'Mazingly Manicured
Glendurgan Garden (Cornish: Glynn Dowrgeun, meaning deep valley of otters) is a National Trust garden situated on the Helford River near Mawnan Smith, Cornwall.
The Garden was laid out by the Quakers Alfred and Sarah Fox in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1962 Glendurgan Garden was given to the National Trust by Cuthbert and Philip Fox.
There are three parts to the valley at Glendurgan. Sun-loving specimens enjoy the upper banks, and plants with big leaves and exotic flowers thrive in the subtropical lower valley. In Spring, an abundance of wildflowers fill the sloping sides of the valley.
Wandering down through the garden leads you down to the unspoilt hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River. Walking up from Durgan you can find a boat-seat, a gigantic tulip-tree and ponds teeming with wildlife. There is also a maze that has been foxing people for nearly 200 years.
'Mazingly Manicured
Glendurgan Garden (Cornish: Glynn Dowrgeun, meaning deep valley of otters) is a National Trust garden situated on the Helford River near Mawnan Smith, Cornwall.
The Garden was laid out by the Quakers Alfred and Sarah Fox in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1962 Glendurgan Garden was given to the National Trust by Cuthbert and Philip Fox.
There are three parts to the valley at Glendurgan. Sun-loving specimens enjoy the upper banks, and plants with big leaves and exotic flowers thrive in the subtropical lower valley. In Spring, an abundance of wildflowers fill the sloping sides of the valley.
Wandering down through the garden leads you down to the unspoilt hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River. Walking up from Durgan you can find a boat-seat, a gigantic tulip-tree and ponds teeming with wildlife. There is also a maze that has been foxing people for nearly 200 years.