| Headland |
This is a cliff garden 100 feet above sea level, which has been created from an old quarry on the headland. There is an excellent range of plants considering three sides of the garden are surrounded by sea, and they must withstand spray and gales. It is designed with narrow paths and archways leading to secret areas with Australian and New Zealand plants – Cordylines and Olearias; sub-tropical succulents – Agaves, Echevrias, Crassulas and Lampranthus. There is a path with various Eucalyptus trees. Monterey Pines, Tamarisk, Torquay Palms, Yuccas and a Fatsia all thrive.
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| Tregrehan |
This 20 acre garden contains many large and interesting trees and Rhododendrons in addition to the large collection of Camellias. There are woodland walks carpeted with Bluebells in spring and a walled garden. Other plants include Clivias and Nerines.
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| Pine Lodge |
This five acre garden was started in the ‘50’s but has been extended over the past 17 years. It contains a wide range of plants and is of interest because there are good design features and original colour combinations. Besides the usual Rhododendrons and Camellias, which are so familiar in Cornish gardens there are herbaceous borders with rare and tender plants, a range of Conifers, Heathers, a Pergola with Clematis, Ivies and other climbers. There is also a large wildlife pond, a bog garden and a arboretum with a variety
of trees.
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| Porthpean |
This is a 40 year old, 3 acre garden. It contains a special collection of Camellias as well as Azaleas and Rhododendrons. The grounds have access to the beach and from the main lawn there is a fantastic view of St Austell Bay.
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| The Lost Gardens of Heligan |
The gardens cover 79 acres and there are 100 acres of woodland (known as the Jungle). A garden existed on the site in 1603. The entire area had been virtually untended since 1914 until 1991 when reclamation began. The ground was covered with fallen trees and brambles 10 feet high. The bramble undergrowth and 1500 tons of timber have been removed. Paths have been restored in their original locations and metal detectors are being used to find lead labels denoting the original position of plants. In the various sections of the terrain are found a man-made rockery (150 yards long), an avenue of palms, a grotto, summerhouses, a wishing well, a vinery, the remains of a 300 foot long herbaceous border, a large vegetable garden and an Italian garden fully restored with its pool and summerhouse. Among many outstanding specimens are a Pinus Thunbergii (Japanese Black Pine), a Cedrela Simensis, a Podocarpus Totara (Chilean Yew) and a Cornish Red Rhododendron all reputed to be the largest in the world.
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| Caerhays Castle Garden |
The house was built by John Nash between 1805 – 1807. The garden began to take its present form from 1896 and contains an unrivalled collection of Magnolias and shrubs raised from seed brought back by plant hunters such as George Forrest and E. H. Wilson. The woodland stretches down to the sea and there are
many rare species including Tree Ferns, Acers, Oaks, Azaleas and
Nothofagus.
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| Bosvigo House |
A Georgian house surrounded by a three acre garden comprising of many enclosed and walled areas. The ‘hot garden’ displays red, yellow and orange plants. The Vean garden has white and yellow flowers and the woodland garden is resplendent with many plants, some of which are rare.
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| Victoria Gardens |
This is a delightful Victorian public park of 7 acres complete with a contemporary fountain in a circular pond. The park rises steeply from a brook at the bottom to a fish pond at the top. Apart from the numerous flower beds throughout the park there are some fine mature trees including Copper Beeches and a Weeping Willow.
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| Truro |
Cornwall’s cathedral city and administrative centre. The cathedral which has three spires, was completed in 1910 and was built on the site of the 16th century parish church of St Mary. The church’s south aisle was incorporated in the cathedral, whose impressive shape blends with the dignified Georgian houses in the surrounding streets. Lemon Street is one of the best preserved examples of Georgian architecture in Britain. |
| County Demonstration Garden |
This is a seven and a half acre garden which was started from a green field in the early 1970’s. Many aspects of gardening are explained with displays of annuals, herbaceous perennials, shrubs, trees, conifers and hedges. There are also layouts of fruit and vegetables and general garden designs. |
| Trewithen |
This is an internationally famous garden, known for its collections of Magnolias, Rhododendrons and Camellias, along with other rare trees and shrubs. It’s founder George Johnstone named a Camellia after his daughter ‘Elizabeth Johnstone’ and rhododendrons ‘Alison Johnstone’ after his wife, ‘Jack Skelton’ after his head gardener and ‘Trewithen Orange’. The front lawn is edged with a range of shrubs, including Viburnums, Azaleas, Potentillas, Euonymus and Berberis. There is a sunken garden with Tree Ferns, Azaleas and Acers, Nothofagus, Embothriums, Pieris, Enkianthus, Eucryphias and
Griselinias. |
| Trehane |
There are 10 acres, half of which are woodland. There are a variety of collections including Camellias, Geraniums, Hemerocallis, Romneyas and Trilliums. A very old Pieris Japonica, a Davidia, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Magnolias provide a colourful background to a large collection of herbaceous plants. |
| Polygwynne |
A three and a half acre garden with woodlands extending to the shore of Carrick Roads. There are many unusual shrubs and fine trees including what is reputed to be the largest female Gingko Biloba in Britain. |
| Trelissick |
This 25 acre garden with woodland was originally planted with exotic things and became know as the fruit garden of Cornwall. Now it contains a variety of interest with its collection of Hydrangeas, a dell, an aromatic garden, fern and fig gardens, along with some very large trees including Quercus Ilex, Fagus Sylvatica and a beautiful Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria Japonica in a lawn backed by herbaceous borders containing a range of perennials. Near the entrance is a border of heliotrope –
a tradition of Trelissick. The dell has Tree Ferns, Hostas and Hellebores. |
| Newquay |
Newquay is the leading resort in the area. The ‘new’ quay dates from the 16th century when it was found necessary to provide a new harbour for the prosperous fishing town Towan Blystra. The town’s livelihood depended on pilchards, and men called huers watched for shoals from cliff-top stations such as Huer’s House on Towan Head. Tourism however replaced pilchard fishing as the main source of income after the arrival of the railway in 1876. |
| Chyverton |
The outstanding feature of this 18th century garden, is its collection of Magnolias, including some bearing the name of the property and also the owners father ‘Treve’ Holman. Copper Beeches, Cedars of Lebanon, Eucryphia and a collection of Nothofagus make a beautiful backdrop
to a vast collection of Camellias and Rhododendrons. There is an unusual hedge of Myrtus Luma and by the stream are vast Gunneras and Lysichitums. |
