Secret Gardens of Somerset offers a personal tour of 20 of the UK's
most beguiling gardens in this much-loved area of southern England,
defined by its distinctive horticulture, rolling hills, picturesque
villages and the most traditional English landscape.
Abigail Willis and Clive Boursnell give you privileged access to 20
gardens, from a highly productive working flower farm to very personal
private retreats, revealing their history, design and plant collections,
in the company of their devoted owners and head gardeners.
In the footsteps of artists and trend-setters from Victorian designers
such as Harold Peto to planting visionary, Gertrude Jekyll as
well as contemporary pioneer Piet Oudolf, we find a series of
beguiling country gardens of different sizes and atmospheres, which have
shaped the English identity, and in different ways express the ideals
of English life.
The gardens: The American Museum and Gardens, Barley Wood Walled
Garden, Batcombe House, The Bishop's Palace, Common Farm, Cothay Manor,
East Lambrook Manor, Elworthy Cottage, Forest Lodge, Greencombe Gardens,
Hauser & Wirth Somerset, Hestercombe, Iford Manor, Kilver Court, Midney
Gardens, Milton Lodge gardens, The Newt in Somerset, Stoberry House,
Westbrook House, and Yeo Valley Organic Garden.
Most of the gardens included here are privately owned and usually open
to the public. Meanwhile, all of these landscapes can now be enjoyed
through the eyes of the owners themselves.
Tour even more magnificent English gardens with Secret Gardens of the
Cotswolds and Secret Gardens of East Anglia.
