Lullingstone Castle & The World Garden
Free RHS Member days
11am–5pm, Thursday–Sunday, 3 April–26 October (all event days and Good Friday excluded)
About the garden
The World Garden is situated within a two-acre, 18th-century Walled Garden in the beautiful grounds of Lullingstone Castle, where heritage meets cutting-edge horticulture. The garden is designed as a miniature map of the world, representing North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australasia, with thousands of plant varieties showcased phytogeographically in their countries of origin.
The botanical diversity in The World Garden includes marsh orchids and double coconut-scented gorse in a springtime United Kingdom; the evergreen foliage of the National Plant Collection of Eucalyptus paired with a sandy-coloured Uluru (Ayers Rock); red hot pokers of South Africa standing beside a shimmering metal Baobab sculpture; rustling black bamboo contrasting with the glistening white bark of Himalayan birch; structural Mexican agaves, dasylirions and yuccas combined with salvias, dahlias and sunflowers in a vibrant mid-summer North America; and pampas grass, Verbena bonariensis and the Vindaloo shrub thriving in South America.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Toilets
Key features
- Sub-tropical garden
- Herbaceous border
- Glasshouse (open to public)
- National Plant Collections
Get involved
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.