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20 of the best Surrey gardens to visit

The essential guide to garden visiting in the UK, The Good Gardens Guide has been a best-seller for almost 20 years. With the latest edition just out, we asked two of its experts, joint editor KATHERINE LAMBERT and Surrey garden inspector DAPHNE FISHER, to choose their favourites in the county to visit

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Visit a Surrey garden

Now is the perfect time to visit some of Surrey's most idyllic gardens. Valerie Caldwell, Deputy chief executive of the NGS, tells us why

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RHS Wisley's spectacular new glasshouse

Opened by Her Majesty The Queen in June of this year, the spectacular new glasshouse at Wisley marks a fresh chapter in horticultural excellence with life-long learning at its heart. Liz Phillips paid a visit to find out more

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Cobham - Painshill Park

One of the most astonishingly beautiful and intriguing landscape gardens in Europe, Painshill Park is full of plant heritage and architectural history. Matthew Williams discovers more about this hidden gem near Cobham

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The romance of roses

If you're looking for some tips on growing roses, don’t miss the chance to visit Four Aces in Pirbright. This garden in Surrey has around 300 varieties and is sure to inspire ideas for your own garden

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Taking spring gardens in your step

Take a stroll among the myriad of colours and sweet scents of spring at Caxton House, Reigate, a garden in Surrey which is opening its gates to the public this month

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Meadow magic

Prepare the ground now and you will be rewarded with drifts of wildflowers and grasses, a vision of jostling blooms and a feast for wildlife

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Christmas lunch with Surrey produce

We all like using local, seasonal ingredients, but is it really possible to cook your entire Christmas lunch using only Surrey produce? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’, as DEBBIE WARD discovers in December's Surrey Life magazine...
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A year in the life of Surrey Life – 2008

Join us for a look back at the year that was, via 2008's Surrey Life magazine cover stories...
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Surrey Business Awards 2008/09

The entry deadline for Surrey companies and business people to the prestigious Surrey Business Awards is coming up fast on Friday November 28 2008
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Surrey Life Carol Concert 2008

Join the team at Surrey Life, Max Clifford, Dame Jacqueline Wilson and award-winning ladies barbershop choir Surrey Harmony for an evening of carols and Christmas cheer. All proceeds from this year's event go to Guildford-based children's charity CHASE...
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The Surrey Life spa guide

In Surrey Life magazine each month, writer Janet Donin visits a top Surrey spa to give it the SL treatment. Here, are a few snippets and suggestions for the best spas in Surrey to relax and be pampered...
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Your guide to eating out in Surrey

Whether you are looking for fine dining in Michelin starred restaurants or a cosy meal in an old fashioned country pub, eating out in Surrey has a little bit of everything. Here, we give you a brief overview of some of the options...
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Your Surrey Life

DISCUSS the latest news; SHARE your favourite Surrey pubs and restaurants, ideas for days out, cookery tips, home and garden ideas and more; VIEW pictures from the best events around the county and let us know about the ones you're organising; and SEND us your beautiful Surrey pictures
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Behind the scenes

Discover what Susan Hampshire was doing in Surrey...
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