Lullingstone Castle

Tom Hart Dyke, Lullingstone Castle and the World Garden of Plants

Welcome to Lullingstone Castle & The World Garden of Plants,
home of The National Collection of Eucalyptus & scene of BBC 2’s ‘Save Lullingstone Castle’ & 'Return to Lullingstone Castle' where heritage meets cutting edge horticulture.

Highlights from Tom's Diary Dates for 2010 - full listings here

In August it's Dahlia weekend

In September the popular Plant Fair organized by the Hardy Plant Society

And in October, Lullingstone's Annual Guest Lecture with Head Tree Man of Kew Gardens - Tony Kirkham

Lullingstone Castle is one of England’s oldest family estates, dating back to the time of Domesday.

The present Manor House and Gatehouse were built in 1497 and have been home to the same family ever since. Both Henry VIII and Queen Anne are known to have been regular visitors.

Where cutting edge horticulture meets plant heritage thanks to a nine month kidnap ordeal in Colombia in 2000.

Tom Hart Dyke’s innovative World Garden, laid out in the shape of a map of the World, pays tribute to the plant hunters of old and brings horticulture bang up to date with its daring plan to grow exotic blooms, outside, in the Garden of England.