Explore the British Gardens in the Best Way – Opt for Guided Garden Tours

Gardening is a popular activity in Britain and it has transformed into an art form. One can find a number of beautiful gardens all over England. From little plots outside kitchen doors to huge parklands, gardens in England can be found in different sizes. The best part here is that many of the grandest gardens are open to the public to flaunt their floral finery. And to take delight in these magnificent gardens, the best way is guided garden tours in England.

Among the various gardens in England let us check out the top four that will impress and inspire you with their creativity.

• Hidcote Manor

Hidcote Manor is a masterpiece of arts and crafts that was designed and developed by Major Lawrence Johnston. Major Lawrence Johnston was a wealthy and well-educated American who fought with the British Army in the Boer and First World War. The garden is a splendour hidden down a series of twisting country lanes in the Cotswold’s.

• Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden

Both the Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden are one of the most rewarding visitor attractions in the North Yorkshire. The Abbey was the first UNESCO World Heritage Site of Yorkshire and this largest monastic ruin in Britain is an almost 900 years old Cistercian monastery. And the Studley Royal Water Garden was created over the 21 years of work carried out by John Aislabie in the early 18C.

• Nymans Garden

Nymans Garden in West Sussex is a place known for its rare plants and unique touches. It was one of the first English gardens that were left to the National Trust in the 1950s. The garden is sustained by three generations of the Messel family. The design sensibility and talents displayed in this colorful garden make this garden one of the most admired gardens!

Mediterranean biome comprises of plants that are native to the regions within a temperate zone. Here you can find citrus groves, vineyards and more than 1,000 plants that are found in Mediterranean region along with South Africa, Central Chile, California and South West Australia.

* Sissinghurst Castle Garden

Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Kent is probably the best known of any English garden. It was created by Vita Sackville-West and her husband Harold Nicholson in the early 1930s. Vita’s inspiration for the “compartmentalised” design was from Laurence Johnson’s garden at Hidecote but the ambiance of these gardens is very different. Sissinghurst has the advantage of a ruined Tudor castle as its backdrop with a tower which one should ascend first to get a plan view of all the diffeent parts of this complex garden.

The garden is now managed jointly by the National Trust and the Nicholson family and is exceedingly varied and beautiful.

However, for enjoying the gardens to the fullest, guided garden tours in England is the best way out. So if you wish to explore the gardens and know the history and other aspects of the gardens then go for guided garden tours!

Conclusion:

Flora Garden Tours offer the most authentic guided garden tours in England. To book your garden tour in England with them visit https://www.flora-garden-tours.com/

9 Gardens to Visit in Sissinghurst Castle

Well-known for spectacular beauty and diversity, Sissinghurst Castle is well worth a visit if you are planning a garden tour in the UK! The gardens at  Sissinghurst Castle are famous for garden lovers from around the world.

The Castle is unusual in having many “compartments” each within a boundary and designed to create an individual theme or character, for instance, the ‘White Garden’ has mainly white flowers. The very first thing to do when you arrive is to ascend the tower and from the top memories the relative position of each garden compartment which will save you getting lost.

Sissinghurst Castle:

All the different smaller gardens in Sissinghurst Castle are beautiful.

1. The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden is a riot of colour with flowers blooming throughout the season in a happy jumble of Roses, Iris, Astrantia,  Helenium and seasonal bulbs all in the same beds. It can be viewed from the raised seat against the semi-circular wall at the West end of the garden.

2. The White Garden

If you are lucky timing your visit, as Flora Garden Tours do, the central dome will be covered in the white flowers of the Rosa longicuspis. Around this will be a bewildering selection of species–all white. There may be Gladioli, Irises, pompom Dahlias, Japanese Anemonies and many more.

3. The South Cottage Garden

The gold, yellow and glowing red symbolize the South Cottage Garden, which has colour throughout the season but is particularly impressive after springtime. Against the wall of the South Cottage Garden, you will get to see the early summer flowering rose – Mme Alfred Carriere and to the West, the Castle tower forms a scenic back-drop.Visit for more detail…..