Spring awakens the garden to a kaleidoscope of colour, fresh foliage and heavy scent.
Magnolia x soulangeana
shrubs dominate the scene amongst swathes of bulbs and underplantings of many early- season perennials.
Viburnum carlesii ‘Aurora’
Many
tulips have been newly introduced to the Hillside borders, providing colourful
combinations, rising up through clouds of blue and pink forget-me-nots.
May
brings the most dramatic burst of colour when the quarry garden's superb
collection
of rhododendrons and azaleas are at their best.
As
their sumptuous flowers fade further interest is provided by their fine
foliage as
the garden moves into summer.
Plant Profile
A
superb species, native to the windswept mountainsides of Yakushima, the
northernmost island of Japan. A tightly dome-shaped, evergreen shrub,
bearing trusses of white flowers above glossy, dark green leaves.
