In late spring, you want to be at the gloriously lavish Villa d'Este ... to the natural high of witnessing the world's most beautiful gardens in full bloom, even if only for a fleeting week ...

English Gardens are a style of overgrown, under-manicured style popularized in England. Here are the 25 most beautiful (and worth visiting) across the globe.

But for those with a passion for art and gardens, two villas stand out as must-sees: Villa Carlotta and Villa del Balbianello. Though it's just an hour from Milan, Lake Como feels like a world away.

Tairyu-Sanso Garden was designed by Ogawa Jihei VII, a pioneer of the modern Japanese garden. Its villa was built in 1896 by Ijuin Kanetsune, former Satsuma feudal retainer, on the site of a ...