Woodland Garden

Where once there were fields and open country trees have turned this into a woodland where many interesting plants find the shelter and fecundity but the stars are a large and ever-growing collection of Hydrangeas that flower from June onwards culminating in a crescendo of autumnal hues complimented by the Acers and others that flare, flame and flash before falling. Large plantings of spring bulbs are also to be found, some seeding with joyous abandon.

On the eastern side of this woodland is an area containing a collection of Hollies including one named after the garden, Ilex aquifolium ‘East Ruston Gold’ with golden yellow berries. Behind this is the New Zealand Garden with plants from the southern hemisphere.