The season softly awakens in 5 gorgeous gardens
Green ARTS
Created from a palette of formality, eccentricity and romance, the inimitable gardens of Northamptonshire’s Cottesbrooke Hall have been artistically arranged and retouched over the generations to create a true masterpiece
The Warmest WELCOME
Even in the chill of late winter, Rosemary Alexander’s relaxed Sussex garden at Sandhill Farm House is ready to welcome visitors with outstretched arms, a feast for the senses emerging from its fertile soil
of cheerful da
cover the lawn either side of a canalised tributary of the River Medway at Nettlestead Place in Kent.
Heart of GOLD
WORDS ANISA GRESS PHOTOGRAPHS MMGI/BENNET SMITH
Spangling the lush green lawns gold, historic drifts of daffodils are a mainstay at Nettlestead Place in Kent, whose gardens have been carefully reshaped over the decades to create a place of refuge for people and wildlife
Wake-Up CALL
Spring is in the air and Sherwood in Devon is ready for action, its woodland walks packed with scent and colour from a range of bulbs, magnolias and other seasonal delights, all planted to invigorate and tantalise the senses
WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHS MARK BOLTON
First LIGHT
Right now the garden is cold and gloomy, but glimmers of hope are emerging. Hellebores and snowdrops poke through the wintry ground, while branches adorned with dangling catkins and pretty white blackthorn blossom offer a luminous backdrop. Soak up the inspiration the changing season brings and style your home in tribute to contrasts of light and dark
FEATURE WALL The moody hue of this chic wallpaper encapsulates the changing skies and is beautifully lit by soft lighting and jugs of snowdrops, catkins and blossom. Lovers’ Toile in Dark Brunswick Green, £95 per roll. littlegreene.com