World Garden Gallery

The creation of the Tom Hart Dyke's World Garden at Lullingstone Castle, filmed for BBC2, returns with "Return to Lullingstone Castle". It's been a long journey, both in design and horticultural terms. Here, we chart the progress of the garden from the early days of clearance through to the first days of planting...

December 2004 - the machines roll in

February 2005 - the garden takes shape

March 2005 - Tom shows fellow jungle captive, Paul Winder, the garden

April 2005 - open day....

Autumn 2005 - first phase of planting finished

November 2005 - the garden wins its first award

At the end of the first year of opening the whole team are overjoyed to learn that the garden has won the British Guild of Travel Writers UK Tourism Award 2005   a major achievement....

Title photo: Simon Earwicker        Colour photos: Adam S Bailey