The pagoda, kew gardens

Walled gardens are an everyday feature of large country estates, but the splendid example at Broughton Grange defies all expectation. Rather than being a tucked-away working area for growing flowers a

It’s daunting to take on any established garden. Not least one that is more than a century old, Grade II listed and was described by the garden historian Professor Christopher Thacker as ‘the most con

Marble Hill, Richmond-upon-Thames, Greater London In the care of English Heritage

Home to a marquess and an RAF air crew – and believed to be the birthplace of a Queen – this red-brick Jacobean mansion contains stories spanning centuries

Glamis Castle, Angus, part 2 The seat of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s