It took Sarah Biddulph a while to work up to tackling the long borders at Rodmarton Manor. Not just because of their sheer size, but also because they are the centrepiece of an Arts & Crafts garden th

When I entered the world of snowdrops over 30 years ago, I quickly came into contact with some formidable female galanthophiles. They often wore hats and they nearly always had a silver snowdrop brooc

Climbing plants on ancient walls, plump peonies, a waterlily-covered pond and views over herbaceous borders to the 12th-century village church. There’s so much to enjoy at Goodnestone Park Gardens, tu

The founder of White House Farm Garden and Arboretum in Kent on his enduring love of woody plants and hopes for the future I grew up amid rolling farmland, surrounded by birds, flowers and trees, and

Primroses are one of the earliest flowers to appear each year. Their name is derived from the Latin phrase prima rosa, literally meaning the ‘first rose’ of the year. Our native primrose, Primula vulg

Perched above the River Avon between Bristol and Bath, Hanham Court is a historic estate whose gardens continue to captivate and inspire. Set within the hamlet of Hanham Abbots, the property comprises