Five great gardens - with great homes attached!

If you're a keen gardener, sometimes when you're buying a new property the garden is almost more important than the house! We've hand-picked five properties currently in our portfolio that have outstanding gardens, for the benefit of our more green fingered readers...

Bangor - £285,000 

The garden

This very generous and attractive landscaped garden offers something for everyone: a lawn, a patio, a raised feature pond and a great selection of attractive flowering plants, shrubs, grasses and heathers. An added bonus is The Cabin, a timber garden building which offers comfortable double glazed studio accommodation with full services for those times when you need extra space for guests.

The house

This three-bedroomed semi-detached house is beautifully presented and offers plenty of space and light. The kitchen in particular is just wonderful; we can almost guarantee you'll fall in love with it! We especially love the use of colour throughout this roomy and attractive home - this is definitely one of the more cheerful properties in our portfolio!

Criccieth - £595,000 

The garden

If you love the sea, this is the garden for you - it offers really spectacular panoramic sea views, and direct access to the beach which is just a short stroll away. The mature lawned gardens feature a selection of colourful shrubs and flowering plants, and as well as those gorgeous sea views you can also enjoy great views of Criccieth Castle while sipping a cool drink on one of the two - yes, two! - patios.

The house

A four-bedroomed detached house which has been fully modernised but still retains much of its 1930s charm. Tiled fireplaces, solid wood floors, large hallways and landings (look out for the beautiful stained glass window) all add to the character of this spacious property which has been very successfully let to holidaymakers in recent years - so if an investment property is on your wish list, this is a property you really should take a look at.

Cemaes Bay - £155,000 

The garden

The delightful mature gardens at this property in the popular seaside resort of Cemaes Bay have patio areas and a wonderful, colourful array of mature shrubs and trees. The lovely private outside space is perfect for keen gardeners and with the beach and harbour nearby, this property is another that's sure to be popular with keen mariners!

The house

A detached two-bedroomed bungalow, the property is attractive and well-maintained but would benefit from a little work to transform it into the wonderful second home or retirement property that it has such potential to be. The sunny conservatory is a great bonus, especially on those days when you'd love to be outside but the weather's not quite right, and enjoying the garden from the warmth of a conservatory is preferable to being outdoors.

Tyn-y-Gongl - £390,000 http://www.dafyddhardy.co.uk/property/100278009161

The garden

We know that size isn't everything, but with 3.5 acres of gardens and grazing land we can't help being impressed with this property! The two beautiful lawned gardens - one at the front, one at the back - both offer wonderful countryside views and boast beautiful shrubberies and hedgerows around their perimeters. There's also a rockery and a striking circular flower bed, and two paddocks which are connected to each other and to the property by farm gates. With this much land there's scope to really develop the outdoor areas of this property into the garden of your dreams!

The house

This is a large detached stone-built former farmhouse which offers a great deal of space - inside as well as out. With five bedrooms, three reception rooms, a generous and stylish kitchen and not one but two detached garages (both with electricity, and one with plumbing) this property is ideal for larger families. Well maintained and presented throughout - the corner bath is an especially welcome feature - this is a great property in a delightful rural location.

Brynsiencyn - £650,000 http://www.dafyddhardy.co.uk/property/100278011529

The garden

All we can say is 'wow'! A cottage garden on a grand scale, the sizeable gardens at this property will make you want to dine al fresco every day of the year. The front and rear gardens are enclosed by beautiful stone walling and feature a spectacular selection of shrubs, flowers, exotic plants and trees. The rear garden - the larger of the two - has a pond, a large patio, a summer house, several additional seating areas and even a small orchard, which leads to a kitchen garden with a large greenhouse and then on to a sizeable paddock.

The house

This large Georgian detached house is just magnificent, both in build and in finish. Tastefully and elegantly decorated throughout, this spectacular property will make you the envy of all your friends. From the five generous bedrooms (three of which have en-suite facilities) to the glorious kitchen, every room in the house is a real joy to behold. As if all this were not enough, the property also has a detached stone-built annex which would make ideal accommodation for a dependent relative or as a holiday let.