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Kia ora from New Zealand

Kia ora from New Zealand

New Zealand’s gardens are amongst the best anywhere on earth. Ross Tour leader, Paula Benneian shares tales from her recent visit to the South Island.

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Dutch Baroque Beauty

Dutch Baroque Beauty

Experience one of Netherland’s most captivating palatial grounds, Het Loo, the former retreat of William of Orange during the Dutch Golden Age.

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Dreamy English Gardens

Dreamy English Gardens

Sandra takes us on a gentle journey through the counties of Sussex, Surrey, Kent and Hampshire.

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Love On The Lake

Love On The Lake

Glamour and romance are the twin themes of a stay in Stresa. Robin Powell took a room with a view and was enchanted. Read More
On The Edge of The World

On The Edge of The World

Situated against the rugged and dramatic backdrop of the Banks Peninsula in New Zealand, Fishermans Bay Garden is a garden like no other. Sandra talks to owner, Jill Simpson to uncover her inspirations for this extraordinary landscape.

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The Art of Gardening: Chanticleer, Pennsylvania

The Art of Gardening: Chanticleer, Pennsylvania

Hailed as the most romantic, imaginative and exciting public garden in America, Chanticleer is a study of texture and form, where foliage trumps flower, where the gardeners lead the design, and where even the drinking fountains are sculptural. It is a garden of pleasure and learning. Read More
Britain's got talent!

Britain's got talent!

Immerse yourself in the floral extravaganza of springtime in the UK. Horticulturist and Ross Tour leader, Colin Barlow takes us for an armchair stroll through one of his favourite destinations.

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Frensham - A relaxed Country Garden

Frensham - A relaxed Country Garden

Located on the outskirts of Christchurch, ‘Frensham’ is considered one of New Zealand's finest gardens.

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Japanese Garden Design Ideas

Japanese Garden Design Ideas

Japanese garden design offers some great ideas to gardeners. With a bit of imagination we can incorporate aspects and approaches that enhance our gardens without turning them Japanese

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Five of the best: wisteria gardens

Five of the best: wisteria gardens

Here’s our pick of the best places in the world to be thrilled by the fragrance, form and sheer delight of wisteria.

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Japan in Autumn: Burnished Glory

Japan in Autumn: Burnished Glory

Gardens glow with autumn colour; calm, gentle and serene. Skies are clear, days are sunny, and nights are crisp causing leaf colour to change in the most dramatic way. Exhilarating displays of chrysanthemums adorn many temple gardens.

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Winterwood: One Man's Wonderland

Winterwood: One Man's Wonderland

Bushfire, snow, and wild weather hasn’t deterred this plantsman from creating a botanical masterpiece.

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Tasmania

Tasmania

Tasmania has more than its fair share of fine gardens. Libby Cameron takes us for an armchair ride.

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Connoisseur's Delight

Connoisseur's Delight

Despite its name, Windyridge sits comfortably in its terraced slope in the pretty historic village of Mount Wilson, just two hours from Sydney. With peonies, rhododendrons, waratahs, a dramatic waterfall and lake, it’s a showcase of magnificent cool climate plants.

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Chantecler

Chantecler

Surrounded by dramatic snow-covered mountains and nestled into a sheltered Wakatipu Basin in Central Otago, near Queenstown in southern New Zealand, you’ll find Mike Henry’s garden, Chantecler.

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La vie en rose

La vie en rose

Delight in the magic of Walter and Kay Duncan’s dreamy landscape, The Heritage Garden, in Clare Valley, South Australia.

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Festival of Flowers

Festival of Flowers

After 40 glorious spring ‘Cherry Blossom’ and autumn tours to Japan, I realised there was so much more than this ephermal favourite. Wisteria, iris, azalea, and peony are all celebrated with bespoke festivals.

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Historic Gem

Historic Gem

Anlaby Station, the oldest sheep station in South Australia, 85km north of Adelaide, is being given a well-deserved new lease on life.

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Meet: Phillip Johnson

Meet: Phillip Johnson

The first and only Australian to win both a Gold Medal and Best in Show at the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show. And best of all, his 2013 award-winning garden is finally coming home. 

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Out of this World

Out of this World

They say all good things must come to an end. Oh but, what an end it is. It’s the final installment of Michael McCoy’s four-part travel series; he’s saved the best for last.

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​Postcards from the Garden World

​Postcards from the Garden World

Views, reports, and travel tips from the world of Ross Garden Tours

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7 great ideas from Holland's Floriade

7 great ideas from Holland's Floriade

Once a decade the horticultural industry of Holland celebrates with a grand expo called Floriade. Each massive event is held in a different place and in 2012 it was carved out of a forest near Venlo, close to the Dutch border with Germany. Ideas? Well it had a few!

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A Taste of Japan

A Taste of Japan

The cherry blossom is divine, but don't miss these other quintessential Japanese experiences, advises Robin Powell.

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Amazon Lily, Victoria amazonica

Amazon Lily, Victoria amazonica

A virtual tour to the places where the Amazon lily blooms reveals some incredible stories. 

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s botanical garden was a 17th century source of healing herbs and fascinating new food flavours. Robin Powell takes the long way there.

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Art in the Garden

Art in the Garden

Even the driveway is part of the art in Scotland’s inspiring private sculpture park, Jupiter Artland.

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Arylies

Arylies

Over a lifetime Bev McConnell has created one of the world’s great gardens – and it’s just outside Auckland.

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Australia's Best Rose Gardens

Australia's Best Rose Gardens

Need to know where to find the best rose gardens in Australia? We've done the hard yards for you, and here they are.

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Barcelona

Barcelona

Rooms without corners, ceilings slung with rose garlands, legends played out on windowsills – more than a century later Barcelona’s modernist architects are still a thrill, says Robin Powell.

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Boab Tree

Boab Tree

A mature boab tree is a majestic sight. Though it doesn't grow exceptionally tall, just up to 15 metres, the trees appear huge because of their swollen trunks. These can reach 20 metres in diameter.

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Bronte House

Bronte House

Bronte House does not open to the public often. So when the opportunity arises gardeners line up to catch a glimpse of this Sydney treasure. Catch Sandra Ross there at the Spring Open Day, September 18 2016. Carla Petit has been looking after the garden for four years, continuing a tradition of highly skilled gardeners who have cared for this histric house and garden. Here she tell us what's happening.

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Brussels

Brussels

Every two years Brussels lays out a dazzling tapestry of flowers in the Grand Place. Seeing it is just one of our list of top things to do in Brussels.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Graham and Sandra were thrilled by the vibrancy and colour of Buenos Aires, where they have been researching a new tour itinerary. Graham shares some of their discoveries.

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Chelsea 2015

Chelsea 2015

After her first trip to the Chelsea Flower Show Robin Powell gave us her impressions. It was a show that reminded us of the beauty of nature barely gardened, and of gardens tended intensively.

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Chelsea magic

Chelsea magic

Chelsea is a magical garden world as full of dreams and emotion as it of of sheer hard work and skill. We took three groups on Opening Day this year and asked the tour leaders to tell us what moved them most.

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Chelsea: Graham Ross' Survival Tips

Chelsea: Graham Ross' Survival Tips

Tips to survive a day at Chelsea.

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Cloudehill

Cloudehill

Jeremy Francis tells the story of his magnificent garden in ‘Cloudehill: A year in the garden’. In this extract he describes how a garden inspired by the golden days of Edwardian Arts and Crafts Design began to take shape in the rich moist soils of the Dandenong Ranges.

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Cuttings from the Garden World

Cuttings from the Garden World

Here's what's happening  in the garden world this winter.

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Drummond

Drummond

Drummond Castle’s formal gardens, based on the flag of Scotland and the family’s own standard, are justly famous and surprisingly fun.

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Five of the Best: Oudolf gardens

Five of the Best: Oudolf gardens

Piet Oudolf has changed the way we think about gardens. His planting designs of perennials and grasses are romantic, exciting, enriching and inspiring. These are some of our favourites.


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