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Geoff Hamilton's New Gardeners' Foundation Geoff Hamilton's New Gardeners' Foundation (Registered Charity No. 1063642) was created after Geoff's death to support students at his old college, Writtle College, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 3RR. Annual bursaries are given of up to £4000 for students of any age and level studying practical horticulture at the college. The foundation is funded by donations and by the sale at BarnsdaleGardens of a video compiled from Gardeners' World programmes, showing Geoff working on projects and seasonal jobs in the TV gardens at Barnsdale.
Adam Frost. Award winning garden designer who worked with Geoff and Nick Hamilton and is the Barnsdale Gardens associate designer.
Discover Rutland Find out all about our picturesque county, its many attractions and places of interest.
The Cottage Garden Society (CGS) is an informal, friendly society of approx. 6,000 members, in many countries, bringing together amateurs and professionals who share an enthusiasm for this type of gardening.
Virtual Flower Show is the shop front for the members of the Horticultural Exhibitors Association. Visit the site to find quality plant suppliers, all the details you may require of the up and coming flower shows, as well as advice and other infromation.
Plants for the Planet Our aim is to inspire people from around the world to register their support to stop the extinction of wild plants within this decade. We will use the support pledged to the campaign to persuade governments, meeting at a UN conference on biodiversity in Japan in October, to adopt a global strategy for plant conservation for this decade. The strategy will consist of 16 targets, which must be achieved by 2020. Pledge your support.
Shoot is a amazing resource for amateur and professional gardeners. You can design, manage & care for Your Garden Online.
Exploring England. Tourists search engine
Easton Walled Gardens. Until World War II this site had been gardened continuously for at least 400 years. Now its unique beauty is being rediscovered. Come and see for yourself features that have lain hidden for nearly 50 years and the enormous task ahead.
Belvoir Castle. The ancestral home of the Duke and Duchess of Rutland for one thousand years. Currently the family home of the 11th Duke, Duchess and their young family. The name Belvoir means 'beautiful view' and dates from Norman times.
Grimsthorpe. Castle, park and gardens.
Great British Gardens. Search for beautiful gardens to visit and places nearby to stay in Great Britain.
Hedgehog Hall Bed & Breakfast. With a high level of personal service, the tranquility of Hedgehog Hall offers the perfect location for a relaxing country retreat. It is an ideal base for walkers, cyclists, bird watchers and for visiting stately homes and gardens.
Signpost Hotel Guide. Find a quality hotel close to Barnsdale Gardens, or anywhere else in the UK.
Gardens
Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens - Canada. The Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens, through its many theme gardens, collections and displays, illustrates the history of gardening and horticulture in Nova Scotia.
Blue Blooms the Blossom of Mary's Garden. A site dedicated to blue (or nearly blue) flowering plants.
Claude Monet's Garden, Giverny.
Cloud's End - A Southern Cottage Garden. This is a private garden in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which is in the Gulf South of the U.S.A. It is a mix of perennials, roses, shrubs and trees.
Creative Gardens. A virtual tour of my East Sussex cottage garden, plus many gardening articles on a variety of topics including garden and planting design, easy propagation techniques, etc.
The Dillon Garden. The official homepage of The Dillon Garden, Dublin, Ireland, this site contains writings by Helen Dillon as well as general information on the garden.
An English Country Garden. The garden is in Netherbury, Dorset, in the South West of England. It has rich soil, having been in cultivation for at least 250 years, but it is very alkaline. Each month, a summary of what's happening in the garden will be posted.
Garden in the City. Welcome to my Garden in the City and the 'Greenhouse in the Sky'. A city garden near the center of Rotterdam in Holland.
Gazebo Hill Field Notes. Virtual garden tours are offered on Gazebo Hill throughout the year!
Jardin d'Art & d'Essais. Cecile Maitrot and Stanislas Noel welcome you in Normandie (France) among 3 acres of vegetal exuberance, trading with more than 2400 species.
Gardening in Ireland Editor Michael Campbell's garden. This is a house with a small garden that I moved into twelve years ago. There was nothing at all in the garden but rough grass and some holes where dogs had buried bones. The house is situated on a peninsula in the Shannon estuary, about 2 miles from Shannon International Airport. It is in Co Clare, in one of the most beautiful Counties in Ireland, 4 miles from Bunratty Castle.
Graham's Paradise Garden. A tiny garden in north-west England, open each season through the National Gardens Scheme of England & Wales. The site offers a virtual tour, plus cultivation tips and sources of supply of many hardy perennials. It is also home to the 'Town Gardens' Web Ring and the 'Urban Wildlife' Web Ring.
Hannelotte Kindlund's garden in Overtanger, Sweden. My garden is not a designer’s garden but a collector's garden. In recent years many new countries have become open for plant-hunting, countries I never may see in reality. To grow plants from all over the world is my way to visit these countries. And it is a challenge to grow these exotic flowers in a surrounding where nature isn't very generous.
Mahoneys Hill. A developing 1.3 hectare garden showing new zealand native plants and adding perennial borders.
Moosey's Country Garden. My garden is near West Melton, 20 kms from Christchurch, on the flat Canterbury plains in the South Island of New Zealand, and covers an area of about 2 acres. it's an informal rambling country garden, with an emphasis on foliage plants. There are also lots of roses (over 250 at last count), shelter belts of gums, wooded areas, and a lot of lawns to mow!
Romaine's Garden. Hello! My name is Romaine and I'm often found in my garden either smelling the flowers, pulling out weeds, moving plants to a better position, or much to my husband's dismay, creeping the garden into the remnants of the lawn. I live at Saint Georges Basin on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, Australia and share my life and garden with my humble husband (ha!) and three, quiet, young children.(ha! ha! ha!).
Serge Lemieux's Flower Garden. I am from St-Hyacinthe (+/- 35miles east of Montreal, Quebec) and since 1984 I reside in Abitibi. My dream was to live a country life surrounded by trees and flowers. The adventure began in 1989 when I acquired a woodland property on the north shore of Preissac Lake.
Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum. The Sir Harold Hillier Gardens and Arboretum hold an internationally renowned collection of hardy trees and shrubs from around the world. Started by Sir Harold Hillier in 1953 and given in trust to Hampshire County Council in 1977, the Gardens now extend to 180 acres. Within this unique collection of some 42,000 plants (12,000 different types), visitors will find something to interest them throughout the year.
A Small Irish Garden. My plan is to show photographs of my garden, chat about what is flowering and hope for comments.
Tom Clothier's Garden Walk and Talk. This is a green-thumb site dedicated to beginning gardeners.
Welcome to my garden. My actual bit of earth is in a small town in northeast Iowa, the heartland of the U.S.of A. The soil is limy and loamy; the climate is USDA zone 4B. That translates to 30 or so degrees below zero Fahrenheit in the winter. Summers can be scorchers - or not; steamy or arid. Keeps you on your toes.
Winsford Walled Garden. The garden formed part of a 678 acre country estate and contains a number of unique features which show Victorian horticultural ingenuity at its very best. Aileen Birks, Michael and Tanya Gilmore are passionate amateur gardeners and plant collectors and warmly invite you to come and see what they are doing.
Wynn's Rose Garden. Wynn's Rose Garden is located on a half acre lot in Dallas, Texas.