Firestyle Magazine Issue 3 - Spring 2016 | Page 54

HOME & GARDEN

Nymans, West Sussex
This twentieth-century garden has an amazing
collection of rare and important plants, bursting
with colour in spring. Spot displays of camellias
and magnolias and drifts of daffodils. Walk around
the garden at your own pace or join a daily
introductory talk or guided tour. One of the best
spring highlights is the perfumed, flower-filled walled
garden. Full of daffodils, wild flowers and blossoms,
a walk through the walled garden is a treat for all
the senses. Watch out for camellias, magnolias,
bluebells and rhododendrons throughout the
estate and take a walk in the woodland and
wild garden to see all that Nymans has to offer
particularly at this time of year. Inspired by the
garden lovers’ home there is a large shop and
plant centre with a special collection of plants
grown on site.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans/

Hidcote, Gloucestershire
You’ll see a richness and diversity of plants from
around the world at Hidcote. Lawrence Johnston,
Hidcote’s former owner and talented landscape
designer was passionate about plants. He went to
endless trouble and expense to find unusual varieties
that would bring colour, scent, shape and texture
to the garden. The garden is divided into a series of
‘outdoor rooms’, each with its own character. The
formality of the ‘rooms’ melts away as you move
through the garden away from the house. Lose
yourself in a network of beautiful garden rooms
waking from their winter slumber. Enjoy drifts of
narcissus and later aquilegias and Welsh poppies in
the Pillar Garden, and the blossom filled orchard with
emerging wild flowers. Magnificent magnolias are
filling the skies with a warm pink glow so make sure
you don’t miss them this spring.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote/

Trengwainton Garden, Cornwall
Traditionally known as the National Trust’s earliest flowering spring garden, there are breath-taking displays of
magnolias, rhododendrons and camellias throughout the spring at Trengwainton, along with a beautiful walled
kitchen garden full of ideas for your own growing space. Follow winding, wooded paths, find picnic spots by the
stream or sit in quiet corners and breathe in the peace of this special place. The lower walled garden contains
plants from around the globe and now is the perfect time to see the flowering magnolias in all their glory. The
shelter of the brick walls, and west Cornwall’s mild climate, provide the conditions for more tender species to
survive outdoors.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/trengwainton-garden/

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