Nicola Stocken
This is a true family town garden, but behind the thoughtful layout and plants lies a strong design
An informal, quarter-acre hillside plot that, come spring, abounds with spring bulbs and frothy perennials
A beautiful lawn is a joy, not only to walk on barefoot, but also as a tranquil space or foil to plants
In autumn, a riverside country garden which combines tradition with contemporary design
A town garden planted for late summer herbaceous planting around lawns where children play
On a crisp April morning, this garden shines with the beauty of tulips, daffodils and new leaves
A walled town garden where a long rectangular pool reflects flowers from late spring into summer
A late summer garden that envelops a cottage in herbaceous, shady and container planting areas
As one of winter’s most enduring flowers, snowdrops unfurl as early as January, with later cultivars in February and March
Mark Lloyd loves to forage for the wild berries, hips, fungi and nuts growing free in hedgerows
There’s no surer sign that spring is in the air than blossom and blooms on boughs and branches
Every garden, urban or rural, large or small, has potential for an eye-catching view: it just requires imagination
Well designed gardens include focal points created from foliage, flowers, furnishings and features
A path links, leads and lures, not only serving a practical purpose, but offering scope for imaginative designs & planting
A stunning country garden with a strong framework of hedges and topiary that is brought alive by winter’s frost
A riverside garden with prairie style borders of grasses and perennials that peak in summer
Alpines are a charming miniature plants, flowering in troughs and rock gardens in spring and summer
In summer this small town garden is alive with roses and perennials amongst salvage finds
The scents in a garden can have as profound an effect as the beauty of the flowers
Late summer colour and exotic planting add a special charm to this beautiful rural family garden
A winding, decked path between packed borders makes a long narrow summer plot appear wider
Small, dainty, big or blowsy, clematis come in such a range as to suit any garden, flowering in every month
Practical, ornamental or whimsical, a garden building is one of the largest, most dominant features in a garden
This decorative style inspires gardeners willing to experiment with a broad palette of plants and give nature a free rein
Outdoor lighting adds a touch of magic to the simplest of gardens, infusing the space with depth and style, adding drama
Colour is an exciting and inspirational element of a garden, a powerful tool for creating different effects and moods
Amidst an unpredictable climate and fleeting flowers, topiary is a constant presence in the garden
Infinitely adaptable, parterres are equally at home in tiny courtyards as in large spaces, ancient or modern
This walled garden is magical in snow, its structure highlighted as individual plants cast their spell
By new year, gardens are mostly stripped of flowers, relying on permanent features and evergreens for interest
Hellebores, with their exquisite winter flowers and long flowering season, have enchanted generations of gardeners
Come midwinter, and carpets of winter bulbs add drama beside newer contemporary areas
Nothing heralds spring better than flowers, with many of the brightest thriving in pots for weeks on end
As intriguing as these enchanting flowers, many a snowdrop’s name has much more to it than first appears
Spring in this traditional garden brings fresh foliage, blossom and the flowering of 2000 tulips
A step-by-step of a child planting a miniature herb garden in a wooden bowl.
Come early autumn, and this 1.5 acre country garden sparkles with perennials, informally planted in garden rooms
A walled country garden with long herbaceous borders full of autumn flowers, lake, ancient follies, rose parterre and pool
Charming 15m x 29m town garden with summer roses and cottage garden planting embracing a Victorian house
During January, February and March, celebrate nature’s blues with baby bulbs, plucky perennials and showy shrubs
Lawn-free suburban garden with autumn borders relaxing onto winding gravel path punctuated by topiary and pots
Pared down, a winter garden’s interest lies in texture, shape, perfume, structure and flowers of a rare delicacy
A hard January frost is sure to awaken the fragrant, spidery flowers on witch hazels to glow in the brittle winter sunshine
Even the darkest winter day cannot fail to be lightened by the sight of golden flowers on trees or fences, in pots and beds
A pint-sized outdoor space needs gallons of imagination if it is to avoid feeling cramped and claustrophobic
There’s a wide range of daffodils, with different varieties flowering from January until April, in pots, drifts, borders or beds
Bringing welcome colour from winter into early spring, many flowering plants are easy and rewarding to grow in pots
Come winter, and look out for a select group of doughty flowers that, surviving snow and frost, lift the spirits
Modern town garden, designed on the diagonal, with raised deck over water, lawn, pots, pergola and seating
A step-by-step flower arrangement using dahlias, verbena, nicotiana and pimpinella
Come April, and a small but brilliant splash of colour on a bare hillside reveals a garden of massed tulips
Summer contemporary town garden of terrace, lawn, mini woodlandand kitchen plot, linked by a curving path
Long, narrow town garden in early summer, a shady, private, secret space with terraces, borders and mystery door
A terraced cottage garden full of spring bulbs, narcissus and tulips, with auricula theatre, deck, summerhouse
English country garden with herbaceous borders, walled garden, roses, potager, summer flowers and gravel area
Springhead is magical as autumn colour tints trees, and reflections play on the ancient lake by a gazebo and mill
Summer country garden, with potager, herbs, hens and reedbed system, is at the heart of Sheepdrove Organic Farm
Small, informal town garden with gazebo of spring wisteria, summer flower beds, pool, bridge, lawns and terrace
Modern topiary garden of giant yew and box shapes, a parterre with standard holly and gravel, and pool in summer
Pool reflections of autumn dahlia and canna, a kitchen garden brims with vegetables and prairie style borders peak
Town garden in May when collections of hostas and maples fill pots or salvage containers on a patio, pergola, deck
Lilies are spring and summer bulbs with stunning lily flowers in white, pink, orange, cream, deep red or yellow
Kitchen garden styles vary from potagers or parterres to traditional rows of vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers
In August at Holt Organic, the gravel garden of herbaceous perennials, kitchen garden and wildflower meadow peak
By April, this small London garden of borders, pots, woodland and parterre is full of tulips and spring flowers
By April, the gravel garden at Holt Organic Farm has blossom and spring bulbs — tulips, allium and meadow camassias
Fragrant and purple in the summer sun, Hitchin Lavender fields peak in August with long rows of flowers to pick
High Beeches is a historic woodland garden where spring sees leaves unfurl on old trees and azaleas in flower
The Heritage Seed Library at Ryton Organic Gardens saves rare or threatened heirloom vegetables from extinction
Contemporary country garden with prairie style, autumn beds of grasses and perennials, kitchen garden and terrace
Summer garden peaks in August with herbaceous perennials, roses and clematis in beds, borders and a parterre
First impressions count at a house entrance, so front garden design must balance paths, flowers, parking and bins
Autumn tree colour, woodland, exotic plants, late perennial borders and lakes make Exbury a must for October walks
Small town garden with early summer pots, terrace, lawn and herbaceous borders of cottage garden style planting
In a country garden, winter brings hellebores, crocus and snowdrops in light woodland filled with February flowers
Tips from top designers and celebrity gardeners Chris Beardshaw, Raymond Blanc, Rachel de Thame, Alys Fowler, Andy Sturgeon, Kim Wilde
Small town garden in June with summer flowers, lawn, pool, bridge, waterfall, courtyard, gravel, mirror and deck
An arch, arbour, pergola, obelisk or wigwam is enhanced by climbing plants such as roses, clematis, wisteria
In December the festive season starts as homemade Christmas wreaths and garlands of evergreens are hung on doors
There are different bulbs to flower in winter, spring, summer and autumn, naturalised or in borders, beds or pots
Summer town garden sees cottage style herbaceous borders perennials, a shady pool, hosta walk, lovely pots, greenhouse
Five different herbaceous borders, peaking between late spring and autumn, with portraits of the star plants
Autumn view of riverside country garden with streams, bog and gravel areas, herbaceous borders, lake, trees, seat
This small, steep and narrow town garden is packed with borders of summer flowers, arbours and a summerhouse
Autumn colour comes in the fall, not only in foliage tints or maple leaf colours, but also in late flowers, shrubs, berries and hips
New England asters and Michaelmas daisies add late colour and striking plant associations in autumn borders
Winter in John Massey’s canal side garden sees vibrant flowers such as hellebores, witch hazels and snowdrops
Living willow can be woven into a variety of leafy garden structures — arbours, arches and play dens for children
Allium, ornamental onions, flower from spring, through summer until autumn, varying from pink to purple, yellow or white
Small suburban garden with herbaceous beds, grass paths, thatched summer house and pond edged in marginals
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