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A woodland garden with a modern classical home
On her journey from novice gardener to professional designer, Bella Stuart-Smith has created a multifaceted, ever-evolving garden at her home in Hertfordshire. Words Jodie Jones, photographs Claire Takacs.
How flower farmer Charlie Ryrie did less in her garden and got beautiful results
Grower Charlie Ryrie details her personal journey from intensive flower farming to lower-maintenance gardening, adapting to life’s challenges. Photographs Jason Ingram
Forde Abbey: the tulip display that gets better each year
The tulip display at Forde Abbey in Somerset gets bigger and better every year, with later-flowering cultivars intermingling effortlessly with annuals, biennials and perennials to enrich the planting in this progressive historic garden. Words Hannah Gardner, photographs Jason Ingram
A dramatic spring garden with water and tulips at its heart
A creative meeting of minds has produced a dramatic spring garden of contrasts, with water at its heart. Words Hannah Gardner, photographs Jason Ingram
What to expect at Arundel Castle's beautiful tulip festival this year
Each year, from April until mid May, the gardens of Arundel Castle in West Sussex explode with colour as the Tulip Festival provides one of the country’s most spectacular floral extravaganzas. Words Camilla Swift, photographs Rachel Warne
Get inspiration for intriguing bulbs to plant from this bulb-rich garden for spring created by expert growers
With a passion for collecting bulbs and alpine plants Rod and Jane Leeds have created a garden that is brimming with life and colour in spring. Words John Hoyland, photographs Richard Bloom
A beautiful spring garden around a Grade-I listed manor house in the Cotswolds
Tucked away in the countryside, this historic manor is homes to acres of lush gardens, diverse flowers and plants, and elegant design. Words by Stephanie Mahon. Photographs by Jason Ingram.
Arabella Lennox-Boyd's garden at Gresgarth Hall
Over the past 40 years the landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd has turned her Lancashire garden into magical place. Words Matthew Reese, photographs Jason Ingram.
Legendary nurserywoman Elizabeth Strangman's garden showcases her signature hellebores and a wealth of beautiful spring plants
After closing her renowned nursery, Elizabeth Strangman has poured her energies into developing her private garden, which showcases a wealth of plants beginning with her signature hellebores. Photographs Nicky Flint
The remarkable garden of Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage
Photographer Howard Sooley reflects on time spent with his friend the film maker and artist Derek Jarman at Prospect Cottage in Dungeness, creating an iconic garden on the exposed Kent coast. Words and photographs by Howard Sooley
This blank rectangular plot was transformed into a field of dreams by Piet Oudolf at a Somerset art gallery
Piet Oudolf has transformed a blank, rectangular plot
into a colourful, perennial meadow full of character
at the Hauser & Wirth art gallery in Somerset
A garden with beautiful structure designed by Arne Maynard
This walled garden designed by Arne Maynard is a perfect example of a winter garden that has faded to reveal its beautiful bare framework.
Top 10 most romantic gardens to visit with your loved one
Lose your heart in one of the world's most romantic gardens. Garden writer Anna Pavord picks ten of her favourite gardens to visit that will sweep you off your feet.
The English country town where everyone goes completely snowdrop mad each February
The annual Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in Somerset is the place to be for galanthophiles in February.
Words Lucy Bellamy, photographs Jason Ingram
A designer’s own wild family garden by the ocean in Australia, with eco credentials and colourful planting
In southeastern Australia, a family of four horticulturists has created a dreamy new garden by the ocean, with captivating combinations of native and exotic plants. Words Georgina Reid, images Claire Takacs
Margery Fish's remarkable snowdrops at East Lambrook Manor
Margery Fish is best known for her books on creating her garden at East Lambrook Manor but, as designer Isabel Bannerman discovers, she was also an galanthophile who filled her garden with snowdrops. Photographs by Jason Ingram.
Design insight | How to fuse modern and traditional in a stylish country garden
Charlotte Rowe’s elegant design for a country garden in Hampshire fuses modern and traditional styles and captures the Zeitgeist for naturalism with a contemporary edge. Words Zia Allaway Photographs Jason Ingram
An ever-evolving Cotswold garden
Although she readily admits to making a few early mistakes, Antonia Davies has created an assured set of ever-evolving garden rooms around her Cotswold home. Words Lia Leendertz, photographs Éva Németh
Biodiversity from the private garden of Nigel Dunnett
The garden of designer Nigel Dunnett, who worked on the planting at the Olympic Park, is brimming with a harmonious and joyful mix of naturalistic and biodiverse planting. Words by Alys Fowler, photographs Rachel Warne
Inspiring gardens | Emma Burrill's Modernist garden in East Sussex
Drawing on Modernist principles of sharp, clean lines, a strong visual relationship between house, landscape and garden, and just the right amount of prairie-style planting, Emma Burrill has created a perfectly proportionate whole in a quiet corner of East Sussex. Photographs Claire Takacs
A winter garden filled with heathers
Faced with a steeply sloping garden, Helen Thomas has come up with a design that enhances its contours – and looks beautiful in winter. Words by Humaira Ikram, photographs by Eva Nemeth.
Autumn glory at Fullers Mill
For more than half a century, Bernard Tickner worked on creating an exhilarating garden at Fullers Mill, which is a glory to visit in autumn. Words Matthew Biggs, photographs Richard Bloom
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. Photographs: Jason Ingram
How to create a pocket park
Revitalising a residential street, guerilla gardener Richard Reynolds has made his mark on a pocket park in Devon. Word Lia Leendertz. Photographs Jason Ingram.