A glimpse of old england

Originally a means of keeping a living record of garden plants, our 722 National Plant Collections–of everything from Abies to Zingiber –set the gold standard across the world. Charles Quest-Ritson meets some of the expert collection holders

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

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness

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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

Held in the gentle embrace of the verdant West Wiltshire landscape, Great Chalfield Manor is a vision of medieval beauty, its mellow stonework glowing in the warm July sun. Here visitors are greeted b