Climbing up the hill to the left

Climbing up the hill to the left one must now cross over through the Visitors Car Park which is surrounded by green beech hedging and in the north-west corner, next to a towering honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica, a native of Japan, Korea and China, introduced into England in 1806), one can find the path which leads down through the Plantation. Constructed in the early sixties this wooded vale is the home of a splendid variety of flowering shrubs and trees which provide a dazzling display of springtime colour. Along the marshy banks on the far side of the stream the summer colour is supplied by an assortment of water loving primula standing beneath the distinctive Eucalyptus gunnii which is native to Tasmania, Australia.

360kb	Rhododendron augustinii, a Chinese species introduced into England about 1899. The name commemorates Augustine Henry who first discovered the species in China. The photograph was taken during May. Thls rhododendron produces a range of coloured forms from blue to pale pink. Some of these forms can be seen in the Plantation.
203kb	Camellia Tomorrow
220kb	Camellia Tricolor

Camellias are at their best during March and April and have been extensively planted throughout the grounds.