Once & future

Keen collectors sooner or later find their way to the outstanding trees and shrubs at Bluebell Arboretum in Derbyshire, writes Charles Quest-Ritson. It’s a wonderful sight at this time of year

It should come as no surprise at all that the garden at Pitlowie House is filled with varied planting – especially of interesting trees and shrubs. It belongs to garden photographer Ray Cox and his wi

Renowned for its technicolour floral display of azaleas and rhododendrons in spring, Lukesland’s 24 acres of lush woodland garden on the southern edge of Dartmoor ignite with colour once again in autu

The private Worcestershire garden of John Massey Inspired by his friends Christopher Lloyd and Princess Greta Sturdza, nurseryman and plant breeder John Massey has made a garden that never ceases to delight, writes Charles Quest-Ritson

This cottage now has a garden to match its charming appearance, thanks to the efforts of its owners

Many people, on hearing the word arboretum, might imagine their eyes inexorably rising through 45 degrees to take in the lofty tops of giant firs and redwoods, planted by the worthies of yesteryear. N