Raby rising

The gardens at Bledlow Manor, Bledlow, Buckinghamshire The home of Baron Carrington of Upton

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

Romance and fun aren’t the words you usually expect to see on a business plan. For Victoria and Barney Martin, however, these words have remained the focus of their work for over a decade. Stokesay Fl

Ali Paice, co-founder of Bert’s Kitchen Garden

The garden at The Holt, Hampshire The home of Mr and Mrs Edward Wake

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire