Gardens
Find inspiration from gardens of all sizes both in the UK and internationally
In my garden the phrase ‘winter is coming’ has become something to relish, not dread
As nurseryman and gardener Adrian Bloom reveals, the gardens at Bressingham in Norfolk develop a whole new dimension in the depths of winter.
From darkness into light: the transformative effect of a cancer diagnosis
Exploring the journey of a garden designer through cancer and into a new chapter of her life
Francine Raymond on a life in design, gardens, chickens and words
The acclaimed gardener, chicken fancier, designer and writer on a productive and sustainable life.
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Frosted forms from a forgotten era make the garden at Brodsworth a magical winter visit
In winter, the gardens surrounding Brodsworth Hall pay careful homage
to their Edwardian heyday, without sticking rigidly to the past
What's new?
The best thing for insects is a bit of a mess - gardening talent Carley Wootten
New Yorker Carley is overseeing the move of the Story Garden from its current site at the British Library to a nearby brownfield site.
This Scottish garden is the perfect balance of art and nature thanks to its creative owners
Robert and Anna Dalrymple have transformed the gardens around their Scottish farmhouse into a beautifully composed space that balances art with nature.
The first Rob McFarlane: the original nature writer you've probably never heard of
Kate Bradbury finds Jenny Uglow’s biography of Gilbert White, the 18th-century naturalist and clergyman, and a fellow chronicler of nature, an absolute joy.
'The wildlife doesn't care what it looks like, but you should' - your garden can be beautiful and biodiverse
John Little’s experimental garden is a sanctuary for wildlife in winter, when the structure behind its summer abundance is revealed.
Love Bridgerton? Here are 10 Regency gardens and filming locations to visit to feel like you're on the set
With season four hitting our screens, we’ve rounded up the most beautiful Regency gardens and landscapes you can visit to get the Bridgerton experience - and even spot a few filming locations.
Rural
Discover the magical Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival
The annual Shepton Mallet Snowdrop Festival in Somerset is the place to be for galanthophiles in February.
An ultra cool new garden designed by planting maestro Piet Oudolf on a former poultry farm
Piet Oudolf has transformed a former poultry farm in Berkshire into an all-season garden of contrasting colours and sculptural forms.
This is what happens when a garden designer couple with wildly different tastes take on a new home garden
Around their Cumbrian home, designers
Julie Toll and Ian Kitson have created a contemporary garden fully embedded in its heritage location.
Meet the gardeners
The award-winning garden designer who only started her career at the age of 50
The award-winning garden designer on honouring her grandfather and taking the plunge on a midlife career change
'Be creative, bold and ambitious' says the Young Garden Designer of the Year
Edinburgh-based designer Luke has been creating gardens since 2017, and is winner of the 2025 RHS Young Garden Designer of the Year competition
'Garden design gets too much coverage': Mary Keen on the importance of gardeners
The celebrated garden designer Mary Keen on the importance of gardening over design, not killing pelargoniums and forgetting what she’s planted
Gardens to visit
Visiting a beautiful garden can be a wholly enriching experience. The benefits of visiting a garden – from mental health right through to exercise – are huge, and garden days out are perfect ways to have fun on your own, or as an entire family.
Regardless of how, and whoever you visit with, we have a host of suggestions of which gardens to visit, from gardens for the season, through to the gardens that are in full bloom and at their best each month. We have collated lists of the best gardens to visit with the help of our experts and many years of visiting gardens all around the UK, and beyond. We have gardens organised by theme, days out and local area, so you should find something for wherever you are and whatever garden experience you are looking for.
Enjoy our comprehensive guide to the best gardens to visit in the UK.
Gardens to visit in February for snowdrops, crocuses and more
Keith Wiley, plantsman and owner of Wildside Garden and Tom Coward, head gardener at Gravetye Manor, recommend gardens to visit that look beautiful in February
The best places to see snowdrops in 2026
For snowdrop lovers, or galanthophiles, February is the month to venture out to admire spectacular displays of snowdrops. Here are some of our recommended gardens to visit.
Best UK gardens open for Boxing Day walks
Many UK gardens are open this festive season, so why not work off your Christmas indulgence between Boxing Day and New Year with a winter walk at one of these 13 great open gardens?
Gardens of the world
Worldwide gardens you need to see
'It's like living inside a painting'. Piet Oudolf's dreamy Nantucket island garden
For this Nantucket island hideaway, the cedar-shingled buildings are nestled around a courtyard with an archetypal meadow by Piet Oudolf
We bought an abandoned olive grove and brought it back to life with a meadow-style garden of wildflowers
A hillside garden in southern Italy with a distinctly Mediterranean planting palette is alive with the echoes of civilisations past
There’s no lawn or ugly play kit but my kids still love our garden: how to make yours both family friendly and beautiful
Dutch garden and landscape designer Arjan Boekel has transformed his tiny town garden in the Netherlands into a miniature woodland glade
Urban gardens
Amazing gardens from towns and cities
This back-to-front garden in the Cotswolds flips the expected to great effect
Emily Crowley-Wroe has used her own front garden in the Cotswolds to trial design and planting ideas.
The perfect solution for a long, thin, sloping garden that the whole family can enjoy
Over 20 years, garden designer Emily Erlam has nurtured and edited the plants in her sloping city garden to create an intriguing, immersive space. She explains how.
This 1960s home has been transformed by a contemporary chic garden makeover
For her own garden, designer Lucy Willcox has transformed a sloping site, blending the wildness of a neighbouring common with the sharp lines of her 1960s home.