Bright spots

Discover the eye-catching floral displays at National Trust places near you

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ENJOY long, lazy days and soak in the sunshine in National Trust gardens packed with colour and scent from thousands of flowers in full bloom. Feast your eyes on herbaceous borders with their paintbox palette of colours and beautiful, scented rose gardens.

Here are some of our top gardens to visit this spring...

KINGSTON LACY

It's been two decades since Henrietta Bankes' Japanese Garden was beautifully reimagined and recreated at Kingston Lacy.

The Japanese Garden was first created more than a century ago by Henrietta Bankes, after she was captivated by the beauty of Japanese design following London's Japan-British Exhibition in 1910. However, by the time Kingston Lacy was bequeathed to the National Trust 70 years later, her Japanese garden had been lost.

In 2005, Kingston Lacy's garden team reinterpreted Henrietta's vision, drawing inspiration from both Henrietta's plans and the centuries-old horticultural traditions of Japan. They created a seven-acre paradise, with a formal tea house at its heart. Twenty years on, the garden is a serene oasis full of bamboo, acers and cherry trees.