The West Sussex gem that’s been at the cutting edge for over 120 years
Nymans Garden in West Sussex is one of Britain's great horticultural wonders, and with its relatively-new head gardener – only the fifth in over 120 years – now bedded in,…
RHS Rosemoor: What to expect at Britain’s finest Rose Festival
The RHS Rosemoor Rose Festival begins on Saturday June 16, a five-week celebration of Britain's favourite flower that's without peer.
Euridge Manor Farm, Wiltshire: A fairytale sense of fun, with a pool where rose petals gather
Non Morris is enchanted by the garden buildings, attention to detail and abundant planting in a recently made Wiltshire garden.
Humphry Repton’s ‘secret country gem’ at Endsleigh, one of the finest hotel gardens in Britain
Non Morris explores the historic 100-acre grounds of Endsleigh, Olga Polizzi’s alluring West Country hotel, designed by Humphry Repton in perfectly Picturesque style.
37 surprising, unusual and useful things to look out for at the Chelsea Flower Show
Whether you're heading to RHS Chelsea or not, don't miss our look at the sights and sounds that you might otherwise miss at the iconic flower show.
All the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show medal winners
The RHS has announced the gold medallists for the 2018 Chelsea Flower Show.
Warren House’s exuberant gardens, shaped by Jekyll’s uncle, now looking finer than ever
Like a number of substantial houses that were built in the Surrey countryside on London’s peripheries, but which have now become enveloped by the modern conurbation, Warren House hides many…
Where to go and see bluebells this spring
We round up the best gardens to visit to see carpets of bluebells this spring and explain how to tell the difference between the native flowers and foreign interlopers
Kew’s iconic Temperate House re-opens this weekend
After a five-year restoration project, the greatest glasshouse in the world will once again open its door to the public on May 5.
Warnell Hall, Cumbria: Where sympathy and experimentation go hand in hand
Non Morris is intrigued by the close attention to detail that has produced a new Cumbrian garden of great style and integrity.
Madresfield Court: A Worcestershire garden where new and old combine in perfect harmony
Steven Desmond visits Madresfield Court in Worcestershire, where high Victorian romanticism has been blended with modern ideas to create a remarkable garden.
Tunnel vision: Fabulous floral arches to delight the senses
Garden designer Anthony Noel extols the virtues of floral arches that delight the senses.