Ideas for your garden and patio, showing award-winning gardens as well as lots of inspiring ideas such as Gardens with Seating Areas. Here we also showcase some of our favourite gardens that never cease to inspire us. These include Overbecks, Villa Taranto and Isola Bella.
The gardens of Kerdalo, Brittany
Kerdalo Gardens, Trédarzec, Côtes D’Armor region of Brittany It is surprising to think that the enchanting gardens of Kerdalo began life as recently as the 1960s. Russian Prince Peter Wolkonsky, whose family fled to France just before the 1917 revolution, had long sought a suitable site on [...]
Rhododendrons - A Treasured Collection in Cronwall
Impressive Rhododendrons at Flora's Green, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Rhododendron Gardens Cornwall Among Heligan's most treasured collections are the vintage Rhododendrons and Camellias, nationally acknowledged by Plant Heritage. As Heligan, you will discover possibly the most impressive [...]
Chusan Palms - Heligan Survivor
For some time, The Lost Gardens of Heligan have been high on our list of inspirational gardens to visit. So on a rather windswept weekend earlier this Spring, we set off to The West Country to finally visit this magical garden. The Mud Maid at The Lost Gardens of Heligan The story of Heligan Garden [...]
Overbeck's - The Garden With A View
From North and South Sands you start the climb, higher and higher, up the winding hill, with stupendous views across Salcombe Estuary, all the way to the very clifftop - here you are amply rewarded for your effort by the fabulous coastal and tropical garden at Overbeck's. Salcombe Estuary View From [...]
Blue Flowering Shrubs
Blue Themed Garden? Whether you're tempted to create a blue colour themed garden, or wish to provide continuity of colour through the seasons, choosing plants and shrubs by colour alone is sometimes a necessary requirement. The coolness of blue flowering shrubs can be a foil, for hot contrasting [...]
Photina Red Robin – a plant for contrast
Evergreen Photina Red Robin is a perfect plant for achieving contrast in the garden. As its bright red new foliage emerges in spring and mingles with the clean, crisp dark green of the older leaves, Photinia Red Robin can create a startling colour / contrast effect in the garden when planted as a [...]