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