We can’t get enough of our gardens at Country Life magazine. We love to visit gorgeous English country gardens at any time of year – and more and more are opening for longer, as you can see from our piece on beautiful gardens to visit all year around.
At the same time, different gardens are best at certain times of year. For instance we know the best places to see snowdrops, where to see bluebells, and the best gardens for afternoon tea in the summertime.
We have guides to our flowering trees, and our ultimate guide to British wildflowers, as well as tips on overcoming box blight and other garden pests.
Read on, and find out whether we are running any of our exclusive garden tours, which take readers to see some of the most impressive private gardens in Provence and Tuscany twice a year.
The Georgian teahouse at Wentworth Woodhouse has undergone a multi-million pound restoration which has saved the centuries-old camellias which grow within.
The RHS is best-known for its shows and gardens but it's the work behind the scenes which has made the biggest mark. Tiffany Daneff pays tribute to a remarkable institution as it reaches a major milestone.
Our columnist Alan Titchmarsh reflects on 60 years of gardening.
Britain's best topiary artists, both professional and amateur, are being sought out in a new topiary award.
The celebrated entomologist and Bletchley Park codebreaker was also way ahead of the times when it came to gardening.
Charles Quest-Ritson on the amazing longevity of his Purpurea.
It's now six years since the original Country Life Top 100 was published, but the aim hasn't changed: we name the very best architects, interior designers, craftsmen, builders and garden designers in Britain.
A beautiful country house is as much about its surroundings as its bricks and mortar, something that the best garden designers in Britain all understand. We've completely revised and updated our list of the finest of them all.
Giles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to explain how he and the team come up with the definitive list of country house specialists in Britain.
What might be difficult for you will come naturally to those with years of horticultural experience — Don't be afraid to ask for help.
As Glyndebourne celebrates its 90th anniversary, the gardens at the opera house are still hitting all the high notes.
Alan Titchmarsh loves daffodils — don't we all? — and shares some of his favourite varieties.
As old as husbandry hedges may be, but that doesn’t mean they cannot be beautiful, too. Charles Quest-Ritson considers the many options.
The season of daffodils is upon us.
With more than 200 different varieties, there's a thyme to suit any gardener's preference
Six magnolia trees in Cornwall have flowered, signalling the end of winter, according to a tradition that's been running for the past 12 years.
Generations have sought that unattainable mystical creature, the perfect rose: shapely, dark red and sweetly scented. What is it about this flower that holds us so in thrall, and why are roses associated with love? Charles Quest-Ritson finds out.
'Bonfires spring up in my wake,' says Jason Goodwin. 'Brambles part before me like the Red Sea.'
