Barnsdale Gardens in

Rutland Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire. Its greatest len ...

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, were made famous by

Geoff Hamilton Geoffrey Stephen Hamilton (15 August 1936 – 4 August 1996) was an English gardener, broadcaster and author, best known as presenter of BBC television's ''Gardeners' World'' in the 1980s and 1990s.

through the BBC television series ''

Gardeners' World ''Gardeners' World'' is a long-running British gardening programme, first broadcast on 5 January 1968. The 2022 series is the 53rd. Its first series was presented by Ken Burras and came from Oxford Botanical Gardens. Up until 2020 most of its e ...

'', which he presented from 1979 until his death in 1996. They are on The Avenue in Exton, a short distance north of

Rutland Water Rutland Water is a reservoir in Rutland, England, east of Rutland's county town, Oakham. It is filled by pumping from the River Nene and River Welland, and provides water to the East Midlands. By surface area it is the largest reservoir in En ...

. Geoff Hamilton began developing the garden in 1983 from what was then a ploughed field. It now covers , comprising 37 individual gardens and features. Previously, his garden was on the Barnsdale Hall estate, one mile to the south.

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* Gardens in Rutland {{UK-garden-stub