GARDEN OF ENGLAND

Kent is a county in south east england and one of the home countries.Kent is known as the 'Garden of England' for its abundance of orchards and hop gardens. It's borders greater london to the north west,surrey to the west and east sussex to the south west.The county town is maidstone.Kent's garden celebrates the year of the english garden 2016 in the garden of england.As the garden of england,kent boasts an impressive variety of 180 plus gardens and was recently voted as a 'Garden tourism destination of the year' byinternational garden tourism network.Kent's blockbuster historic estates excel outside as well as in.Hever castle boasts 125 acres of stunning gardens that were voted the south east's most romantic garden by Gardeners World they even have their own rose launched by dame judi dench.The 500 acres of parkland at leeds castle include a swirling yew maze, the famous water cascade and the wood garden,vivid with daffodils and narcissi in the spring.Bedgebury pinetum delivers a stunning collection of conifers and fine color each season,the perfect place of cold weather walks.Other highlights include 11 acres of formal walled garden at penshursts place,  intimate walmer castle,the fiery winter dogwoods at broadview gardens,hole park for spring bluebells.The historic victorian walled garden at quex, the riverhill himalayan gardensfor more bluebells and summer time azaleas and rhododendrons. 

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