Our Winter Garden is ablaze with colour from early December and is continually changing throughout the Winter months. Ornamental trees, striking-coloured stems, fragrant shrubs and beautiful bulbs, combine to create a Winter wonderland, even on the dullest of days.
The Winter Garden in January
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Acer griseum amongst a mass of winter coloured stems
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Galanthus nivalis and Eranthis hyemalis with Rubus biflorus winter stems
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The peeling bark of Acer griseum, Paperback Maple is backlit by the low winter sunlight
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Scented racemes of brilliant yellow flower Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun'
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Winter Garden view from the back path
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A tri-stemmed Chinese Red Birch in the Winter Garden
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“It teaches gardeners new lessons and it delights those who simply want a bright walk on a clear winter day.”
Planted in 1979, it was the first winter garden to be created at a botanic garden in the UK and remains at the forefront of winter garden planting, demonstrating a wide a variety of plants to give as much winter interest as possible.
Open every day from 10am and is at its best December – late March.
