A late-April walk through Isabella Plantation at azalea peak, with the history of Richmond Park's woodland garden and practical notes for visiting.

Burford's golden high street, a pulled pork bun from W J Castle, the Downton farm at Cogges, and a picnic by Ducklington Lake: an easy Cotswolds day out of London in spring, with the parking sorted.

The London woods and gardens where bluebells carpet the ground each spring, when to go, and how to walk among them without harming them.

Chelsea’s venerated free-to-attend annual floral art show returns. As we bid spring farewell, let’s welcome summer by visiting London’s largest public festival of flowers. For five days only, the world-class alternative flowery celebration will elevate the streets of Chelsea with awe-inspiring displays made of plants. Chelsea’s best restaurants, retailers, and hotels will adorn their already-chic facades with ingenious designs to compete for the sought-after awards. What’s th

A freezing February morning among the snowdrops of Hyde Park and the Serpentine, plus where else to find London's first flowers of the year.

Two Aprils of tulips at Hampton Court Palace, with festival dates, ticket prices and the Dutch royal history behind the display.

The London streets, parks and churchyards where I found magnolias in bloom, and when to catch them before the petals drop.

If you often fantasize about a purple field of - let's say - crocus bulbs, then The Ham House Gardens in Richmond Upon Thames near London is the place to be every spring from now on. The National Trust has planted 120,000 Ruby Giant Crocuses and every year in February-March, Londoners can admire these spectacular purple carpets in full bloom. Ham House History in a Nutshell Known as one of the grandest Stuart houses in England, Ham House was originally built in 1610 on the ru

Every year I forget how sudden it is. One week the city is doing its usual grey, wet, six-o'clock-and-already-dark routine, and the next there are magnolias going off like fireworks on residential streets and someone's sitting outside a pub in a t-shirt looking mildly surprised at themselves. London doesn't ease into spring. It sort of flinches into it. I took this set of photos over a few weeks of just going where the light looked good, which in practice meant checking the w