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Gardens and parks in London
Gardens and parks in winter offer a unique kind of beauty with the sculptural outline of trees and a low-lying sun casting a golden light across the landscape. At Ham House and Garden, the cone shaped topiary and clipped lavender in the Cherry Garden looks magical with a dusting of frost. The winter garden at Osterley is a real highlight with plants and shrubs chosen for their colour at this time of year. Morning mists hang over the River Wandle at Morden Hall Park and the wetlands are filled with visiting birdlife including Litte Snipe and Egret.
Winter gardens
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The Winter Garden at Osterley Park & House
The Winter Garden at Osterley Park and House is not to be missed. Seasonal trees, shrubs, herbaceous perennials and bulbs have all been carefully chosen for the colour and interest bring in the colder months. There’s plenty to see on a walk about the gardens with snowdrops scattered all around and Clematis urophylla ‘winter beauty’ and Iris reticulata ‘George’ adding to the beautiful display.
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The garden at Ham House
The Cherry Garden with its cone-shaped topiary and clipped lavender looks breathtakingly beautiful with a dusting of frost, creating that picture-perfect winter moment to remember. Discover snowdrops and hellebore scattered amongst the criss-cross of paths and wooden summer houses in the maze-like Wilderness.
Winter gardens and parks in and around London
There’s something so uplifting about being outside in winter and the sight of delicate white snowdrops, heralding the end of winter, bright yellow aconites and the heady smell of daphne, are all sure to brighten even the coldest of days. Gardens and parks across London are not dormant in winter, merely resting, preparing for a burst of energy in spring. There’s still plenty to see and winter wildlife to spot.
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The garden at Ham House
Winter is the ideal time to enjoy the structure and form in the garden, seen at its most distinct in the colder months. Take in frost-dusted topiary in the Cherry Garden as winter reveals different views and textures. Discover snowdrops and hellebore in the Wilderness and take a moment to soak up the sights and sounds of nature all around you.
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The garden at Osterley Park
As winter arrives so does the opportunity to see striking colour in the Winter Garden with plants, shrubs and trees chosen for their colour at this time of year. Stop by the semi-circular Garden-House and you’ll discover a dazzling display of plants and flowers chosen by the garden team as a nod to Mrs Child, who used to entertain guests by filling the space with tropical and sub-tropical plants.
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Morden Hall Park
Frosty, misty mornings at Morden Hall Park are peaceful and full of beauty. The arboretum at the far end of the rose garden is home to our early snowdrops which bloom from mid to late January. Wander along the boardwalk and you may spot visiting birdlife such as Snipe and Little Egret.
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Runnymede and Ankerwycke
Runnymede is the perfect place to escape for a winter walk. Follow the newly installed accessible paths and take in the artworks and memorials that celebration this land as ancient gathering space and birth place of democracy.
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Polesden Lacey
Polesden Lacey is a beautiful place to be during the winter months as the trees display intricate patterns in their bare branches, and crisp winter mornings reveal beautiful swathes of frost across the landscape and lawns. Winter flowering species can also be seen around the garden and grounds, including hellebores and snowdrops.
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Explore the garden at Claremont Landscape Garden
Through bare tree branches, views open up across the garden surrounded by the winter greenery of rhododendron and laurel. See the sculptured sides of the amphitheatre picked out by winter frosts and delicate snowdrops from January onwards.