A garden is not an object, it is a process and cannot be understood at a single moment. In common with all historic gardens, traces of the past build upon traces of the past. These laminas of history ...

A beautiful "secret garden" is set to open to raise money for a charity for the eightieth year. The garden at Iford Manor near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, is opening for the National Garden Scheme ...

The peripherals matter here, not least because you can enjoy a picnic in peace and quiet before the show, unencumbered by evening dress ("smart casual" is the suggestion), in surroundings which give ...

Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in 1898 when Henry Avray Tipping first cycled down the steep hill just outside Bradford-on-Avon and saw below him the River Frome, coursing through its pretty Gothic ...

Help save the Secret Garden: why a nostalgic trip to Iford Manor is more important than ever This English idyll was perfect for a new film of a classic book, but progress is important too ...

The owner of a manor house told how he had been left devastated after gang stole four valuable bronze statues in a brazen overnight raid. The artwork was plundered from the gardens of historic Iford ...

Ask most people about English gardening in Edwardian days and the name Gertrude Jekyll springs to their lips. Jekyll (pronounced like treacle), who died in 1932, had an enormous influence on the ...

Tulips feature throughout the garden, which is Grade I listed A beautiful "secret garden" is set to open to raise money for a charity for the eightieth year. The garden at Iford Manor near Bradford-on ...