Gardens & parks
Our gardens are perfect places to relax. With plenty of space for running around, and enough colour and beauty to inspire anyone.
Popular gardens
A guide to some of our most-visited gardens, and a clue as to why so many visitors take the time to enjoy them year after year.
Five hidden garden treasures
Long Lane at Colby Woodland Garden in summer
© Steve Whitehead
We have plenty of huge landscape gardens - designed by 'celebrity' architects of their day. However, we also have loads of smaller gardens, that, though shying from the limelight, always surprise and delight visitors with their compact loveliness.
Famous gardens
We care for hundreds of amazing gardens, but these seven are the jewels in our crown. Why not plan a visit?
Rose gardens
Quintessentially English, a riot of roses lends a splash of vibrance to a garden, which promise to delight all of your senses. Here we have picked out just 10 amazing rose gardens...
Garden events
Uncover our garden secrets, quiz our gardeners, let the children get their hands dirty with some seed planting, or even pick up a few tips to take home, at one of our many gardens events.
Top topiary
A tree doesn't necessarily have to look like a tree. With some imagination and a good pair of shears, some of our gardeners have created amazing works of art that really are a cut...
Fantastic fountains
Fountains are often a centre piece for lots of our gardens, and we think that they deserve to be celebrated for bringing a sense of movement to a garden. So here are our top 5 fountains...