The English Garden

Wonders of the West

There are gardens featured in these pages that we would love to visit – but not all open to the public or, if they do, it’s perhaps only for a day or two. Or they go on lists of ‘gardens to visit one day’, but arranging those visits never quite happens. Until now, for with Sisley Garden Tours, we’re excited to bring The English Garden to life with ‘Wonders of the West’, an exclusive four-day holiday in Somerset and Dorset in June next year.

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