Gardens
Find inspiration from gardens of all sizes both in the UK and internationally
The best hotels with gardens in the UK: stay at these places for a luxury garden experience
From majestic castles to romantic country cottages, here are 29 of our favourite hotels with gardens, including B&Bs and self-catering getaways
“I still get a buzz out of coming to work" - meet the modest nursery manager of one of the world's most famous gardens
The self-effacing manager of the Great Dixter Nursery on learning from Christo and nurturing the next generation of growers.
9 big garden red flags when buying a house (DON'T ignore #4)
9 garden red flags to watch for when looking for your new home, with recommendations from designers and estate agents.
How to care for your teak garden furniture
If you already have teak garden furniture, or you are considering buying teak for your outdoor space, here’s how to look after this attractive hardwood
"I doubt we will have any to include" - warm spring days, and record mouse numbers, cause havoc for Chelsea Flower Show growers
The warm spring could mean last-minute changes to the plants this year, as many are blooming too early
What's new?
"There's something life-affirming about being part of a plant’s lifecycle": Meet seed farmer Ellen Rignell
Seed farmer Ellen is the owner of Winnow Farm Seeds based in Bridport, west Dorset.
A pocket-sized oases - discover the garden celebrating London's status as the first National Park City
Joe and Laura Carey return to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden for Addleshaw Goddard. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
This garden will create a green haven at a rehabilitation centre for those living with lung conditions
Angus Thompson returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden for Asthma + Lung UK. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
The historic Scottish garden getting a centenary makeover - using 200-year-old designs
The award-winning Harris Bugg Studio is designing the Centenary Garden at Newhailes House near Edinburgh
Here's the reason why No Mow May is so important
No Mow May encourages gardeners to leave their mowers in the shed and transform their lawns into havens of biodiversity. Here's why it's so important. Illustration Lesley Buckingham
Rural
Peek inside this huge East Sussex garden with a pool, zipline, treehouse, wildflower meadow and gravel garden
In this large new country garden, designer Butter Wakefield has blended strong structure with playful planting
Inside Dowdeswell Court, the private gardens of clothing brand Holland Cooper's founder
Around the Neoclassical home of Jade Holland Cooper and Julian Dunkerton, Urquhart & Hunt has designed a garden that works in harmony with a variety of wildlife.
This Arts & Crafts gem in Wales has been newly restored by Arne Maynard
This abandoned Monmouthshire garden has been taken back to its Edwardian heyday by designer Arne Maynard.
Meet the gardeners
Why skilled gardeners are worth their weight in gold
Qualified gardeners can make all the difference to your space but are they valued enough?
Mary Berry on her guilty gardening secret and biggest mistake
The cookery writer, broadcaster and former president of the National Garden Scheme Mary Berry on her new book and the joy of visiting gardens
"Every design decision is made for a reason": design duo Acres Wild on leaving nothing to chance
Debbie Roberts and Ian Smith, the designers behind the highly successful design practice Acres Wild on their process and how teaching helps them crystallise ideas.
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.
This garden designer said no to pastels to create his colour-packed plot inspired by his travels
Planting designer Jānis Raubiška has taken inspiration from across the world for his vibrant garden in Surrey
36 tulip gardens to visit this spring - find beautiful displays near you
Discover 36 private gardens to visit in 2026 with stunning tulip displays, open on exclusive days through the National Garden Scheme.
A festival for tulips? Here are the festivals around the world celebrating the arrival of the beautiful spring flower
Discover some of the best tulip festivals to visit for a colourful start to spring. From Amsterdam to London, find a festival near you.
Gardens of the world
Worldwide gardens you need to see
Meet the couple who turned an empty field into a colourful organic nursery in the shadow of the Alps
Those eager to find organic, home-grown, colourful perennials will delight in Stauden Kopf nursery, in the shadow of the Alps in Austria.
This Californian mini meadow garden is an inspiring sanctuary for a well-known recording artist
Plantsman John Greenlee, the grasses guru, has created a sumptuous new meadow garden with tropical touches for a historic house in Palo Alto.
The Moroccan hillside garden preserving the landscape almost obliterated by urban expansion
At Rohuna, writer Umberto Pasti has conjured a remarkable garden from a barren Moroccan hillside, where he wants to conserve the local flora.
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.