Gardens on our journey

Hampton Court. I was just there, and the daffodils and crocuses were in already bloom. You could easily spend a half day enjoying the grounds and gardens. There was already activity underway to prepare the raised beds in the kitchen garden and trim the bushes in the rose garden.

Awhile back, I posted a general request for garden recommendations, and got the strongest possible recommendation for the Hidcote Manor Gardens in the Cotswolds (https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote).

In the Cotswolds, take a look at Hidcote - gorgeous. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote

Not far away is Snowshill Manor & Gardens. The house is an extraordinary treasure house, and the garden is lovely.

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/snowshill-manor-and-garden

Both are National Trust - which has a lot of properties with good house/garden combinations. If you're going to visit a number of them, an Overseas Visitor Pass might make sense. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/overseas-visitors

In London, the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew is THE big one. But also take a look at Chelsea Physic Garden. Here's a good link for London gardens: http://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/openspace/garden/london-gardens#ZUYd0O1g1MS17EvA.97

Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh of course

http://www.rbge.org.uk/

many thanks for the suggestions!!

Last summer my Master Gardner wife and a Master Gardner friend visited the Physic garden and quite enjoyed it.

If you spend a few hours at Hidcote, just a couple of hundred yards away is the private garden of Kiftsgate Court Gardens - the creation of three generations of women, world class in its own way. June will be the perfect time to see the famous Kiftsgate Rose.