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World's most impressive hotel gardens
  • Like all historical villas on Lake Como, Grand Hotel Tremezzo is immersed in a beautiful century-old garden, a blaze of flowers and plants that give a sensation of harmony and tranquillity throughout the seasons. The 20,000 square-metre park is home to rare ancient magnolias, an abundance of palms and clouds of azaleas, tulips and geraniums. The garden features the Piscina dei Fiori, a clay tennis court and the Panoramic Trail, perfect for early morning jogging or just a gentle stroll to fill the lungs with fresh air among the splendid scenery. There are also several pieces of contemporary sculpture placed discreetly among the vegetation.

  • Situated above the perfectly-preserved Victorian seaside town of Llandudno, Bodysgallen Hall and Spa’s spectacular gardens featured on the BBC TV programme Glorious Gardens from Above. The many delights of the award-winning gardens include enchanting follies, a walled garden, herb parterre and a rockery. Head Gardener Robert Owen and his team host garden tours during the summer and autumn months. There is also a formal rose garden and numerous well-established, interesting trees and shrubs such as mulberry and medlar. Guests can enjoy walks through the parklands and woodlands, up to a gothic tower and an obelisk.
  • La Mamounia is surrounded by 700-year-old olive trees in an 18th century garden that Sultan Mohammed III gave to his son, Prince Moulay Mamoun, as a wedding gift. The royal gardens make up 20 acres of lush grounds and were once described by Winston Churchill as "the most lovely spot in the whole world". The beautiful gardens inspire the culinary treats within the hotel’s restaurants. They also protect the beautiful outdoor swimming pool and guests can indulge in the exotic surroundings with a cup of fresh mint tea or one of the hotel’s decadent ice creams while being hypnotised by the magical birdsong.

  • The outdoor flowers and plants at Aspen's The Little Nell are inspired by the beautiful gardens in Dorset and south-west England. The hotel has a hillside garden, a clipping garden for fresh cut flowers and an edible herb garden for the fine dining restaurant Element 47. This garden provides herbs and edible flowers such as nasturtium, pansy, marigold and viola. The herbs are blended in the overall composition using chives, basil, oregano, sage and thyme. Because of the edible garden being near the Element 47 kitchen, the staff are able to pick fresh herbs and flowers on a daily basis.

  • Set among a lush expanse of Asian-style tropical gardens featuring over 160 different botanical species and rambling water features, The Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai Spa is a unique concept that combines contemporary luxury with the opulence of Indian and Thai palaces gone by - transporting guests into another world where Asia meets the Mediterranean. The area surrounding the hotel enjoys a year-round microclimate, guaranteeing stable, warm temperatures throughout the year. A collection of rare trees includes a 200-year-old Pinus Pentafila, Jupiter Tree and Elephant Foot.
  • The gardens are an integral part of Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, supplying the hotel restaurant with ingredients for eight months of the year. The kitchen garden is a magnificent two-acre vegetable and herb garden that produces over 90 types of vegetables and 70 herbs. The Malaysian Garden has herbs and spices, including ginger, lemongrass and turmeric, growing together with vegetables and pulses, such as pak choi and soya beans, and the Japanese tea garden provides a wonderful contrast to the kitchen garden, offering tranquillity, beauty and simplicity.
  • The garden at Rocco Forte Hotels' Hotel de Russie is not your average hotel garden. The Secret Garden is home to restaurant Le Jardin de Russie, which blends perfectly with its lush surroundings. The restaurant is one of the finest in Rome, offering classic Italian cuisine created by celebrity Chef Fulvio Pierangelini. The garden itself was designed in the early 19th century by the great architect Giuseppe Valadier, who redeveloped the neighbouring Piazza del Popolo. The Secret Garden has 2,800 square metres of terraced gardens, full of palm trees, yews and white climbing roses.
  • Budock Vean is a country house hotel set in its own 65 acres of organically-managed, sub-tropical gardens and fairways running down to a private beach on Cornwall’s Helford River. In spring, the gardens and golf course are a seasonal blaze of camellias, rhododendrons, azaleas and magnolias, while the peaceful valley walk under ancient oak trees has a series of ponds and lakes running to the river, surrounded by tree ferns, giant rhubarb and echium. Because the team of gardeners work along organic lines with no artificial fertilisers or pesticides, a wealth of wildlife takes up annual residence in the nesting boxes and sharp eyes can spot Pipistrelle bats, tawny owls, eels in the lakes and even otters in the holt.
  • A tropical paradise in Alajuela, Hotel Xandari is nestled in a 40-acre coffee plantation overlooking the Central Valley and attractive botanical gardens. When the land was originally purchased in 1989 it was almost entirely dedicated to growing coffee. Gradually the coffee was replaced with trees and tropical plants to return the land to its original state and now the gardens have become botanical, delightful, varied and educational (still with enough coffee for breakfast!). The gardens and coffee plantation lead down to a stream with five waterfalls and there is an Orchid House with a variety of tropical orchids (even a hybrid orchid named Xandari Ballestero) and a medicinal plants tour with the head gardener.
  • Nestled in the heart of the Cotswolds, Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa’s 12 acres of gorgeous gardens were created by garden designer Elizabeth Richardson, who used the Manor’s original 1920s plans to recreate an English country house garden, complete with beautifully manicured lawns. The gardens are divided into 26 distinct areas or ‘garden rooms’, each one leading to another and providing guests with a series of quiet areas to take in the peaceful Wiltshire countryside. There is a herbaceous garden, an enclosed rose garden with a fountain and gazebo, a loggia garden with a sculpture by Simon Allison and a kitchen terrace with fragrant herbs and vegetables used in the hotel’s kitchens.
  • Kurumba Maldives is home to a stunning Orchid Garden and acres of beautiful tropical gardens. The Orchid Garden emphasises a venue of solitude and is a place of peaceful serenity. The Orchid Nursery is completely natural, using coir rope and bamboo, while a pond with a waterfall is a centre piece of the garden. The relaxing garden is the setting for a range of experiences, from romantic dinners to a private yoga session or simply a tranquil stroll. The rest of Kurumba Maldives is largely covered in lush landscaped gardens, ideal for enjoying a serene wander through the variety of tropical plants, shaded by groves of tall palm trees and bright flowers.

  • This charming 18th century house is set in 99 beautiful acres in Provence. The beautiful French gardens at Domaine de la Baume, include olive groves where house oil is produced, a chapel, oak truffle trees, a rose garden, an orangery and an outdoor spa overlooking stunning waterfalls. Guests at the hotel can fully relax in the sublime grounds, listening to the sounds of nature and looking out at the dreamy views of the Provençal surroundings. You can also enjoy a gentle tour on horse-back, foot or mountain bike in the enclosed fields to really be at one with nature.

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