The White Garden at Sissinghurst Castle was constructed to Vita Sackville-West's design. (Image credit: Alamy)The list-topping British gardens include Sissinghurst Castle Garden — the Kentish idyll into which author Vita Sackville-West and her husband, diplomat Harold Nicolson, moved in 1930. Great Dixter Gardens are Grade I-Listed by the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens. (Image credit: Alamy)The Great Dixter House and Gardens in Northiam — the longtime home of horticulturalist and garden writer, Christopher Lloyd — is also praised. Bramdean House, Alresford(Image credit: Andrew Lawson for Country Life/Future)Bramdean House in Hampshire was built around 1740 and its gardens are plentiful.

Source: The Times July 15, 2025 11:54 UTC