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• A Derbyshire Country Garden - Tour a 1.5-acre hillside garden at Field Farm, Kirk Ireton, and see how it has developed since 1981. Follow progress in the garden diary, look up its open days or arrange a private visit.
• A Flower Arranger's Garden - Monthly diary of Chrissie Harten's Redditch garden, with photo galleries of the garden and flower arrangements, lists of what's in flower in the garden each month, and suggestions on plants to grow for flower arranging.
• Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury - Extensive gardens in the grounds of The Abbey House, built in the 16th century alongside Malmesbury Abbey, Wiltshire.
• Alnwick Garden Project - The Duchess of Northumberland's dream of transforming a derelict, 12-acre walled garden into the most magnificent garden created anywhere in Europe in the last 100 years.
• Althorp - History and description of the Spencer family ancestral home and garden, where Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest in September 1997.
• An English Country Garden - Descriptive tour of Mandy Alford's Dorset garden, with a list of the herbaceous plants, some recipes, garden task notes for each month of the year, and what's happening in the garden month by month.
• Andy's Garden - Photographs showing Andy Mabbett's loving transformation of his Birmingham town garden.
• Ardkinglas Estate - These woodland gardens at the head of Loch Fyne, in Argyllshire host the tallest tree in Britain, and the mightiest conifer in Europe. Information on the estate and for visitors.
• Ascog Fernery - Discovery and restoration of a 19th-century fernery on the Island of Bute in the Clyde Estuary.
• Athelhampton House - A 15th century house. Virtual tours of house and gardens. Information for visitors on facilities, attractions and events.
• Birds in a Cheshire Garden - Lovely appreciation of small wild garden in Wilmslow, Cheshire. Lots of information on the garden and the 112 species spotted.
• Blackhills Estate Gardens - History, guide and visitor information to these gardens near Elgin, Scotland.
• Bodenham Arboretum and Earth Centre - Housed on a working farm near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Information on the trees, the farm, and walks. Details for visitors.
• Bolfracks Garden, Aberfeldy - Brief history and description of the gardens and their history. Details of visitir access.
• Bowood House and Gardens - Information on the house, the gardens and grounds laid out by Capability Brown, the facilities, attractions, near Chippenham. Visiting details.
• Bradenham Hall Gardens - A private Norfolk garden and arboretum open for visitors on selected days. History, information, maps and pictures. Visiting details.
• Brantwood - Visitor information and details of 250-acre Lake District estate evolved by John Ruskin as a 'living laboratory' when he lived from there 1872 to 1900.
• Bridewell Organic Gardens - A registered charity based in a walled garden and adjacent five-acre vineyard at Wilcote, West Oxfordshire. Offers people living with health problems, primarily mental illness, the opportunity of satisfying and rewarding work creating beautiful gardens us
• Brownhill House Garden - Virtual tour of garden created on an exposed 45-degree slope in Ruyton XI Towns near Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
• Castle Howard, Yorkshire - A guide to Castle Howard, its grounds and gardens. Information on history, attractions and facilities for visitors to this stately home.
• Chyverton Gardens - Georgian garden near Truro, Cornwall open to the public.
• Cormaic's Flower Garden - Details and pictures of Cormaic's garden in Culcheth, near Warrington, and links to URG (uk.rec.gardening) FAQs and resources.
• Cottesbrooke Hall and Gardens - A Queen Anne House near Northampton with reputed formal and wild gardens open to the public Easter to September. Said to be the pattern for Jane Austin's Mansfield Park.
• Cranborne Manor Web Site - The 17th century garden is open to the public. History, map and information about the garden, the manor house and its estate.
• Creative Gardens - Transforming an unpromising piece of land around a cottage in Sevenoaks into an imaginative beautiful garden. Links to gardening and design information, garden tour, planting plans, articles.
• Dave and Shelagh Baynham's Website - How Dave and Shelagh Baynham transformed their town garden. Includes information and pictures about the family and their cats.
• Dovecote - History of a garden in Cobham, Surrey, which forms part of the original estate belonging to the noted Victorian gardener, Theresa Earle; with virtual tour.
• Evenwood - Handsome personal site documenting the owner's much-loved suburban garden near Cambridge.
• Exbury Gardens - Historic British woodland gardens in the New Forest, well known for their rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. Information on the history of the estate, the gardens, attractions, and visitor details.
• Finlaystone Country Estate - A large country estate in Renfrewshire near Glasgow, seat of the current Chief of the Clan MacMillan. Information on the gardens, woodlands and history. Visitor details.
• Fovant Hut - Garden Open - One-acre garden with stunning downland views created atop a Wiltshire chalk hillside by garden designer Christina Oates and her husband Nigel.
• Fujiyama Japanese Garden, Antrim - Information about the Fujiyama Japanese Garden in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, with virtual tour, hints and ideas for replicating some of the features.
• Gardens-by-Design - Peter Wright's woodland craft and landscaping work, primarily carried out at Brantwood near Coniston Water in the Lake District, home of John Ruskin from 1872-1900.
• Graham's Paradise Garden - Graham Leatherbarrow's urban cottage-style garden in Stockport (near Manchester) and site devoted to town and city gardening, gardening in a small space, urban wildlife and the green movement.
• Great Dixter Garden - Christopher Lloyd's garden in East Sussex, originally designed by Edward Lutyens, is an example of cottage gardening on a larger scale
• Hadspen Garden and Nursery - Famous for its herbaceous and shrub borders planted in a colourist style, Hadspen Garden and Nursery in Somerset is open to the public from March to October.
• Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden - Single page with photograph on an exotic display of sculpture and ceramics in a romantic woodland water-garden setting.
• Helmingham Hall - Garden and deer park set around moated Tudor hall near Stowmarket, Suffolk, featuring double herbaceous borders, working kitchen garden, many roses and herb and knot garden.
• Hodsock Priory Gardens - A fine display of snowdrops in February on this estate in Nottinghamshire. Information about the estate and its history, and visitor details.
• Hole Farm - Restoration of a neglected Devon farmhouse, garden, and ponds. Information, photographs, maintenance details and events listing.
• John Kane's Garden - Garden pictures, hints and tips from a beautiful town garden in North West England containing alpine plants, perennials and shrubs.
• Just Another Patch of Ground - Lovingly documented north London garden.
• Karhy Brown's Garden - Garden at The Manor House, Stevington, Bedfordshire. Information about open days, lectures and demonstrations, and Kathy Brown's gardening books.
• Kerrachar Gardens - Set in the Parish of Assynt in the North West Highlands, this garden has been developed on the site of a derelict croft. Photographs and visitor information - NB accessible only by boat.
• Kiftsgate Court Gardens - Information, plant list, maps and general garden and gardening topics. The gardens have been developed by three generations of women in Gloucestershire. Home to Rosa filipes Kiftsgate, the largest rose in England.
• Levens Hall and Topiary Gardens - Elizabethan house and gardens in the Lake District. Visitor information on the house and its attractions.
• Little Martins - Join Carol and Jon as they develop the garden at Little Martins, their Essex home.
• Lyn and Malcolm's Garden - Pictures and description of this garden in Ferndown Dorset, with information about their participation in the National Garden Scheme.
• Mount Ephraim Garden - An Edwardian garden and Victorian mansion near Faversham, Kent open to the public.
• Newby Hall and Gardens - Gardens on the banks of the River Ure, near Ripon, originally designed in the 18th century by Peter Aram. Virtual tour via QuickTime VR panoramas of Yorkshire gardens
• Parcevall Hall Gardens - In Appletreewick near Skipton. Pictures, map of the estate, and information for those who wish to visit.
• Pencarrow House and Historic Gardens - Famous Georgian house still owned and lived in by the Molesworth-St. Aubyn family, near Wadebridge, Cornwall. 50 acres of formal and woodland gardens. Visitor information.
• Pine Lodge Gardens - 30-acre estate at Cuddra, near St. Austell, Cornwall, which consists of a number of different gardens and houses the national collection of grevillea; open to the public at selected times.
• Sutton Park - Virtual tour and information about Georgian home, gardens and woodland park of Sir Reginald and Lady Sheffield near York, its opening times and tours.
• The Fort Amynthas Gardens - Details of Kay and Edward Easton's garden, with in-depth coverage of earthworms.
• The Small Gardens Homepage - Graham Hughes' London garden and rough guide to creating, caring for and enjoying small gardens.
• Trees and Fruit in Rural East Anglia - An amateur gardener's account of growing apples, plums, pears, cherries and various nut trees. Time-of-ripeness schedule for apples, pears and plums.
• Trewithen Garden, Cornwall - Early Georgian house - its name means "House of the Trees". Information on the gardens and their history, map. Details of nurseries and of visitor facilities.