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Gresgarth Hall

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Top 10 most romantic gardens

The Ditch at East Lambrook Manor, carpeted with snowdrops

Gardens to visit

Margery Fish’s remarkable snowdrops at East Lambrook Manor

St Timothee garden in Berkshire designed by Sarah Pajwani

Ornamental grasses and coloured stems in a winter garden in Berkshire

Monique Gudgeon lakeside sculpture garden

Striking form at a sculptural winter garden

The Apostle Garden, next to the house, is a relatively new garden made of two symmetrical parterres, each with six yew apostles, and Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ planted in the gaps. The old flowerheads of the hydrangea last through the winter and the plants are then pruned in the spring. The yew will be clipped annually into tight forms.

Structure and planting at Malverleys in winter

A winding grass path at Higher Cherubeer is flanked by a colonnade of Salix alba var. vitellina ‘Britzensis’ ornamented with hellebores, snowdrops and other early bulbs

A Devon garden filled with winter colour

Marks Hall in Essex

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Marks Hall arboretum and walled garden in winter

The Old Rectory

Contemporary designs connecting with a Georgian rectory in Northamptonshire

Plas Brondanw

Topiary delights at an Arts & Crafts garden in winter

Fullers Mill Garden

Autumn glory at Fullers Mill

Surrey garden by Matthew Childs

A fun, contemporary garden on Reigate Heath in Surrey

Jo Thompson Ashford Garden in Kent

Shrubberies, lawns and views in Jo Thompson’s designs in Kent

Pelham Plants garden

Paul Seaborne’s garden at Pelham Plants

Admington House, Antonia Davies' Cotswold home

An ever-evolving Cotswold garden

Malverleys in late Summer/Autumn

Malverleys in autumn: dramatic foliage and punchy colours

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