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Walking through the glorious outdoor rooms at Wollerton Old Hall
Pull quote 'The planting is varied and ranges from a soothing palette of cool greens and whites in the Upper Rill Garden to the fiery hues of the Lanyydrock Garden' As an enthusiastic visitor of Cheshire gardens, it’s also nice to occasionally
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Sandringham head gardener Jack Lindfield on the gardens at the royal residence
The lovely gardens at Sandringham include beds and borders, lawns, lakes and glass-houses, an arboretum and magnolia glade and even a small waterfall. Every monarch from 1863, when the estate was bought by the royal family, to the present day has
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The gardener who has spent 30 years in a Cumbria estate garden
Janet Queen grabs a handful of compost, lifts it to her nose and inhales deeply before crumbling it away between her fingers. “Hmmm, it’s got a sweetness,” she says with approval on a sunny but still chilly April morning. There has been a frost, and
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The therapeutic benefits of a lovely outdoor space.
It is well documented that being outside in a garden has a plethora of both mental and physical health benefits, from lowering blood pressure to focusing the mind. One of the best ways to remove oneself from the stresses of life is to get outside and
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Hampshire village gardens to visit this summer
Hampshire has an array of villages that open their gardens through the season. Keep an eye out for signs and adverts around many villages and towns highlighting an ‘Open Gardens‘ event. Once a year keen gardeners in a village will come together and
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8 NGS gardens to visit in Dorset in June
Over 100 Dorset gardens open for the National Garden Scheme (NGS) each year helping us to raise vital funds for the nursing and healthcare related charities that it supports. These include large traditional country gardens, important historic gardens
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Why meadows are a popular theme in gardens
As summer beckons, meadows across the land will soon reach their peak, buzzing with bees and splashed with colour. Meadows hold a special place in our cultural history, and yet we have lost 97 per cent of UK meadowland since the 1930s, according
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The Garden Against Time tells how Olivia Laing restored her Suffolk garden
Olivia Laing's latest book, The Garden Against Time, feels long overdue.The writer, novelist and art critic been teasing followers on Instagram ever since she moved into her Suffolk home just after the first lockdown, posting glorious images of her
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The delightful Lechlade garden that is 40 years in the making
Neatly-clipped pyracantha framing an outbuilding door is a sign that someone at Oxleaze Farm likes gardening, but gives no indication of the delight that awaits on the other side of the wall. Borders full of summer colour, a kitchen garden brimming
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Award-winning Dorset sculpture park awarded Botanical Garden Status
‘I love the long-term vision of people who plant things knowing they won’t see them come to maturity,’ says Monique Gudgeon, pointing to a 3.5m cedar of Lebanon, one of over a thousand trees and shrubs growing here. ‘I won’t see this become a massive
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The tale of two gardens in Hockley
Welcome to a charming English country garden. A garden bursting with floaty florals, traditional details and wild imagination. A comforting and familiar place, so quintessentially English that it could have been lifted from the pages of an Enid Blyton
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7 NGS gardens to visit in Cheshire in June
June sees the highest number of Cheshire and Wirral gardens opening to the public through the National Garden Scheme for this year. There are gardens to captivate everyone – country acres, gardens around grand houses, cottage gardens, walled kitchen
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10 ways to up your al fresco game in the garden
With blue skies and some long-awaited sunshine spurring us into the great outdoors, now’s the time to get your outdoor space sorted for summer soirées. From casual cookouts, to prosecco parties and laid-back brunches, these stylish furnishings
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Why this Worcestershire flower field is among the best to visit in the UK
A flower field in Worcestershire has been named among the best in the UK to visit this summer in a list by HouseBeautiful. Introducing the list, HouseBeautiful said: “Looking to visit a glorious flower field? From dazzling lavender displays to
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The project of a lifetime
There’s no easy way of getting to Chulmleigh from deepest south Devon, so I arrived at The Old Rectory slightly creased and car-shaped. But they’re used to that here. Laurence Delamar and wife Leonie Nanassy have been welcoming weary travellers
