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Chelsea Physic Garden<\/h4>
$\"Cool$
\u00a9 Chelsea Physic Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Founded in 1673 as an apothecary\u2019s garden, in a warm microclimate by the River Thames, to train apprentices in medicinal plants<\/a>. Still on a grid system with order beds and many unusual plants. <\/p>
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Chelsea Physic Garden, 66 Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4HS. Tel 020 7352 564, chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Great Dixter<\/h3>
$\"Great$
\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Famous garden of late plantsman Christopher Lloyd. The house and garden were originally restored by Lutyens in the 1920s to create a series of enclosures and garden themes. Unusual, sometimes outrageous, colour schemes with contrasting formal and informal areas. Interesting plants throughout in the Lloydian tradition continually expanded by head gardener Fergus Garrett.<\/p>
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Great Dixter<\/a>, Dixter Road, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex TN31 6PH. Tel 01797 252 878, greatdixter.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Hidcote Manor<\/b><\/h4> $\"The$
The Old Garden in June at Hidcote, Gloucestershire – \u00a9 National Trust Images, Sarah Davis<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Lawrence Johnson\u2019s influential early 20th-century garden became a model for many other gardens. Beginning in 1907, Johnson used his artist\u2019s eye to create \u2018a cottage garden on the most glorified scale\u2019. Today it\u2019s still an essential English garden to visit. <\/p>
Hidcote Manor, Hidcote Bartrim, Nr Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6LR, Tel 01386 438333, nationaltrust.org.uk\/hidcote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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The Courts<\/h4>
$\"The$
The Courts Garden, Wiltshire in August. – \u00a9 National Trust Images, Chris Lacey<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Built around an early 18th-century house, this is another Hidcote-themed garden but on a smaller scale. Strong Arts and Crafts atmosphere with yew topiary<\/a>, water features and cottage garden planting<\/a>. Today it needs some renovation but there are many good plants to see and spark inspiration.<\/p>
The Courts, Holt, Nr Trowbridge, Wiltshire BA14 6RR. Tel 01225 782875, nationaltrust.org.uk\/courts-garden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Plantsman’s English gardens<\/h3>
Tresco Abbey<\/h4>
$\"Tresco$
Tresco abbey and the sub-tropical garden \u00a9 Xavier DESMIER \/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
First established by the Isles of Scilly Lord Proprietor Augustus Smith in 1834. A warm climate for tender plants on a terraced hillside, protected from salt winds by pine windbreaks and stone walls. Unusual plants are the key here, making it a feast for the plantsman.<\/p>
Tresco Abbey Garden, Isles of Scilly TR24 0QQ. Tel 01720 422868, tresco.co.uk<\/a><\/p>
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Coleton Fishacre<\/h4>
$\"Coleton$
The house and garden in July at Coleton Fishacre, Devon – \u00a9 National Trust Images, Mel Peters<\/figcaption><\/figure>
An Arts and Crafts garden created in 1925 in this sheltered seaside valley. Microclimatic sites for astonishingly beautiful and rare tender plants<\/p>
Coleton Fishacre<\/a>, Coleton, Kingswear, Dartmouth, Devon TQ6 0EQ, Tel 01803 752466, nationaltrust.org.uk\/coleton-fishacre<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Special Plants<\/h4>
$\"Derry$
Smyrnium perfoliatum \u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Nursery and garden with many rare plants and a garden laid out by Derry Watkins<\/a> and her architect husband to demonstrate their use. A magical place.<\/p>
Special Plants, Greenways Lane, Cold Ashton, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 8LA. Tel 01225 891686, specialplants.net<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Stone House Cottage<\/h4>
A garden with walls and sheltered beds specially created to show off nursery plants. A rewarding visit to admire and buy.<\/p>
Stone House Cottage<\/a>, Nr Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 4BG. Tel 01562 69902, shcn.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens<\/h4>
$\"Abbotsbury$ <\/figure>
This microclimatic English garden by the seashore is protected by belts of evergreen oak. The garden is a haven for unusual tender species, and features an interesting plant centre.<\/p>
Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens<\/a>, Nr Weymouth, Dorset DT3 4LA. Tel 01305 871412, abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Beth Chatto Gardens<\/h4>
$\"Ampelodesmos$
Ampelodesmos mauritanicus and Alstroemeria in The Gravel Garden at Beth Chatto’s in June. \u00a9 Richard Bloom – \u00a9 Richard Bloom<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Superb and influential gardener Beth Chatto<\/a> is responsible for all our current ideas on plant husbandry and suitability; she was a supreme garden artist. Splendid nursery of unusual plants.<\/p>
The Beth Chatto Gardens<\/a>, Elmstead Market, Colchester, Essex CO7 7OB. Tel 01206 822007, bethchatto.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Formal and landscape English gardens<\/h3>
Stourhead<\/h4>
$\"Stourhead,$
The Pantheon in September sunshine at Stourhead, Wiltshire – \u00a9 National Trust Images, James Dobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The most beautiful watery landscape in the country. The brainchild of the banker Henry Hoare, begun in the 1740s and enhanced by deciduous tree plantings and 19th-century conifers.<\/p>
Stourhead<\/a>, Stourton, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 6QH, Tel 01747 841152, nationaltrust.org.uk\/stourhead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Buscot Park<\/h4>
$\"\"$
Buscot House \u00a9 Historic England Archive\/Heritage Images via Getty Images – \u00a9 Historic England Archive\/Heritage Images via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Harold Peto\u2019s formal vista \u2013 a series of box-edged Italianate terraces and narrow canals \u2013 is a masterpiece, linking formal gardening with the softer landscape beyond the lake. <\/p>
Buscot Park<\/a>, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 8BU. Tel 01367 240786, buscot-park.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Boughton House<\/h4>
$\"Boughton$
The Orpheus at Boughton House<\/figcaption><\/figure>
In 2010, the 10th Duke of Buccleuch invited Kim Wilkie to augment the early French-style layout with an imaginative and beautiful inverted sunken pyramid of grass based on the legend of the descent of Orpheus into the Underworld.<\/p>
Boughton House Park<\/a>, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 1BJ. Tel 01536 515731, boughtonhouse.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Hestercombe House<\/h4>
Two extraordinary restored historic landscapes. The first is an 18th-century park designed by Copleston Warre Bampfylde, with numerous follies, a grand cascade and a pond. The second is one of the most celebrated Lutyens\/Jekyll<\/a> gardens, with formal stonework, rills and Jekyll colour schemes, designed between 1904 and 1906.<\/p>
Hestercombe House<\/a>, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Taunton, Somerset TA2 8LG. Tel 01823 413923, hestercombe.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Iford Manor<\/h4>
$\"Iford$
Iford Manor<\/figcaption><\/figure>
This Italianate garden, designed for himself by Harold Peto from 1899, is on a steeply terraced slope above and beside a house that gazes over the River Frome. The whole ensemble makes a perfect composition, an evocative balance between steps, stone, walls and quiet planting of evergreens.<\/p>
Iford Manor<\/a>, Iford, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire BA15 2BA. Tel 01225 863146, ifordmanor.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Levens Hall<\/h4>
$\"Levens$
Levens Hall, an Elizabethan stately home, near Kendal in north-west England \u00a9 OLI SCARFF\/AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
The best-loved topiary garden<\/a> in England, although originally conceived by a Frenchman, Guillaume Beaumont, in 1694. Today it is rich in immaculate topiary<\/a> forms and splendid new herbaceous borders.<\/p>
Levens Hall<\/a>, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0PD. Tel 015395 60321, levenshall.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Rousham House<\/h4>
$\"A$
A general view of Rousham house, a Jacobean country house built mainly in the 1700’s, \u00a9\u00a0RDImages\/Epics\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
An iconic place of pilgrimage for both historians and the casual visitor, the landscape was designed by William Kent between 1737 and 1741.<\/p>
Rousham House<\/a>, Steeple Aston, Bicester, Oxfordshire OX25 4QU. Tel 01869 347110, rousham.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Westbury Court<\/h4>
$\"Westbury$
Summer in the parterres at Westbury Court Garden, Gloucestershire – \u00a9 National Trust Images, Sarah Davis<\/figcaption><\/figure>
A beautiful formal Dutch-style water garden created from 1696. Light-reflecting canals lined by formal walls and hedges mark out an inspirational pattern, enlivened by plants authentic to the early period. <\/p>
Westbury Court<\/a>, Westbury-on-Severn, Gloucestershire GL14 1PD. Tel 01684 855377, nationaltrust.org.uk\/westbury-court-garden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Modern gardens<\/h3>
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden<\/h4>
$\"Sculptures$
Sculptures in the Barbara Hepworth Museum – \u00a9 Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Special artist\u2019s garden displaying bold plants and sculptures created from 1949. Images to stimulate the senses.<\/p>
Barbara Hepworth Sculpture Garden<\/a>, Barnoon Hill, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1TG. Tel 01736 796226, tate.org.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Denmans<\/h4>
$\"\"$
Denmans Garden \u00a9 Historic England Archive\/Heritage Images via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Designer John Brookes\u2019 own garden demonstrates his eclectic style, combining straight lines within walls with informal more natural planting schemes. Many lessons to be absorbed here.<\/p>
Denmans<\/a>, Fontwell, Nr Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0SU. Tel 01243 542808, denmans.org<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Cothay Manor<\/h4>
$\"Cothay$
Cothay Manor – http:\/\/\u00a9 Jason Ingram<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Enchanting well-stocked garden with strong architectural features surrounding a medieval house. Interesting formal layout smothered with soft flowing plants.<\/p>
Cothay Manor<\/a>, Greenham, Nr Wellington, Somerset TA2 10JR. Tel 01823 672283, cothaymanor.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Herterton House<\/h4>
An astonishing private garden created in 1975, with a series of maze-like enclosures lined with box, inspired by Mondrian and designed to look good in winter and summer.<\/p>
Herterton House, Hartington, Nr Cambo, Northumberland NE61 6BN. Tel 01670 774278<\/strong><\/p>
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Shute House<\/h4>
$\"Shute$
Autumn leaves at Shute Barton, Devon – \u00a9 National Trust Images, Rob Skinner<\/figcaption><\/figure>
A modest-sized masterpiece by Geoffrey Jellicoe, created in 1968, but timeless in atmosphere. Jellicoe incorporated distant views over the downs. Pools and descending rills are hidden in thick planting, introducing surprise elements.<\/p>
Shute House<\/a>, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, Dorset SP7 9DG. Tel 01752 346585, nationaltrust.org.uk\/shute-barton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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Bury Court<\/h4>
Two separate gardens respectively by Piet Oudolf<\/a> (1995) and Christopher Bradley-Hole (2001). Oudolf in his typical exuberant style plants sustainable perennials while Bradley-Hole has a more formal architectural approach.<\/p>
Bury Court<\/a>, Nr Bentley, Hampshire GU10 65LZ. Tel 07771 663437, burycourtbarn.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>
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English gardens with a classic design<\/h3>

Plantsman’s English gardens<\/h3>

Formal and landscape English gardens<\/h3>

Modern gardens<\/h3>