From stylish and sleek city courtyards to lavish countryside retreats, in the summer months the garden becomes a charming extension of your home. With summer fast approaching and the beautiful English weather finally pulling through, Fine & Country would like to inspire the gardener within with a selection of the best gardens throughout the UK currently on the market.
A stunningly refurbished town house with a courtyard garden boasting 2,500 sq.ft. Located on a residential street close to Berkeley Square and Mount Street Gardens. The apartment has views onto the beautiful Farm Street Church and benefits from air conditioning. The house is arranged over five floors and has bespoke interior design throughout to include furniture and fittings. Fine & Country Mayfair (020 7079 1523)
Northamptonshire, £1,995,000
This property has delightful grounds of approximately 1½ acres with lawns to the front and west running down to a dry-stone wall over which lies open rolling countryside. High mature trees line the driveway and at the front of the house an attractive lime tree provides shade and is the ideal spot for a garden swing. Beyond this, the hard-surface Tennis Court is fully fenced with flood-lights and an equipment store. A hedge divides the south and west lawns, and screens a maintenance area which houses a range of garden sheds and a log store. A wide York stone-flagged patio runs around the west side of the house, laid out in wide terraces to create a wonderful elevated area overlooking the expanse of lawn and the views beyond. At the far side is a Hot Tub and an original well bordered by limestone walling. At the edge of the lawn is a pretty timber Summer House with a decked terrace and a charming beach-hut interior, also ideal for entertaining or as a quiet spot from which to soak up the views. Fine & Country Stamford (01780 750 200)
Beautifully presented throughout, this period home has four bedrooms, three reception rooms, a garden room and kitchen/breakfast room. The garden room and kitchen open out onto a lovely courtyard. From the courtyard, an archway leads to the walled garden beyond. Private and secluded, the garden is some eighty feet in length. Fine & Country Leamington Spa (01926 455 950)
Somerset, £595,000
Beyond the cottage, the garden is beautifully laid out and designed, largely enhanced by the current owners during their occupation. The garden contains a number of different areas along a theme with interconnecting lawns, a sunken Italianate style area with surrounding roses, shrubs and herbaceous perennials, a number of trees and further seating areas. Beyond this is a wider open lawned area with inset specimen trees and in turn, beyond this, a further lawn with fruit trees including apple, plum, damson and pear. The whole forms a stunning garden extending to just under one acre with a relaxed country feel providing wonderful opportunities for entertaining, growing or just relaxing. Webbers Fine & Country (01823 423 500)
Built to an extremely high standard in 2007 by renowned builders Octagon, the property has subsequently been improved still further to include wonderful landscaping of the almost two acre grounds which feature sweeping lit paths linking quiet seating areas to larger entertaining areas and patios - one of which has a super barbeque area with a large summerhouse and staff quarters tucked unobtrusively behind, and a Koi pond as well as a stunning Japanese themed area with meandering paths, bridges, streams and pagoda adding pleasant serenity. Fine & Country Englefield Green (01784 438 951)
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