Cornish edennational trust cotehele

Tregothnan is famously the home of the UK’s first tea gardens, but as Mark Hedges discovers, Camellia sinensis isn’t the only thing that flourishes in this charming corner of Cornwall

July

BACK in 1606, Lord North was unwell. His “lingering consumptive disorder” baffled his doctors. A stay in a remote hunting lodge cadged from a friend hadn’t helped, but on a country ride he came across

This trip is confusing me. One moment I feel like I’m in New Zealand, surrounded by dense tree ferns in a damp and mossy glade above a waterfall. A couple of hours later I’m bombarded by ker-chings of

Celebrate the nation’s favourite plant with these Great British Gardens to visit this summer

If you’re interested in growing your own, a visit to West Dean Gardens near Chichester is a must. These 92-acre award-winning gardens feature a beautiful restored walled kitchen garden, which has been