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Museums in many countries remain closed, but at least spring has sprung. This week’s Apollo Art Diary picks out four arty gardens to enjoy…  In 1874 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild took what was a bare hilltop, outside his manor at Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire, and with the help of landscape architect Elie Lainé created what remains one of the most sumptuous examples of Victorian horticulture in the country. Today it is renowned for the colourful, annually changing designs of the carpet be...

Tulips at the aviary A BREATHTAKING display of thousands of never-before-seen tulips will hopefully be visible to Waddesdon Manor visitors when lockdown lifts in April. In 2019, 350,000 spring bulbs were planted around the grounds of Waddesdon, the Rothschild House and Gardens in Buckinghamshire, to transform the gardens into a riot of colour. However, with the first national lockdown in March 2020, the stunning flowers bloomed behind closed doors. Following the government’s announcem...