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Humphry Repton: How the legendary gardener embodied the spirit of his age
The leading garden-maker at the turn of the 19th century, Humphry Repton (1752–1818) was a man of feeling, as well as business. Steven Desmond charts the fortunes and misfortunes of one of the best-loved luminaries of English gardening’s history.
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The practice of landscape: 10 great gardens by Humphry Repton
Humphry Repton was the leading garden-maker at the turn of the 19th century. Here are 10 of his best-loved gardens in Britain.
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The Dell Garden: A Renaissance paradise in Norfolk
George Plumptre explores the legacy of the great nurseryman Alan Bloom, via his remarkable Norfolk garden.
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Little Mynthurst Farm: A rare mid-20th-century garden designed by Russell Page
George Plumptre enjoys the grounds of a Tudor farmhouse that was the former home of Lord Baden-Powell. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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Gorgeous Georgian former rectory with formal gardens designed by Verity Hanson-Smith
Grade II-listed Foxley Lodge has been a much loved family home for years.
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The ‘dreamy and absorbing’ garden at Constance Spry’s holiday bolthole
Ard Daraich was the holiday home of Constance Spry, the grande dame of floristry – but it wasn't her who transformed these gardens.
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The Rosemary Verey garden masterpiece that blends nature and geometry
The great Rosemary Verey masterminded this garden in Oxfordshire which remains naturally glorious despite being geometrically-inspired. Vanessa Berridge paid a visit.
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The Gardener’s Garden: The ultimate garden book?
It's rare to come across a book of such stupendous beauty as Phaidon's 'The Gardener's Garden'.
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10 must-see Capability Brown landscapes to visit
Our favourite views conceived by England's greatest gardener.
