Looking for a horticultural day out with a difference? Explore WT’s pick of glorious gardens, garden centres and nurseries, each offering something a little unique.

Garden Style

Run by garden designer and plantsman Tony Howard and interior designer Sebastian Haywood, Guestling’s Harborough Nurseries is a haven for covetable garden style. The nursery holds an extensive selection of hand-picked trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals alongside more unusual plants and vegetables, whilst the shop, styled by Sebastian, showcases unusual vintage items alongside pots, tools and garden accessories. 01424 814220 

The shop at Guestling's Harborough Nurseries

A wagon at Guestling's Harborough Nurseries

The shop at Guestling's Harborough Nurseries

A mother and child look at Prunus 'Pink Ballerina' blossom in spring at RHS Garden Wisley. RHS / Georgi Mabee

A mother and child look at Prunus 'Pink Ballerina' blossom in spring at RHS Garden Wisley. RHS / Georgi Mabee

Monet tulips at Merriments

Merriments is a must-visit for garden lovers

Lavender grown in Surrey

The Bravest Blooms

Banish the winter blues – cheer up pots and borders with some welcome early flowers with expert advice from Jo Arnell February is a short, sharp month – some years shorter (and sharper) than others – but the light is...

Just one pruning thing

Jo Arnell tackles the complexities of this often dreaded garden task Pruning can seem daunting – and sometimes like one of the dark arts – every plant seems to need a different approach at some other time of the year....

In the bleak midwinter

Jo Arnell explains how to brave the dark and chilly winter blues with a little help from your garden Winter can be hard for some of us and Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a real thing, linked to the lack...