Garden Inspiration & Ideas

The Tropical Gardens at Tresco Abbey Where in the British Isles could you find plants from South Africa, Chile, the Canary Islands, New Zealand, and the Mediterranean all in one place? Kew is the obvious answer, but these plants aren’t under glass. They are all thriving - even self-seeding - [...]

New York Botanical Gardens – A Hidden Gem  The New York Botanical Gardens are a real treat if you’re ever visiting the Big Apple. This 250-acre garden and education centre is the biggest in The States and is a designated National Historic Landmark.  The City of New York is proud [...]

Nymans is a spectacular garden overlooking the Sussex Weald.  It’s been under the National Trust’s care since 1953 but began its transformation when Ludwig Messel bought the 600-acre estate in the 1880s.  Nymans Gardens Sussex is one of the first properties the National Trust took on and in 2018 the [...]

Plant Hunting At Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens on Dorset’s south coast are 20 acres of grade 1 listed 18th century gardens with a magnificent collection of rare and unusual trees.  The gardens are a rare example of tropical plant life in the UK and are made possible [...]

Our visit to Rydal Mount Gardens - This year marks the 250th birthday of William Wordsworth, one of England’s most aptly named and best-loved poets. He’s best known for the classic ‘I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud’ which many of us remember from school days, but poetry wasn’t his only [...]

The city of New York is famous for many things: the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park and Broadway. But a lesser known jewel of this great city is one of the most beautiful and renowned botanical gardens in the world. The Japanese Garden in Brooklyn [...]