Just back from a few days in Gloucestershire visiting gourmet gardens. Pictured above is Barnsley House, one-time home of Rosemary Verey, where head gardener, Richard Gatenby has made many changes since my last visit. Weather wasn't wond...

The Pin Mill at Bodnant - recreated stone by stone when moved from Gloucestershire in 1938Bodnant, near Colwyn Bay in North Wales, is one of Britain's most visited gardens. It is famous for its outstanding spring colour displays and its ...

Gipsy House, where Roald Dahl wrote his children's books, opens for the NGS every yearFirst sight of Roald Dahl's home, Gipsy House, gives you little insight into the man who brought James and the Giant Peach, the BFG and Fantastic Miste...

The universe cascade at The Garden of Cosmic SpeculationPortrack House opens its doors to the public again for just one day this year - on Sunday May 5th from noon to 5.00 pm - but get there early if you're visiting because "The Garden o...

Monks House - weekend retreat for Leonard and Virginia Woolf - open five days a weekFor a memorable day out in East Sussex, visit the gardens of the well-known Bloomsbury Set sisters, Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell - who resided at Monk...

Great Dixter has featured many times on my blog over the years, but my visit yesterday was particularly special because I went with friend and fellow blogger, Ronnie of Hurtled to 60 and Now Beyond, for whom I have the greatest admiratio...

Early flowering magnolias outside Jermyn's HouseSpring is definitely in the air today so get out and visit a garden! Why not head for Sir Harold Hillier's former home in Hampshire - a glorious 180-acre garden, just outside Romsey? And a...

Beth Chatto Gardens in springtime (April 2012) - the garden is already in bloomA bitterly-cold and showery April day is not the best day to visit gardens, but even this early in the season, when spring is running a little late, the Beth ...

Godinton House in Kent is famous for its springtime daffodilsAfter one of the worst winters on record in half a century (1963 was the last time that we had so much snow and such consistently low temperatures in the UK) it's not surprisin...