What's in Bloom

Seasonal Highlights of the Gardens

Spring

• Japanese Garden cherry blossom
• Rhododendrons and Azaleas April-June
• Italian Garden with Polyanthus
• Daffodils and tulips
• Seasonal display in the show house
• Handkerchief trees: May
• Bluebells in the Arboretum: May

 

 

Summer

• Summer flowering borders
• Rose Garden which is at its best June to August
• Kitchen Garden with abundance of summer fruits
• Container displays of summer flowering annuals

 

 

 

Autumn

• Japanese Garden particularly for the Maples (Acer cultivars) in October and November
• Arboretum where the Conifers look particularly stunning
• Autumn colour throughout the garden particularly the Beeches (Fagus sylvatica), Ironwood (Parrotia persica) and Snowdrop Tree (Styrax japonica)

 

 

 

Winter

• Tree skeletons backlit by a winter sky
• Japanese Garden in the snow
• Seek out the greenery in the heated Fernery