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Arne Maynard, one of the leading landscape designers in the U.K., crafted more intimate spaces within the vast walled garden at Gordon Castle as a way to make the outdoor space feel less overwhelming. Wavy beds of English lavender varieties, lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' and 'Nana Alba', guide visitors toward the charming brick dipping pond that lies at the garden’s heart.

Landscape designer Álvaro Sampedro drew upon the original garden lines of this 17th-century Spanish palace to rejuvenate its octagon-inspired layout. Among his new additions is a fountain pool that also serves as a tranquil sound feature.

Bunny Mellon is known for being the arbiter of good taste, so it's fitting that landscape designer Charles Stick and garden designer Bridget Wilson remained true to the original design of the gardens at her former private gallery in Virginia. The resident peaco*ck can be seen strolling through the side gardens, which include three tiered sections cascading down to the renowned serpentine garden once tended by Mellon herself.

Landscape designer Dan Gordon reimagined the grounds around this classic Georgian Revival home to harmoniously accentuate its grand architecture. Along a backyard walkway, white salvia, catmint, and allium add a flourish of blooms.

At wallpaper designer Mia Reay's ancestral English estate, yew hedges and topiaries lead the way through the blooming terrace garden and into the property's fruitful orchards and formal flower beds. Amidst the structured beauty, patches of Old English roses, lilies, and cosmos add a touch of wild charm.

For the redesign of this Greek Revival estate, designer Caroline Rafferty was careful not to overshadow the beautiful plantings by landscape designer Martha Baker in the garden. Rafferty strategically arranged her client's collection of McKinnon and Harris furniture to enhance the outdoor space's natural beauty.

Similar to the chintzes filling her Southampton cottage, Julia Amory specifically chose flowers with big personalities for the garden. Limelight hydrangeas beckon guests to a garden table elegantly set with a gingham tablecloth from Amory’s collection, complemented by antique majolica tableware.

Cris Briger of Casa Gusto thoughtfully designed the grounds of her Mexican retreat to invite guests to meander and relax amidst various shades of green. Apple, maple, oak, ash, and other fruit trees canopy pebble-lined paths in the ever-expanding arboretum.

Morning coffee almost always takes place on the sunny front terrace at Oka cofounder Sue Jones’s Cotswolds cottage. Charming spiral topiaries edge the frame the laid-back seating area that overlooks the perfectly manicured lawn.

For the garden restoration at Ballyfin Demesne, Dublin-based forester and arborist Joe Codd replaced every non-native conifer with a mix of indigenous Irish trees over a 10-year span. Meanwhile, landscape architect Jim Reynolds introduced 'Purple Flame' phlox and Nepeta to the lower walled garden, promoting a haven for pollinators and beneficial insects to aid natural pest control.

It was hard to imagine there was no garden in place when Ben Lenhardt moved into this 18th-century Charleston home. As an avid gardener, he crafted a sequence of garden rooms that include a narrow brick-lined front courtyard and a central parterre thoughtfully aligned with the sight lines from the main house.

The bountiful plantings at Capard House in Ireland can be seen at every turn, thanks to landscape designer Valerie Deering's thoughtful layout. Flowering borders and climbing ivy grace the stone staircase behind the house, enhancing the property's natural elegance.

Landscape designer Catherine FitzGerald preserved the stunning grounds of her family’s Glin Castle, while integrating her own distinct style. FitzGerald filled the walled garden with an abundance of herbaceous plants and towering Echium pininana, framed by formal Irish yews.

Fine arts photographer turned gardener and ceramicist Emma Burrill began taming the scruffy horse pasture at her East Sussex home by planting 550 native trees. Today, it's a biodiverse habitat for field animals, fruit trees, and North American grasses.

For this English estate gardens, landscape designer Jo Thompson aimed to strike the perfect balance between formal and wild. The expansive front lawn offers stillness amid the riotous borders of purple berberis, ornamental grasses, Agastache, roses and Nepeta.

For a property as iconic as Grey Gardens, the outdoor space needed to dazzle just as much as the interiors. Landscape architect Deborah Nevins completely overhauled the grounds, planting new gardens such as the English garden. "We wanted an English garden with an overgrown, wild feeling but not so wild that it felt like Grey Gardens from the movie," says homeowner Liz Lange.

Inspired by film producer Robert Evans’s home, the round pool brings a touch of Hollywood panache to Grey Gardens. Designer Mark D. Sikes outfitted the custom chaise lounges (Munder-Skiles) with classic cabana stripe fabric.

The garden at this Bel Air estate was almost nonexistent when designer Renvy Graves Pittman moved in. In keeping with the Italianate style of the house, the backyard is now filled with a romantic mix of narrow cypresses, olives, lemons, potted kumquats and mandarins, yellow David Austin roses, lavender, and boxwood.

Each weekend, design duo Richard Ouellette and Maxime Vandal escape to Humminghill Farm to enjoy the wonders of nature. They designed the flower and vegetable garden's 18 raised beds around two old apple trees.