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Tresco Abbey Gardens
This 19th-century garden is immersed in history and yet has a botanic twist, holding more than 20,000 plants from over 80 countries. Tresco, one of the Scilly Isles, lies 28 miles off the Cornish coast of England. A subtropical island, blessed with white sand and turquoise sea, it is home to just 150 people. Thanks to the Gulf Stream, the climate is unique in the UK and makes it possible to grow rare and exotic species
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