Winter wonderlands

Chris Skinner, National Trust head gardener at Hinton Ampner in Hampshire, talks holistic gardens, late-summer planting, preparing for winter and planning for spring

The two-and-a-half-acre walled kitchen garden at Knightshayes, complete with fairytale turrets, is home to a vast collection of crops, some of which are now almost extinct. It is certified organic by

Mellow September sunshine filters through the slopes and terraces of the gardens at Iford Manor, painting the curated collection of plants, statuary and ornate details with a warm golden glow. Buttery

English gardens reach a crescendo of spectacle and growth in late summer, making this the perfect moment to explore and seek inspiration. Nestled in some of the most glorious spots of the English coun

Hatfield House Work on this Jacobean house began in 1607 under instruction from the first Earl of Salisbury, Robert Cecil, and it has remained in the Cecil family ever since. Some 21 miles north of Lo

Tucked into a corner of the leafy and fertile North Shropshire countryside, the garden at Goldstone Hall Hotel feels far removed from the tumult of modern life. Wrapped in the rolling landscape, its a