Celebrities show us their gardens

Julian Clary's garden

The comedian and novelist Julian Clary lives a bucolic existence with ducks and delphiniums in his garden in Nol Cowards 15th-century manor house in Kent.

Gillian Ayres' garden

Starting with a blank canvas, artist Gillian Ayres has conjured an exotic landscape in her garden.

Jilly Cooper's garden

A garden of fragrant flowers with some rampant corners makes a fitting retreat for novelist Jilly Cooper.

Bill Amberg's garden

Leather designer Bill Amberg was undaunted by the size of the task presented by his country retreat.

John Humphrys' garden

Broadcaster John Humphrys has transformed an overgrown London plot into a verdant oasis.

Nicky Haslam's garden

Connections with history and people pervade the planting at designer Nicky Haslams Hampshire house.

Prue Leith's garden

The grande dame of British cookery Prue Leith combines traditional borders with dashes of bold flavour in the Cotswolds.

John Makepeace's garden

Furniture designer John Makepeaces Dorset garden is one of sweeping curves and lofty grasses.

Prunella Scales' garden

Dead-heading roses keeps actress Prunella Scales busy in her otherwise low-maintenance garden.

Nicole Farhi's garden

Flowers dominate fashion designer Nicole Farhi's latest clothing collection but not her garden, which is a peaceful expanse of shades of green.

Clive Anderson's garden

In his north London garden, writer and presenter Clive Anderson has indulged his passion for trees, from corkscrew willow to quince.

Goldie's garden

Musician and DJ Goldie has put in a Zen garden, but he chills out most in his vegetable patch.

Sophie Conran's garden

Food writer and homeware designer Sophie Conrans battle against wildlife and weeds brings its rewards.

Tricia Guild's garden

The Designers Guild founder Tricia Guilds garden is an artfully planned, vibrantly decorated room.

William Trevor's garden

Irish novelist William Trevor was thinking of selling his Devon home but couldnt bear to leave the garden he has spent 30 years creating.

Kirsty Wark's garden

Stones from the quay where her emigrant forebears embarked for New York form the patio in broadcaster Kirsty Warks Glasgow sanctuary.

Colin Thubron's garden

In his west London garden, travel writer Colin Thubron finds himself transported back to his childhood.

Susan Hampshire's garden

How the Garden for Fleur created for the actress Susan Hampshire nearly 50 years ago started an obsession.

Candida Lycett Green's garden

The writer Candida Lycett Green has created an elegant Oxfordshire garden with touches of humour.

Savannah Miller's garden

Starting from scratch, fashion designer Savannah Miller has tailored her Gloucestershire garden to her own requirements child-friendly, organic and edible.

Cozmo Jenks' garden

A garden planted in grief has provided comfort and healing for milliner Cozmo Jenks.


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