January 2010

• The romantic gardens of Cothay Manor in Somerset make a perfect companion for the medieval house they surround
• Britain's top ten dreamiest gardens – our favourite gardens created by their owners
• A beautiful beach-front garden in California
• Persian perfection
• The other Hidcote – a classic in the French Riviera
• A rainforest retreat in Australia
• Cape Town's botanic garden
Must-have plants for 2010 – the world's leading plantsmen reveal their favourites
• Flower power – how Alcatraz blossomed