| Trevarno |
This is a fine woodland garden of 15 acres and includes a large ornamental lake at the bottom of the garden, alongside which is the bog garden. There are collections of Ilex and Geraniums as well as a collection of Oaks and species Rhododendrons.
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| St Michael’s Mount |
This is a unique and extraordinary 20 acre maritime garden which has been created on terraces just above the sea at the foot of a 300 foot perpendicular cliff. In spite of apparent total exposure to gales and salt spray, sub-tropical species abound. There are Yuccas, Geraniums, Euryops, Hebes, Phormiums, Fuchsias and Wild Narcissus. Kniphofias grow wild in Bracken giving splashes of colour.
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| Penpol House |
This is an old-fashioned three acre garden which surrounds a 16th century house on a hill above town. It is different from most Cornish gardens. There are Delphiniums, all types of Roses including climbing and rambling Roses covering walls and trellises, Iris, herbaceous borders, and a walled garden with a pond. Fuschias, Yew and Box hedges divide the various areas with lawns and other pocket gardens.
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| St Ives |
The picturesque cluster of gaily coloured stone cottages, which seem to tumble over each other in the narrow twisting streets, attracted first artists, then tourists. St Ives grew around a small chapel by St La in the 6th century. It was once a busy fishing port, but today most of the fishing is done by holiday makers.
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| Morab Sub Tropical Garden |
Morab is the Cornish word for sea-shore).
The garden was opened in 1889 and contains two ponds, a large highly ornamental fountain and a magnificent bandstand. There are many rare trees and plants including a Cordyline Australis (New Zealand Cabbage Palm), a Dicksonia Antartica (a tree fern) and a Clethra Arbotrea (a Lily-of-the-Valley tree).
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| Trevegean |
This is a third of an acre prize winning garden. There are different concealed areas which are edged with box hedging connected by brick paths. It is completely concealed from the outside by trees and hedges. There are many interesting shrubs: Viburnum Odoratissimum, Muehlenbeckia, and among the flowers are Rosa Chinenis ‘Mutabilis’, Geranuium Palmatum and Lobelia Tupa and old fashioned Roses.
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| Trewyn |
This one acre garden is divided into three sections, the main one with a well kept lawn, bright flowers and well mature deciduous trees as well as numerous palms, a shrubbery section, and a third section with a series of flower beds. Close by is the Memorial Garden, which is under the same management. A small lawn represents Flanders fields and red roses the Flanders poppies.
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| Trengwainton |
Trengwainton means ‘House of the Spring’. It contains a magnificent collection of Magnolias, Rhododendrons and Camellias and a series of walled gardens with many tender and exotic shrubs which would not survive in less mild areas of England. The stream garden which is backed by a Beech wood provides masses of colour from Candelabra Primulas, Lilies, Lysichitums and other bog plants. There are many unusual plants and shrubs including New Zealand tree ferns, Pittosporums from China, Japanese Maples, Embotheriums, Olearias, Acacias, Ucryphias and Chatham Island Forget-me-nots. There are magnificent views of the hills leading down to the sea and a space has been cut in the woodland to reveal St Michael’s Mount.
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| Land’s End |
The westernmost point of the English mainland; a mass of granite cliffs which plunge 200 feet with dramatic steepness into the sea. From the cliff-top Longships Lighthouse can be seen rising 120 ft from the sea. On a fine day the Scilly Isles are also visible on the horizon 25 miles to the south-west.
On this tour we would also be able to offer an optional tour to Trescoe Abbey Gardens on the Scilly Isles. This will be a full day tour which will include a helicopter ride from Penzance which will drop you outside the gates of Trescoe Abbey Garden and will allow you sufficient time to explore the gardens prior to your return journey. |
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| Trewidden |
A large number of fine specimens of a variety of flowering shrubs are contained in this woodland garden. A Magnolia X Veitchii, possibly the largest in Britain overshadows a large pond. An old open tin mine is now the Fern Pit and houses a group of Dicksonia Antarctica (tree ferns) which are over 100 years old.
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| Penberth |
A 5 acre garden in a valley leading down to the sea which was created 70 years ago by the present owner’s grand father. Features include a water garden, rock garden and a stream. There are a variety of shrubs including Camellias and Azaleas as well as bog plants and masses of Daffodils in spring.
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Trescoe Abbey Isles of Scilly
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One of the most spectacular of all Britain’s ‘sub-tropical’ gardens on an island which lies in the warming Gulf stream. The garden is arranged on several terraces mounting a hillside linked by flights of steps. This 17 acre garden has both formal and informal areas.
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