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Small personal guided tours, visiting private & great gardens on the scenic north coast of Devon, Somerset & Cornwall, leisurely pace, exclusive accommodation package available.
Garden Tours of England
See list of garden destinations by country & Garden Short Breaks in England & Garden Festivals and Flower Shows in England
Gardening is more popular in England than in any other country. This is partly because the climate is never very cold and partly because it is never very hot. One usually has to be up and doing something. Another reason for the popularity of gardening is that Britain's territory was physically secure from an earlier date than other European countries, because of its choppy seas and powerful navy. English towns could spread beyond their medieval walls much earlier than in continental Europe. Instead of apartment blocks, the typical English dwelling was a small house with a small garden. The aristocracy always wanted 'a place in the country' for the summer and a town house for the winter.
England has some wonderful cloister gardens attached to the great cathedrals. The best are simple rectangles of grass. England also has many castles - but no ancient castle gardens. Nor are there many renaissance survivals. There are baroque gardens but not nearly so many as in France and Germany. But from the eighteenth century onwards Britain has excellent examples of most styles of garden design.
Garden Tour Operators in England
Flora Garden Tours take small groups of up to 12 people to the best English gardens - large and small. The tours last 3-6 days but special interest tours can be run to suit your group. The tour director, Dr. Barbara Sommerville, guides all tours and gives an entertaining slide talk each evening illustrating a range of garden topics. www.flora-garden-tours.co.uk or e-mail bas@flora-garden-tours.co.uk or enquiries@flora-garden-tours.co.uk.
Small-group garden tours throughout Britain
Adderley Travel Limited specialise in quality, small-group (max. 12 people) garden tours throughout Britain, especially for overseas visitors to the United Kingdom.
Gardeners World Tours with Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Scottish Borders, Yorkshire Dales, Lake District and North Wales - Sept 6th to 18th 2008. Highlights include Scotland's finest botanical gardens, Harrogate Flower Show and Bodnant Garden. This tour is personally escorted by Majorie Mason of Mason Hogue Gardens in Uxbridge Ontario.
+44 (0) 114 268 1700
Unique escorted garden tours throughout the United Kingdom including transport, accommodation, meals where stipulated, garden entrances. All tours are led by horticultural expert and author of 20 garden books, Karen Platt. Tours last from 3 to 10 days and include Harrogate, Chelsea and Hampton Court Flower Shows. Overseas visitors most welcome.
www.karenplatt.co.uk or email: k@karenplatt.co.uk
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Sissinghurst, England
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Prior Park
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Kew Gardens, England
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The Eden Project, Cornwall, England
