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Great Gardens: seven verdant homes with grounds to get lost in

In a 1625 tract, the English philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon described the garden as “the greatest refreshment to the spirits of man”. Several hundred years later, the feeling is much the same; the past half-decade in particular has shown us the rejuvenating powers of the great outdoors. Here, we’ve collected some of our most impressive outside spaces, from the restrained to the rambunctious – fruit-filled, floral or otherwise

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Sophie Sims