summer

Trees for Every Season

Come deluges or drizzle, heatwaves or hoarfrosts, trees stand firm, a reassuring presence for generations to come.

Peony Plant Portrait

With spectacular beauty, handsome foliage and drop-dead gorgeous forms, peonies are the most glamorous of flowers

Fiddlers Green in June

A coastal cottage garden with spectacular sea views overlooking a bay in the Orkney Isles

Eastbrook Avenue in June

A town garden based on a circular theme, featuring a colourful annual display in containers

Pemberton Road in May

A contemporary courtyard garden within a completely redeveloped Victorian house by award-winning architects

The Avenue in August

An elegant contemporary garden with lawn, patio and decked terrace surrounded by colour and texture

Sweet Peas at Easton Walled Garden

Come midsummer, Easton Walled Gardens is filled with sweet peas, buzzing bees and a sweet fragrance

Vine Cottage in June

A 1.5-acre garden divided into garden rooms with formal courtyard, parterre, cherry walk, terrace and large topiary

Newby Hall in July

At Newby Hall, a seamless transition between generations has ensured the great 25-acre garden has thrived

Woodside Avenue in July

A secluded city garden with outdoor living spaces and herbaceous borders designed around curved lines

Village Garden in June

A walled garden with terraces featuring a herb lawn, summerhouse, formal pond and vegetable garden

Windy Ridge in August

An award winning garden in a challenging position with circular lawn, gravel garden and mature planting

Tithe Barn in May

A walled garden filled with roses, perennials, a beehive, sunny terrace and miniature wildflower meadow

Ordnance House in June

A 1 acre garden with a series of lawns, beds and borders linking a potager, orchard, formal parterre and seating areas

Peony Plant Profile

Flowering from spring into summer, peonies and the Itoh varieties, have many admirers

Midsummer Cottage Garden

A classic English cottage garden with romantic borders and arches laden with climbing roses.

Family Garden in May

A well designed child friendly garden for all the family, with trampoline and sandpit amongst colourful planting

Planting a July Hot Pot

A step-by-step guide to planting a hot summer display in a copper pot

Herb Hanging Basket in June

A step-by-step guide to creating a hanging basket filled with herbs

Alpine Hanging Basket in May

A step-by-step guide to planting an Alpine hanging basket

Child Planting Wheelbarrow

Step-by-step of a child planting a collectible wheelbarrow with succulents

Valley Road Garden in July

A small summer garden set against the backdrop of a public park, rural in outlook whilst in a town location

Summer at Coton Manor

An old family country garden that blends borders with meadows, rills, herbs and June’s roses galore

Step-by-Step Planting a Summer Pot

By July, some areas of the garden are looking tired, so plant a pretty pot to inject instant colour

Town Place in July

A traditional country garden celebrated for magnificent herbaceous borders and rose gardens in summer

Belle Vue in May

A winding, decked path between packed borders makes a long narrow summer plot appear wider

Hitchin Lavender

Fragrant and purple in the summer sun, Hitchin Lavender fields peak in August with long rows of flowers to pick