RHS Chelsea 2024 – or the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, to give its full name – is the most prestigious flower show in the world.
09.05.2024 - 20:55 / bhg.com / Karla Walsh
Shangri-La Paris
When we’re searching for garden inspiration, we of course turn to our Test Garden pros—along with home and garden shows, Instagram, and our most seasoned neighbors. But lately, we’ve been scoring innovative ideas surrounding edible gardening and flower gardening from a sort of unexpected place: hotels and resorts.
The typical traveler often factors in features like a property’s location, the number of beds in a room, and the on-site spa and restaurant to decide which place to book. However, you might want to start looking at the grounds, because there are some seriously stunning gardens hiding out at hotels and resorts around the world.
You need not be a frequent flier or have vacation time on the horizon to “visit” these spots, but you can always steal a few ideas for your own outdoor space. We’re here with your exclusive peek inside. And if you’d like to step inside these stunning images in real life, we’ll tell you where to find them and how to book.
Adare Manor
County Limerick, Ireland
adaremanor.com
With this 19th-century castle, the 104 elegant guest rooms, a top-notch spa, and a Michelin-starred restaurant, might catch your eye at first—but the greenery is what helped give this property its name. The Irish translation of Adare is Áth Dara, which means «the ford of the oak tree.» Oak trees join flowers, reflection pools, and sculpted shrubs in the 842-acre verdant woodland estate. Roses, clematis, wildflowers and more accent the green grounds with pops of color.
Castle Hot Springs
Morristown, Arizona
castlehotsprings.com
Since it’s situated near the Sonoran Desert and Bradshaw Mountains, you would expect this 1,100-acre property to be dusty and brown. But as you complete the 50-mile drive from
RHS Chelsea 2024 – or the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, to give its full name – is the most prestigious flower show in the world.
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