Hedingham Castle, Bailey Street, Castle Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3DJ
Walk around the C18 formal parkland landscape, with stunning mature lime trees, a huge sweet chestnut tree, all surrounding the lake, with dovecote...

Writtle College, Writtle, Essex, CM1 3RR
15 acres; informal lawns with naturalised bulbs and wild flowers.Large tree collection, mixed shrubs, herbaceous borders. Landscaped gardens design...

The Old Rectory, Church Road, Boreham, Essex, CM3 3EP
2½-acre garden surrounding C15 house (not open). Ponds, stream, with bridges and primulas, small meadow and wood with interesting trees and shrubs,...

102 Barnstaple Road, Thorpe Bay, Essex, SS1 3PW
An ordinary façade belies a plantaholic’s secret garden with appeal for everyone. A veritable paradise with woodland, herbaceous mixed borders, dry...

Peacocks, Roman Road, Margaretting, Essex, CM4 9HY
5-acre natural garden with many mature native and specimen trees. Period greenhouse, melon house and potting shed. Formal walled gardens (one under...

Woodpeckers, Mangapp Chase, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8QQ
Hedges divide and add structure to exuberant planting in this 1½-acre country garden. Spring brings blossom in the orchard, wild flowers and drifts...

Feeringbury Manor, Coggeshall Road, Feering, Colchester, Essex, CO5 9RB
270 metres lengths of flower-bed ensures that there is always plenty to see in this 10 acre garden. Early tulips lead on to a huge number of herbac...

Chippins, Heath Road, Bradfield, Essex, CO11 2UZ
Artists garden and plantaholics paradise packed with interest. Springtime heralds irises, hostas and alliums. Stream, wildlife pond brimming with b...

Barnards Farm, Brentwood Road, West Horndon, Brentwood, Essex, CM13 3LX
17 hectare, year round interest garden and woodland. Unfenced ponds.Japanese and vegetable gardens, sculpture and woodland walks. Railway. National...

8 Dene Court, Chignall Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2JQ
Beautifully maintained and designed compact garden (250sq yards). Circular lawn, long pergola and walls festooned with roses and climbers. Owner is...

Rookwoods, Yeldham Road, Sible Hedingham, Essex, CO9 3QG
Tranquil garden with mature and young trees and shrubs. Simple herbaceous borders with columns of tumbling roses. Pleached hornbeam leading to wil...

Shrubs Farm, Lamarsh, Bures, Essex, CO8 5EA
2 acres with shrub borders, lawns, roses and trees. 50 acres parkland and meadow with wild flower paths and woodland trails. Over 60 species of oak...

Snares Hill Cottage, Duck End, Stebbing, Essex, CM6 3RY
'A quintessential English Garden' - Gardeners World. Our quirky 1½ acre garden has surprises round every corner and many interesting sculptures. A ...

One Brook Hall Cottages, Steeple Road, Latchingdon, Essex, CM3 6LB
Uniquely designed terraced garden on three levels planted with a wide range of perennials in a naturalistic style to encourage wildlife. The garden...

Woolards Ash, Hatfield Broad Oak, Essex, CM22 7JY
Peacocks, guinea fowl and bantams roam this beautiful 3-acre garden, divided into 5 areas by beech and yew hedges, all set in a pastoral landscape....

56 Forest Drive, Theydon Bois, Essex, CM16 7EZ
Elegant, tranquil garden [60ft x 80ft] set on sloping site developed by owners since 1996. Immaculately maintained borders feature specimen trees a...

Olivers, Olivers Lane, Colchester, Essex, CO2 0HJ
Four acres of peaceful south-sloping garden. Yew backed borders and beds have dense to overflowing plantings for all seasons. Teas on the terrace o...

69 Rundells, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7HD
As featured on AlanTichmarsh's latest gardening programme 'Love Your Garden' (entitled the 'Secret Garden') 69 Rundells is a vibrant, colourful, sm...

Trevanne, 26 Canterbury Road, Holland-on-Sea, Essex, CO15 5QJ
Delightful seaside garden beautifully designed by the owners for year round interest. Described as inspirational. Superb pergola with tranquil octa...

St Helens, High Street, Stebbing, Essex, CM6 3SE
A garden of contrasts due to moist and dry conditions, laid out on a gentle Essex slope from a former willow plantation. These contours give rise t...

352 Coggeshall Road, Braintree, Essex, CM7 9EH
Sau Lin arrived from Hong Kong to become enthralled with English gardening. 'My little heaven', she says of her garden which has themed areas, pere...

Writtle College, Writtle, Essex, CM1 3RR
15 acres; informal lawns with naturalised bulbs and wild flowers.Large tree collection, mixed shrubs, herbaceous borders. Landscaped gardens design...

Moverons, Brightlingsea, Essex, CO7 0SB
Beautiful, peaceful country garden with stunning estuary views. Redeveloped tennis court with raised beds and reflection pool. Courtyard garden, dr...

Byndes Cottage, Pebmarsh, nr Halstead, Essex, CO9 2LZ
Seven acre garden planted and maintained by enthusiastic owners who enjoy giving a conducted tour to groups. Extensive mix of borders, trees and sh...

Saling Hall, Great Saling, Braintree, Essex, CM7 5DT
Plantsman's country garden of 12 acres, internationally famous for its collections of rare trees and shrubs in a sylvan landscape, chronicled over ...

Fairwinds, Chapel Lane, Chigwell Row, Essex, IG7 6JJ
Country garden in the suburbs (200ft x 40ft). Approach by private rd to gravelled front garden. Side entrance leads to open area with large mixed b...

Miraflores, 5 Rowan Way, Witham, Essex, CM8 2LJ
An award winning medium sized garden described by one visitor as a ‘little bit of heaven’. A blaze of colour with roses and wisteria. Triple founta...

Canonteign, 47a Hill Lane, Hawkwell, Essex, SS5 4HW
Divided into a series of rooms, this town garden’s delights unfold as you wander through. From a courtyard, with vertically striking planting, thro...

Reprise, 5 Mornington Crescent, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2HW
A 250 sq-metre garden, created over 4yrs. Patio with flower-filled containers gives garden views. The gravel path winds through colourful perennial...

Tudor Roost, 18 Frere Way, Fingringhoe, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7BP
An unexpected hidden colourful ¼-acre garden. Well manicured grassy paths wind round island beds and ponds. Densely planted subtropical area with a...

Barnardiston House, 35 Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex, CM8 2DE
This medium sized town garden boasts a magnificent specimen magnolia. Created over last 15yrs, the garden has two lawns, deep borders, raised beds ...

Hannams Hall, Thorpe Road, Tendring, Essex, CO16 9AR
C17 house (not open) set in 6 acres of formal and informal gardens and grounds with extensive views over open countryside. Herbaceous borders and s...

South Shoebury Hall, Church Road, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9DN
Delightful, 1-acre established walled garden surrounding Grade 2 listed house (not open) and bee house. New agapanthus and hydrangea beds. April is...

Court View, 276 Manchester Drive, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, SS9 3ES
A traditional front garden with flowering shrubs and perennials contrasts with exhuberant planting to the rear. Inspited by Great Dixter bold, exot...

The Old Rectory, Church Road, Boreham, Essex, CM3 3EP
2½-acre garden surrounding C15 house (not open). Ponds, stream, with bridges and primulas, small meadow and wood with interesting trees and shrubs,...

Ulting Wick, Crouchmans Farm Road, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6QX
Listed black barns provide backdrop for colourful, exuberant and dramatic planting in 8 acres. Thousand of tulips, herbaceous borders, pond, mature...

4 Millbridge Road, Witham, Essex, CM8 1HB
Inspirational town garden 129ft x 29ft. Designed into themed areas, to maximise space. Wander through Mediterranean style, British theme, then an O...

45 Waterhouse Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2TE
A big surprise behind a busy road! Plantsman's town garden with artistic and creative ideas. Subtropical seating area with architectural and exotic...

West End Cottage, Drury Lane, Ridgewell, nr Halstead, Essex, CO9 4SL
Pretty thatched cottage (not open) quintessential front garden. Go through the five bar gate and the shade garden to a plantaholics paradise. Appro...

Julie's Garden, 163 Whitmore Avenue, Stifford Clays, Grays, Essex, RM16 2HT
Now for something different. Quirky, unusual small garden (100ft x 30ft) where art and plants combine to bring colour, life and interest. A persona...

Porters Farm, Hollow Road, Kelvedon, Essex, CO5 9DD
C16 house (not open) and barns surrounded by 3-acre garden developed since 1995 using 300yr old pond, old orchard and some existing walls, now fest...

Hobbans Farm, Stoney Lane, Bobbingworth, Ongar, Essex, CM5 0LZ
From the beautiful blossoms of May to the riots of roses in June and July, and the glowing colours of September, there is much to see and surprise ...

37 Turpins Lane, Chigwell, Essex, IG8 8AZ
An unexpected hidden, magical, small partly-walled garden showing how much can be achieved in a small space. An oasis of calm with densely planted ...

Orchard Cottage, 219 Hockley Road, Rayleigh, Essex, SS6 8BH
Award-winning garden of ¾ acre. Lawns shrinking as borders expand! Central bed in the front is a mass of colour. May's feature will be 100s of aqu...

24 Attwoods Close, Galleywood, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8QJ
A small ‘Jungle’ garden, packed with colour and mixed foliage. See the rare ‘Man tree’ and walk under the Indian Bean tree. A photographers dream. ...

McPherlynns Dream, 39 Palmers Avenue, Grays, Essex, RM17 5TX
A side walkway leads to the courtyard, with split levels featuring a sunken pond, mixed border and over 100 pots of hostas, ferns and topiary. An a...

60 Mill Lane, Tye Green, Cressing, Essex, CM77 8HW
A hidden little gem. Plantaholic’s paradise packed with interesting flowers and ferns. Very colourful garden with hostas, penstemons, fuchsias and ...

Wood View, 24 Chapel Road, Great Totham, nr Maldon, Essex, CM9 8DA
Contemporary plantsmans garden containing unusual species. Pergolas and terraces create seating areas in this haven for wildlife. In spring, bulbs ...

Wickets, Langley Upper Green, Essex, CB11 4RY
Romantic country garden with wide, informal mixed borders featuring camassia, shrub roses and alliums. Landscaped meadow with fine pastoral views f...