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862Scampston Hall, Nr Malton, North Yorkshire01944 759 111www.scampston.co.ukYO17 8NGOpen 29 Mar-27 Oct, Tue-Sun & bank hol Mon, 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £8, children (5-16) £4. Card not valid on Jun 9 and other event days or charity days – phone or see website for details.parking,t...

907Castle Kennedy, Stanraer, Dumfries & Galloway01581 400 225www.castlekennedygardens.co.ukDG9 8SJOpen 1 Feb-31 Mar, Sat-Sun, then 1 Apr-31 Oct, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults £5, OAPs £3.50, children (3-16) £1.50.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,dogs,public...

873Winchcombe, Gloucestershire01242 602 308www.sudeleycastle.co.ukGL54 5JDOpen 17 Mar-3 Nov, daily, 10.30am-5pm. Adults £12, OAPs £11, children (5-15) £6.50. Single discount with card: 20%. Card valid for whole property but not valid on charity days – phone or see website for det...

888Church Street, Cannington, Nr Bridgwater, Somerset01278 655 042www.canningtonwalledgardens.co.ukTA5 2HAOpen all year, daily, 10am-5pm (winter Mon-Fri only, until 4pm). Adults £3.50, OAPs £2.50, under-18s free. Single discount with card: 10%.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants...

834School Lane, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh,Gloucestershire01386 700 457www.milldenegarden.co.ukGL56 9HUOpen Apr, May, Jun & Sep, Wed-Fri, 10am-5pm & Sat 9.30am-2pm; all bank hols 2pm-5pm & selected dates in Jul & Aug - see website. Adults £5.50, OAPs £5, under-15s £3. Single disc...

In the latest issue of Gardeners' World magazine, I go head-to-head with James Alexander-Sinclair by suggesting that gardeners are doing more harm than good by too much autumn tidying. I just know that all this anti-gardening talk is going to get me

This weekend is the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch, the world's largest bird survey. In last year's Birdwatch, over 400,000 people sat for an hour and noted which species visited their gardens; six million birds were counted. The Big Garden Birdwatch

I've just enjoyed a relaxing hour, cup of tea in one hand, binoculars in the other, gazing out of the window at my garden. Yes, some plants are showing signs of growth, there's still bloom on my winter-flowering viburnum, and the squirrels are still

Well, here I sit in the backstage area of the main theatre at BBC Gardeners' World Live, taking a tiny break between shows. There's a real buzz in the air. Earlier we recorded the first of several mini Gardeners' Question Time programmes. It

The other day there was a tweet* from Gardeners' World regarding a post I wrote on this blog a couple of years ago, about my top five trees for small gardens.While I still stick with those five I thought I might try and add a further five just