Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, dating back to the 12th century, is owned by the Marquesses of Cholmondeley. The present House dates from the 19th century. Only the ... read more
Eastnor Castle was built by John Cocks, 1st Earl Somers, and is still the home of his descendants today, the Hervey-Bathurst Family. Surrounded by 2000 ha (5000 acres) ... read more
Great Dixter was the family home of gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd. Now under the Great Dixter Charitable Trust, it is an historic house, a garden, a ... read more
Stansted Park, set in a 729 ha (1.800 acres) parkland, dates back to the 11th century. The last private owner, the 10th Earl of Bessborough, handed it over in 1983 to a ... read more
Thorp Perrow Arboretum, created by Colonel Sir Leonard Ropper (1895–1977) in 1931. Continued by his son, Sir John and his wife, Niki, it is considered to be one of ... read more
Seaforde Gardens are part of the grounds around Seaforde House, which was built for Mathew Forde (1675-1729). Today the property is still in the hands of the Forde ... read more
Glenwhan Gardens & Arboretum have been developed since 1983, and displays all sorts of plants from the Southern Hemisphere, rare trees and shrubs, due to the Gulf ... read more
Logan Botanic Garden, warmed by the Gulf Stream, has an almost sub-tropical climate. It houses plants from Australia, New Zealand, South and Central America and Southern ... read more
Glasgow Botanic Gardens were established in 1817 for the benefit of the University of Glasgow. Since 1891 the gardens are in the hands of the Glasgow Corporation, while ... read more
Benmore Botanic Garden, today part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, is covering 49 ha (120 acres) and is famous for its plants from all over the world, from the ... read more
Crarae Garden is a stunning 20 ha (50 acres) woodland Himalaya-style garden with bridges and cascades. It was acquired in 2001 by the National Trust for Scotland, who has ... read more
Branklyn Garden, covering 0.8 ha (2acres), was established in the 1920s by John and Dorothy Renton. It consists mainly of plants from Asia, such as China, Tibet, ... read more
Inverewe Garden was created by Osgood Mackenzie in 1862, on a 850 hectares (2,100 acres) estate, a present to him from his mother. Since 1952 it was given to the ... read more
Dawyck Botanic Garden is surrounding Dawyck House. The estate goes back to 13th century, but the present house dates from the 1830s. It has been in the hands of the ... read more
The National Botanic Garden of Wales are largest single span glasshouse in the world, and was built in 2000 on an existing estate, which dates back to the 1650. It is a ... read more
Treborth Botanic Garden, covering today 18ha (44 acres), was originally planned in the 1840s and designed by the celebrated Joseph Paxton. However, due to lack of funding, ... read more
Dewstow House dates back to before 1804, whereas the exotic and mystical gardens, were developed around 1895. They were actually lost and forgotten due the fact that ... read more
Eden Project consists of two enormous domes with adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species. The first one simulates a rainforest and the second one, a ... read more
Tresco Abbey Gardens, have been developed since 1834, when Augustus Smith took up residence on the Isles of Scilly as Lord Proprietor and leaseholder of all the islands. ... read more
Pinetum Gardens, covering 12 ha (30 acres), is located on land where in the 1800s copper and tin were mined. The garden has been developed since 1976 and houses over 6,000 ... read more