• Enjoy an exclusive 20% discount on all flower and vegetable seeds at Sarah Raven
Exclusive 20% off flower and vegetable seeds at Sarah Raven
At Sarah Raven you’ll find all the best triedand-tested seeds for your flower beds, veg patches and allotments. Now’s the time to plan for a superb 2020 in your garden.
Full instructions are sent with every order, helping you to grow wonderful flowers in your borders or cutting patch. Plus you won’t miss out on growing your own with Sarah Raven’s range of productive veg, salad and herbs to grow from seed. Gardens Illustrated readers can receive 20 per cent off their seed orders from now until the end of January. Here are some top-selling varieties. To view the whole range visit sarahraven.com/seeds.
Wild Flower Meadow Mix
A wildflower meadow that will look stunning for months. Pollen-rich, insect-friendly perennial wildflowers, ideal for sowing direct into a sunny spot in your garden.
From £7.50. Product code 120033.
Highly Scented Sweet Pea Collection.
Highly Scented Sweet Pea Collection
For beautiful, super scented sweet peas, you can’t go wrong with this collection, presented in an attractive and useful tin box. Cultivars include ‘Black Knight’, ‘Lord Nelson’, ‘Matucana’ and ‘Little Red Riding Hood’.
4 packets of seed £12.50.
Product code 130014.
Cottage Garden Mix
A seed shaker full of fabulous flowers for the cottage garden look. Mix includes zinnias, cosmos, malopes and other favourites.
From £11.50. Product code 120153.
Beetroot Collection
Three tasty beetroot cultivars – ‘Boltardy’, ‘Chioggia’ and ‘Burpees Golden’ – for delicious soups and salads.
3 packets of seed £4.50.
Product code 110266.
OFFER
Gardens Illustrated readers receive 20 per cent off seeds, visit sarahraven.com/seeds
HOW TO ORDER
Online at sarahraven.com and enter offer code GILSEED when placing your order. By phone call 0345 092 0283 and quote offer code GILSEED.
Offer closes 31 January 2020.
• Why not pre-order your plants and bulbs now for next spring? Browse the full range at sarahraven.com
Terms & Conditions Offer valid until 31/01/2020 and on seeds only. Standard P&P applies. Offer can be used once and not in conjunction with any other offer or discount. Previous purchases not valid. Not valid on sale items, courses, gift vouchers, gift wrap or products bought from the Perch Hill shop. See website for overseas delivery details
1 MORTON HALL GARDENS
Seven stunning gardens encircling a late Georgian manor house with breath-taking views over unspoilt Worcestershire countryside. Magical spring meadows, serene Japanese and rock woodland gardens and brimming summer borders in exquisite colour schemes.
Worcestershire B96 6SJ | 01386 791820 | mortonhallgardens.co.uk
2 SCAMPSTON WALLED GARDEN
Revel in the tranquillity of the award-winning contemporary Walled Garden, designed by renowned Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. Beyond the walls, explore the traditional hall gardens and ‘Capability’ Brown parkland, offering beautiful walks and scenic views.
Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 8NG | 01944 759111 | scampston.co.uk
3 NYMANS
Nymans is celebrated for its spring colour. This spring a collection of 6,000 newly planted bulbs will bloom around the recently conserved statue of Flora, Roman goddess of flowers. Find snowdrops among bulbs planted throughout the garden, while the sweet smell of daphne hangs in the air.
West Sussex RH17 6EB | 01444 405250 | nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans
4 CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN
Cambridge University Botanic Garden is one of the largest Universityowned botanic gardens in the world. Based in the centre of Cambridge, it offers year-round inspiration with over 8,000 species from all over the world, spread over 40 acres of beautiful gardens and glasshouses. 1 Brookside, Cambridge CB2 1JE | enquiries@botanic.cam.ac.uk | botanic.cam.ac.uk
5 DUBLIN GARDEN TRAIL
The most celebrated private gardens in the greater Dublin region. Specialist botanical collections and gems of garden design. The ten private gardens have been created and are cared for by their owners who will guide your visit. All are in easy reach of Dublin. A welcome awaits you. +353 87 9724271 | dublingardens.com | dublingardengroup@gmail.com
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SYON HOUSE & GARDENS
Close to Heathrow is Syon Park, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland. The magnificent house and gardens are set in 200 acres of parkland and ‘Capability’ Brown-designed gardens, which includes the Great Conservatory, lakes, restaurant, an indoor adventure playground and gift shop. Brentford, Middlesex TW8 8JF | 020 8560 0882 | syonpark.co.uk
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EMMETTS GARDEN
This Edwardian hillside garden begins spring with a display of tulips and cherry tree blossoms followed by rhododendrons and banks of bluebells. The formal Rose Garden and delightful Rock Garden are a must in summer, with a cacophony of colour and views of the weald of Kent in autumn.
Sevenoaks, Kent TN14 6BA | 01732 868381 | nationaltrust.org.uk/emmetts-garden
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CHARTWELL
The historic garden of Winston Churchill comes to life in spring with daffodils, magnolias and bluebells, followed in June by wisteria, irises and roses of pinks and yellows. From September the Walled Garden emerges with dahlias that lead to harvest displays of apples and pumpkins in autumn.
Westerham, Kent TN16 1PS | 01732 868381 | nationaltrust.org.uk/chartwell
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HIGH BEECHES WOODLAND AND WATER GARDEN 27 acres of the Sussex Weald have been sensitively planted with many rare trees and shrubs to create a unique woodland and water garden. In early summer the bluebell carpeted glades are filled with the beauty and scent of many azaleas and autumn brings a spectacular display of autumn colour. Handcross, West Sussex RH17 6HQ | 01444 400589 | highbeeches.com
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YORK GATE, ONE OF PERENNIAL’S GARDENS
Join us for the grand reopening of York Gate in April 2020. Winding through new garden rooms, you will enter the beautiful one-acre jewel with something new to discover around every corner. Plus, the Wildflower Meadow is a thriving addition to the garden. Back Church Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS16 8DW | 0113 267824 | yorkgate.org.uk
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TREMENHEERE SCULPTURE GARDENS
Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens’ dramatic landscape, combined with large-scale sub-tropical planting, provides the backdrop to evolving artwork from international artists. Situated in a beautiful valley, overlooking St Michael’s Mount, with woods and a stream, there is also a gallery, shop, nursery and restaurant. Gulval, Penzance, Cornwall TR20 8YL | 01736 448089 | tremenheere.co.uk
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WAKEHURST
Kew’s wild botanic garden in Sussex, has more than 500 acres of ornamental gardens, woodlands and a nature reserve. Beautiful whatever the season, discover the phytogeographic planting that makes Wakehurst so unique, or visit the Millennium Seed Bank, where you can see Kew Science at work. Haywards Heath, Sussex RH17 6TN | 01444 894066 | kew.org/wakehurst
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ARUNDEL CASTLE
The Walled Gardens at Arundel Castle are a celebration of innovative design and horticulture. One of England’s finest stately homes, Arundel Castle is the ancestral home of the Dukes of Norfolk and has commanded the striking landscape of the Sussex Downs for almost a thousand years.
Arundel, West Sussex BN18 9AB | 01903 882173 | arundelcastle.org
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CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN
Explore a unique collection of around 5,000 species at London’s oldest botanic garden, situated in the heart of Chelsea. Highlights include the Garden of Medicinal Plants, World Woodland Garden, the Garden of Edible & Useful Plants, spectacular Victorian glasshouses and Europe’s oldest rock garden. Chelsea, London SW3 4HS | 020 7352 5646 | chelseaphysicgarden.co.uk
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ICKWORTH
Ickworth sits within a historic evergreen landscape, highlighted by its Italianate Garden with a delicate planting palette and contrasting with a gothic Victorian Stumpery. The working kitchen Walled Garden has a classical summerhouse with sweeping lawns and tranquil views across the canal lake. Suffolk IP29 5QE | ickworth@nationaltrust.org.uk | nationaltrust.org.uk/ickworth
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THE DINGLE NURSERY & GARDEN
A secluded gem, hidden in a quiet valley a few miles above Welshpool is one of the best gardens in Wales. Imaginative use of the dramatic, steep valley and connecting small lakes with meandering paths offering unexpected and stunning views. Many unusual plants available in the nursery. Welshpool, Powys SY21 9JD | 01938 555 145 | dinglenurseryandgarden.co.uk
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SUDELEY CASTLE & GARDENS
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Cotswold Hills, Sudeley Castle has ten beautiful gardens that reflect the elegance and tranquillity of the Castle, its 1,000 year history and its romantic ruins. Witness the changing seasons throughout the year as Sudeley opens daily from February to December. Winchcombe GL54 5JD | 01242 604244 | sudeleycastle.co.uk
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ANGLESEY ABBEY
A garden with something for every season: experience the sensory Winter Garden, colourful swathes of spring bulbs and over 300 snowdrop varieties, as well as a vibrant Herbaceous Border, a quintessentially English Rose Garden, show stopping dahlias and wonderful autumn colour. Cambridgeshire CB25 9EJ | 01223 810080 | nationaltrust.org.uk/AngleseyAbbey
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LANHYDROCK
Discover one of the great Cornish gardens. Famous for its spectacular magnolias, with roses, herbaceous borders and dazzling parterre. Paths take you past the Thatched Cottage and on to the woodland garden with spectacular views over the roofscape of Lanhydrock House. Bodmin, Cornwall PL30 5AD | 01208 265950 | nationaltrust.org.uk/lanhydrock
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LUKESLAND GARDENS
24 acres of breath-taking landscaped gardens, with brilliant spring and autumn colour and a notable collection of specimen trees and shrubs. Set in a picturesque valley by a Dartmoor stream. Family-run tea-room serving soup and cakes. Dogs welcome on a lead. Open 31 March to 16 June and 6 October to 17 Nov. Harford, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 0JF | 01752 691749 | lukesland.co.uk
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PARHAM HOUSE & GARDENS
Set in the heart of a medieval deer park, this four-acre walled garden is a tapestry of colour and scent from early spring until the frosts. Vast herbaceous borders of Edwardian opulence, a majestic vegetable parterre, rose and herb gardens and a stunning glasshouse all provide a haven of beauty. Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 4HS | 01903 742 021 | parhaminsussex.co.uk
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FLOORS CASTLE & GARDENS
The gardens and grounds at Floors are a delight to explore. Combining one of the finest Victorian kitchen gardens in the spectacular Walled Garden with the formal Millennium Garden, the gardens are a showpiece of seasonal interest and inspired new creations. Roxburghe Estates, Kelso TD5 7SF | 01573 227675 | floorscastle.com