Gardens of Dorset - Available Early 2010

The Victorian walled garden at Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens

Summer colour at Western Avenue, Branksome Park

The Italian Garden at Compton Acres

A light sprinkling of snow in the Japanese garden at Compton Acres

Continental colour at La casita del flores - The little house of flowers

The Lady Garden at Chideock Manor

A feature of the Chine Garden at Westbourne

The Secret Garden in Mediterranean style at Corscombe House

Spring Colour at Forde Abbey

A true Dorset Cottage Garden

A country garden scene

A magnificent display of Dahlias at Hilltop

The colourful and intriguing garden at Knitson Old Farmhouse in the Purbecks

Early morning light embraces the speciality grasses at the award winning Knoll Gardens

A step back in time through arches and roses in the delightful garden at Manor Farm

Reflections at one of Dorset's finest and most historic gardens - Mapperton

The magnificent view which welcomes visitors on arrival at Minterne Gardens

Eleonore's Bridge at Minterne Gardens in early spring

Streamside walk at Minterne Gardens

Colourful summer terraces in the garden of the Mill House at Netherbury

An extraordinary variety of plants and grasses at Roslin Rd South in Bournemouth

The cottage garden at Shute Farm on the Dorset/Wiltshire border

The central rose garden at Watendlath, Bere Regis

The rose covered entrance to Broomhill's cottage garden at Rampisham

The rustic entrance to the fern garden at Chideock Manor

The cool borders in the garden at Corscombe House

Gardens of Dorset

My book 'The Gardens of Dorset' was published by Frances Lincoln in April 2010.

Here is a selection of just some of those gardens featured in the book. They range from the intimate to the grand with sub-tropical gardens to ancestral manor homes and smaller private gardens supporting the National Gardens Scheme (NGS).

The book was written in close consultation with the owners and details the history, design, development and planting and each garden's relationship with the surrounding landscape.



All photographs are Copyright © Roger Lane