Kitchen gardens to visit

Get a real taste of summer in these fabulous gardens

1 MYDDLETON HOUSE GARDENS

This historic eight-acre garden was once the home to renowned plantsman Edward Augustus Bowles. Restored in 2011, the two-acre Victorian Kitchen Garden flourishes throughout the year with seasonal heritage fruit and vegetables. The glasshouse has peach and nectarine trees laden with fruit during the summer. Bulls Cross, Enfield EN2 9HG | visitleevalley.org.uk/myddelton

2 OSTERLEY PARK AND HOUSE

Considered one of the best examples in the country of an 18th-century pleasure garden, Osterley has been returned to grandeur with herbaceous borders and elegant flower gardens. Don’t miss the vibrant colours of the ornamental vegetable garden, bursting with produce that supplies the Stables Café.

Isleworth, London TW7 4RD | 020 8232 5050 | nationaltrust.org.uk/osterley

3 THE WALLED GARDEN TREBERFYDD

Beautiful plant nursery in an old walled kitchen garden. Hardy plants grown in Wales which are structural, unusual, edible, herbal or fragrant. The long borders in and beside the walls, glasshouses, canals and raised beds are planted with a glorious profusion of foliage, flowers, fruit and vegetables. Llangasty, Powys, Wales LD3 7PX | 01874 730 169 | walledgardentreberfydd.com

4 NATIONAL TRUST TYNTESFIELD

Tyntesfield is a rare survivor of the Victorian age. Visit the Victorian Gothic house, flower-filled terraces, abundant walled kitchen garden, ornate private chapel, woodland and parkland with views across the Somerset hills. The restaurant menu includes dishes made using ingredients from the estate. Wraxall, Bristol BS48 1NX | 01275 461900 | nationaltrust.org.uk/tyntesfield

5 BALLYMALOE COOKERY SCHOOL ORGANIC FARM AND GARDENS

Walk through the little wooden gate at the entrance to Ballymaloe Cookery School and step into a veritable Eden. Open Monday to Saturday 11am–5.30pm, closed Sunday. Shanagarry, Co. Cork, Ireland P25 R274 | +353 21 4646785 2 | cookingisfun.ie