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Woodland Gardens

Woodland Gardens

Leading into the primary Woodland Garden, a calm wood of established native beech punctuated with more recent hazel, cornus and various acers.

This woodland bursts into life in spring with an array of bulbs closely followed by wildflowers, dying back when the tree canopy develops to make way for ferns and euphorbias. After summer, the blend of trees is rich with autumn colour.

Please head out of the woodland towards the exit of the estate.

Heading towards the Long Border we pass one of our trees of merit, the Thuja plicata, or Western redcedar, originating from North America, this specimen is easily over 100-years-old and could live on to be 1000.

 

 

Western Redcedar

Thuja plicata

A large, evergreen and narrowly pyramidal tree which can reach heights of up to 35m. Its mid-to-dark green leaves are scale-like, sharply pointed, glossy and aromatic. Foliage is held in large drooping sprays on spreading branches that curve upwards at their end.

Botanical details

Foliage
Evergreen
Habit
Columnar upright
Position
Full sun
Maximum Height
12+ metres
Maximum Spread
8+ metres
Family
Cupressaceae
Genus
Thuja are fast-growing evergreen trees of narrowly conical habit, with flat sprays of tiny, aromatic, scale-like leaves and small knobbly cones
StemFlowerFoliageFruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Learn more about our gardens

Explore our grounds to discover more QR code panels. Scan with your phone camera to learn more about out beautiful gardens and mature woodland.

The next panel is located within the Long Border as you move towards the church.