Stourhead

Stourhead in Autumn © 2016 Bill Shepley Palladian house and world-famous landscape garden When Stourhead first opened in the 1740s, a magazine described it as ‘a living work of art’. The world-famous landscape garden has at its centrepiece a magnificent lake reflecting classical temples, mystical grottoes, and rare and exotic trees, and offers a day of fresh air and discovery. [gallery link="file" size="medium" ...

Trip to Knoll Gardens and Forde Abbey

Forde Abbey and Knoll Gardens 14th September 2016 Planted with thousands of our own grasses and flowering perennials, Knoll Gardens is renowned for its naturalistic style. Constantly evolving, the garden also provides a living workshop for our award-winning nursery as we showcase our ‘right plant right place’ principles to glorious effect. With year round interest it’s the perfect place in which to discover how our plants can bring the wow factor to your own garden. New visitors to our four-acre ...