Directory of Private Gardens Resources

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For sites about UK gardens which are closed to the public most of the time, from personal home pages showing a town garden, to commercial sites of historic gardens which may only be open to the public on an occasional basis.

Resources in This Category

• A Flower Arranger's Garden

  http://www.flowerarranging.me.uk/
  Monthly diary of Chrissie Harten's Redditch garden, with photo galleries of the garden and flower arrangements, lists of what's in flower in the garden each month, and suggestions on plants to grow for flower arranging.

• Althorp

  http://spencerofalthorp.com/
  History and description of the Spencer family ancestral home and garden, where Diana, Princess of Wales was laid to rest in September 1997. Although not generally open to the public, it is possible to arrange a visit.

• Andy's Garden

  http://www.pigsonthewing.org.uk/garden/
  Photographs showing Andy Mabbett's loving transformation of his Birmingham town garden.

• Ardkinglas Estate

  http://www.ardkinglas.com/
  These woodland gardens at the head of Loch Fyne, in Argyllshire host the tallest tree in Britain, and the mightiest conifer in Europe. Information on the estate and for visitors.

• Barnsley House

  http://www.barnsleyhouse.com/
  Estate in the Cotswolds, with gardens redesigned in the 1950s by Rosemary Verey, now operated as an hotel and restaurant, while offering tours and other events throughout the year. History, and photographs.

• Brownhill House Garden

  http://www.eleventowns.co.uk/garden.html
  A unique hillside garden in Shropshire open for the National Garden Scheme or by appointment.

• Colesbourne Park

  http://www.colesbournegardens.org.uk/
  Gloucestershire, UK. Offers information about Snowdrop weekends in February and allows people to order bulbs.

• Dave and Shelagh Baynham's Website

  http://www.thebaynhams.com/
  How Dave and Shelagh Baynham transformed their town garden. Includes information and pictures about the family and their cats.

• Evenley Wood Garden

  http://www.evenleywoodgarden.co.uk/
  A privately owned woodland garden on the edge of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire open to the public on occasion as part of the National Gardens Scheme, or by appointment.

• Gardens-by-Design

  http://www.gbd.org.uk/
  Peter Wright's woodland craft and landscaping work, primarily carried out at Brantwood near Coniston Water in the Lake District, home of John Ruskin from 1872-1900.

• Hilltop Garden

  http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/hilltopgarden/
  Brian and Josse Emerson's garden opens to the public under the National Garden Scheme.

• John Kane's Garden

  http://www.johnsgarden.co.uk/
  Garden pictures, hints and tips from a beautiful town garden in North West England containing alpine plants, perennials and shrubs.

• Kathy Brown's Garden

  http://kathybrownsgarden.homestead.com/
  Garden at The Manor House, Stevington, Bedfordshire. Information about open days, lectures and demonstrations, and Kathy Brown's gardening books.

• Little Martins

  http://www.littlemartins.com/
  Join Carol and Jon as they develop the garden at Little Martins, their Essex home.

• Lyn and Malcolm's Garden

  http://www.lynandmalc.co.uk/
  Pictures and description of this garden in Ferndown Dorset, with information about their participation in the National Garden Scheme.

• The Little Sparta Trust

  http://www.littlesparta.org.uk/
  Artist Ian Hamilton Finlay's garden named Little Sparta: Brief overview and information about visiting.

• Woodfall Gardens

  http://www.woodfall-gardens.co.uk/
  Offering mixed borders, rose garden, working potager, orchard, box-edged herb, grasses, winter, fernery and woodland sections. Details of opening times, contacts and location at Glasserton, Dumfries nad Galloway.

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