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Storm Callum did it’s best to blow away the leaves, but from the West Coast of Scotland to the Home Counties reports are coming in of spectacular displays of autumn colour - so don’t delay, get out there and enjoy nature’s finale to 2018 before it’s too late. This is Benmore Gardens on the West Coast of Scotland www.gardenstovisit.net
Autumn berries on a Chinese rowan tree, shimmering in the sunshine on this wonderful day stolen from summer. www.gardenstovisit.net
This lovely display of autumn-flowering dahlias will probably last longer than the roof on the ancient greenhouse behind! www.gardenstovisit.net
It’s official, Autumn is here! The leaves on Japanese maples all over the U.K. are turning beautiful shades of red, gold and orange. To find the best places to enjoy autumn colour visit www.gardenstovisit.net
Ok, so here we go. The present sunny days and cooler nights means the most colourful season of them all has begun. Across the U.K. autumn leaf colours are beginning to appear. This was Batsford Arboretum this morning. Over the next six weeks millions of people will get out into the countryside and visit parks and gardens to marvel at nature’s final display of the year. It’s going to be a good one.....enjoy!To find the best places to visit to enjoy the autumn colours visit www.gardenstovisit.net
The current stormy weather will usher in the autumn season and once it goes through the forecast is for calm, warm and sunny days well into October. Perfect conditions to visit UK gardens full of autumnal leaf colours. To find out the very best gardens to visit, go to www.gardenstovisit.net
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Garden Holidays in Snowdonia
Autumn in the Gardens of Snowdonia and North Wales, 29th October - 2nd November 2018
A spectacular autumn tour of the beautiful gardens of Snowdonia and North Wales led by garden writer and broadcaster Tony Russell.
This is the time of year when the gardens are full of vibrant leaf colours from the many plants that thrive here, including Japanese maples, decidious azaleas, beeches and oaks. During the tour you will visit some of the finest gardens within the region. In each garden you will learn about the history, design and plant collections, as well as autumn colour at its best.
Gardens to be visited include, Nanhoron, Portmeirion, Plas Brondanw, Bodnant, Plas Cadnant, Aber Artro and Plas yn Rhiw. A tour of the gardens at Plas Tan y Bwlch will also be included.
Sir Clough Williams-Ellis
The architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, is probably best known for his creation of the 'Italianate' village of Portmeirion on the north-west coast of Wales. A fantasy landscape, visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year ...
Less well-known is Sir Clough's ancestral home and garden at Plas Brondanw. Here, long before he embarked on Portmeirion, Sir Clough created one of the finest 'Arts & Crafts' gardens in Britain.
Knightshayes - Devon
... Set apart from the house is ‘The Garden in the Wood’, created since 1950 by Sir John and Lady Amory, this remarkable 25 acre (10 hectare) garden comprised of meandering walks and glades, supports a fascinating collection of rare ornamental plants ranging from pulmonarias, omphalodes, hellebores and erythroniums, through geraniums, ferns and euphorbias, to tender rhododendrons, magnolias and camellias that you would normally associate with milder Cornish gardens further west.
It is particularly colourful in autumn with a fine collection of Japanese and American maples.
This garden is a must for anyone with a serious interest in plants.
Garden Themed Holidays
Tony Russell leads a number of garden-themed holidays, covering all parts of the world.
To find out more about a garden-themed holiday please click here
The Garden Holidays page features an article, originally published in the Telegraph.
This article gives an enjoyable account of a garden-themed holiday that Tony Russell led and is an excellent introduction to Garden Tours.
The Garden Holidays page also has a brief description and links to two companies that Tony Russell works with - Brightwater Holidays & Victoria Travel.
Discover Britain's Gardens
Discover Britain for Groups is published four times a year.
Photographic Library
Over the last ten years, Tony Russell has built up a digital photographic library of some 12,000 high quality publishable images relating to trees, shrubs, flowers, gardens and landscapes. Selections of Tony Russell's pictures have appeared in numerous articles and books.
These images are now available for others to use.
They may be of special value to Magazine Editors, Writers and Journalists in illustrating articles and magazine features.
The pictures are not available elsewhere - they are exclusive to Gardens to Visit.
To find out more details please go here.