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752Yeld Lane, Kelsall, Cheshire01829 751 592www.mountpleasantgardens.co.ukCW6 0TBOpen 3 Apr-29 Sep, Wed, Sat & Sun (plus Thu & Fri in Sep), 12 noon-5pm. Adults/OAPs £5, under-16s £1. Card not valid on event days – see website.parking,toilets,full-disabled,plants,refreshments

768Cromer Road, Beeston Regis, Sheringham, Norfolk01263 822 986www.priorymazegardens.co.ukNR26 8SFOpen 25 Mar-30 Sep, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults £5, OAPs £4.50, children (3-16) £2.50.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,dogs,public-transport

851Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshirewww.nortonpriory.orgWA7 1SXMuseum& woodland garden open all year, daily: 29 Mar-31 Oct, 10am-5pm (walled garden 12 noon-4pm) ; rest of year, 12 noon-4pm (walled garden closed). Adults £6.10, OAPs £5.40, children (5-15) £3.25. Single dis...

893North Connel, Oban, Argyll 01796 481355www.ardchattan.co.ukPA37 1RQOpen 25 Mar-31 Oct, daily, 9.30am-5.30pm. Adults/OAPs £3.50, under-17s free. Card not valid Jul-Aug or on charity days – phone or see website for details.parking,toilets,full-disabled,dogs,plants

661Great Dixter, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex01797 252 878www.greatdixter.co.ukTN31 6PHOpen 29 Mar-27 Oct, Tue- Sun & bank hols, 11am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £7.50, children (5-15) £4. Card valid: 1 Sep-27 Oct, plus 1-30 April 2014 only.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,pi...

728London Road, Brentford, Middlesex020 8560 0882www.syonpark.co.ukTW8 8JFOpen 11 Mar-27 Oct, daily, 10.30am-5pm (last entry 4pm). Adults £6, OAPs £4.50, children (5-16) £3. Card not valid on event days – see website for details. NB The gardens are closed 31 Aug-7 Sep.parking,toi...

807Saintfield, Co Down028 97 51 0131www.nationaltrust.org.uk/rowallane-gardenOpen all year, daily, 10am-6pm (until 8pm 1 May-31 Aug, 4pm 1 Nov-28 Feb). Adults/OAPs £5.70, children (5-15) £2.80.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,picnic,shop,dogs,public-transport

794Buckland Monachorum, Yelverton, Devon01822 854 769www.thegardenhouse.org.ukPL20 7LQOpen 1 Mar-31 Oct, daily, 10am-5pm. Adults/OAPs £7.30, children (5-16) £3.parking,toilets,part-disabled,plants,refreshments,food-drink,public-transport

've visited. It has sculpted meadows, native wildflowers (including Verbena bonariensis) and a plethora of fruit and nut trees, dominating the landscape. Except for the beautifully kept English rose garden and vegetable patch, the garden is almost entirely

Sometimes the best things are the subtle or quiet things. A little rustle of wind through a tree, the distant knock-knocking of a thrush beating seven bells out of a snail or, in this case, a modest wildflower lurking among the rough grass beside a ditch.I always smile when I see...