The Great London Garden Trail

Following on from the success of last year’s event and to celebrate the release of RHS How to Grow Practically Everything, DK, the RHS and The Society of Garden Designers have teamed up once again to bring you The Great London Garden Trail. On Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd May, 10 of London’s most beautifully designed gardens will be opened to the public for one day only. The gardens will be open from 12pm until 5pm and are free to visit.

Included in this year’s Trail are gardens designed by John Brookes and Andy Sturgeon and the trail focuses on growing and planting everything from plants and flowers to fruit and vegetables.

Ranging in size from small courtyards through to large family gardens and spread across London from Bow in the east through to Ealing in the west, visitors will be guaranteed a gardener’s treat to inspire the senses.

If you would like to visit any of the amazing gardens, please register to let us know you’ll be coming. Registration is not compulsory, but everyone who registers will be entered in to a prize draw to win a library of DK gardening books.

A - Great Ormond Street

A sculptural roof-top garden at Great Ormond Street Hospital designed by Andy Sturgeon.
Address: Great Ormond Street, WC1N 3JH
Transport: 5 minute walk from Great Russell Square tube

B - Ellesmere Road, Bow

An intimate jungle-like courtyard hidden behind a terraced house in Bow.
Address: 29 Ellesmere Road, Bow, E3 5QH
Transport: 5 minute walk to Mile End tube

C - Blackheath Park, Blackheath

A large, spacious family garden complete with an avenue of young trees, traditional greenhouse, vegetable patch and gravel garden.
Address: 16 Blackheath Park, Blackheath, SE3 9RP
Transport: 5 minute walk from Blackheath rail

D - Rollscourt Avenue, Herne Hill

A pretty, woodland garden adjoining a London town house. The meandering path gives way to hidden treats, sculpture and inspiration.
Address: 20 Rollscourt Avenue, Herne Hill, SE24 0EA
Transport: 10 minute walk from Herne Hill rail

E - Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill

An oasis of calm in an urban environment. The use of water provides a tranquil atmosphere accompanied by an expanse of planting and foliage.
Address: 30 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU
Transport: 5 minute walk from Herne Hill rail

F - Clapham

A bright, colourful plantsman's garden filled to the brim with tulips, roses and clematis.
Address: 51 The Chase, Clapham, SW4 0NP
Transport: 10 minute walk from Clapham Common tube

G - Grosvenor Hill, Wimbledon

A secret courtyard garden with Mediterranean influences designed by John Brookes.
Address: Orchard House, 4 Grosvenor Hill, Wimbledon, SW19 4RY
Transport: 10 minute walk from Wimbledon tube and rail

H - Lauriston Road, Wimbledon

A family garden that on closer inspection reveals compartments of informal planting divided by low cut hedges. The reflective pool acts as a design feature providing light, while the elliptical lawn creates a sense of space.
Address:11 Lauriston Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4TJ
Transport:15 minute walk from Wimbledon tube and rail

I - Loftus Road, Hammersmith

A small, walled garden featuring swathes of planting including fruit, vegetables and fragrant herbs.
Address: 49a Loftus Road, Hammersmith, W12 7EH
Transport: 5 minutes walk to Shepherd's Bush Market tube

J - Blakesley Avenue, Ealing

A delightful garden that hides a surprising treat for children young and old. The scented shrubs and cottage planting style offer gardeners a floral haven while the model railway that runs round the edge will bring a smile to everyone’s face.
Address: 19 Blakesley Avenue, Ealing, W5 2DN
Transport: 5 minutes walk from Ealing Broadway tube