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This is a guide to just some of the beautiful displays that can be found throughout The Royal Landscape. We also invite you to explore the area to find your own highlights! 30 January for the week aheadGardens update at a glance:0 – Nothing to see just yet 1 - Just starting to appear 2 - A good display but not at the peak just yet 3 - Peak of display and looking spectacular 4 - Past its best but still looking good
The Savill GardenWinter Interest – 3 Nearing the peak of the witch hazels. Winter honeysuckle and daphne in flower. Bulbs just showing – snowdrops, winter iris, early daffodils Stem colours on dogwoods and willows are now prominent. Queen Elizabeth Temperate House - 3 Winter display now in place – cyclamen, cinerarias, hyacinths and paper white daffodils.
The Valley GardensWinter Interest – 3 Nearing the peak of the witch hazels. Stem colours on dogwoods and willows are now prominent. Winter flowering heathers and coloured-foliage conifers in the Heather Garden are a feature. Plant of the Week in The Valley Gardens: Hamamelis mollis 'Pallida' in the Winter Garden (part of the Heather Garden), on bed HG75. Commonly known as Chinese Witch Hazel, they are sweetly scented and have spider-like yellow flowers.These plants are very tolerant to cold and we can expect the witch hazel displays, throughout The Valley Gardens, to continue to flower for the next 3-4 weeks . |
