This is an inspirational review of twenty-seven important new and redesigned English country gardens, ranging geographically from the North Pennines to Somerset, from East Anglia to Kent. Houses and gardens featured include Forde Abbey, Arundel Castle, Thenford Arboretum, Parham House, Hadspen (The Newt) and Hauser & Wirth. Landscape designers include Patrice Taravella, Emma Keswick, Anthony Paul, Julian and Isabel Bannerman and Julianne Fernandez, all of whom have a broad range of design and planting styles, from contemporary to classical.