English country gardens

We may have invented the flower border, but planting them remains one of the trickiest things to get right. Charles Quest-Ritson looks at the secrets behind the very best

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

Every September, Heritage Open Days offers the chance to explore hundreds of gardens across England free of charge – from formal and botanical gardens to rooftop projects, secret courtyards and commun

HAVE you been on holiday this year? Whether you go on a day trip to a nearby town or city, or if you enjoy an extended stay abroad, it can be really refreshing to visit new places. For me, part of the

In March 2019, gardener Jo Downes dropped in to Corsley House in Wiltshire to see a friend, and by the time she left she had a job. Glen Senk and Keith Johnson, Anglophile Americans who had bought the

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