Devon

Hotel Endsleigh Gardens » Mrs Olga Polizzi purchased Endsleigh and opened it as a private hotel in August 2005. A cottage orné, designed by Jeffry Wyatville, with a garden designed by Humphry Repton in 1811. It was one of Repton's last projects before his carriage accident - and one of his favorites. The garden, which has a grass terrace overlooking the Tamar, is being restored. Repton praised Wyatville's use of the local architectural style for what he described as "an irregular farm house". In 1842 Loudon admired 'the Tamar, here a clear and rapid river, passing through richly wooded banks and fertile meadows' and said that 'we admire Endsleigh exceedingly, for its natural beauties, and for the very..... Read more on Hotel Endsleigh Gardens »

Rosemoor RHS Garden » The garden was made by Lady Anne Palmer and a master plan was produced by Elizabeth Banks Associates, in 1990, when the garden was taken over by the Royal Horticultural Society. Read more on Rosemoor RHS Garden »

Marwood Hill Garden » A woodland garden with 3 small lakes, a bog garden and a scree garden. The garden has 3 National Collections. Read more on Marwood Hill Garden »

Knightshayes Court Garden » A Victorian gothic house, designed by William Burges. It was furnished with an arboretum and a terrace during the nineteenth century. When inherited by the conservative politician, Sir John Heathcote-Amory, work began on planting up the terrace and the woodland with flowering plants. The terrace was also embellished. One yew enclosure was given a circular pool with a white statue and a Silver Weeping Pear. Another was planted by Graham Stuart Thomas. He wrote that 'to one little garden we gave a formal paved design, where all the colours are cool, with silvery foliage uniting them to the soft tone of the paving, and uniting also with the great lead tank at the head of the garden, on a dias, h..... Read more on Knightshayes Court Garden »

Castle Drogo Garden » A twentieth century castle, designed by Edwin Lutyens for a millionaire businessman. George Dillistone helped with the garden design. It was a picturesque conception: a dramatic site, a castellated building and Reptonian terraces. But it is a chilly place and one cannot help remembering that Lutyens did not like spending time in gardens. He needed Gertrude Jekyll to advise him on how to make useful and beautiful outdoor space. Read more on Castle Drogo Garden »