1. Welcome to Parks & Gardens – across the United Kingdom

2. Sites by type  Allotment  Collection  Designed rural space  Designed urban space  Estate  Ferme ornee  Funerary site  Garden  Maze  Park  Plantation

3. Garden- an enclosed piece of ground devoted to the cultivation of flowers, fruit or vegetables and/or recreational purposes. Park- an enclosed piece of land, generally large in area, used for hunting, the cultivation of trees, for grazing sheep and cattle or visual enjoyment.

4. Parks and gardens of the UK  Algars Manor England, Bristol  Claremont England, Esher

5. Parks and gardens of the UK  Scoyd Park Wales, Grindley Brook  Craig Park Wales, Cardiff

6. Parks and gardens of the UK  Mayfield Park England, Southampton.  Prior Park England, Bath

7. An introduction to garden history  Design has been important in the British landscape for centuries. Many people are familiar with the gardens of large country houses, but in fact designed landscapes have a very complex history dating from Roman times and incorporating influences from across the world.

8. How is historical importance decided?  The age of the garden and how many of its kind there are.  How much of the original structure remains, and its condition.  Whether the garden is a good example of a particular period or type of design,  Whether it is the work of a known designer  Its horticultural or botanical interest  Associations with important people or events in history  Whether it has been very influential in the design of gardens  Its contribution to local character or the wider landscape

9. Historical Profiles  Ernest Wilson - explorer and plant hunter

10. Historical Profiles  Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild - botanist and gardener

11. Historical Profiles  Stephen Switzer - pioneer of the English landscape garden (Castle Howard, Yorkshire)

12. Historical Profiles  The Daffodil Growers

13. Contemporary Profiles  Gary Churchman: Making stone sing

14. Contemporary Profiles  Mavis Batey: from codebreaker to campaigner for historic parks and gardens