Marwood Hill Gardens Devon hotels:

An 18-acre garden with 3 small lakes, unusual trees and shrubs, bog garden, national collection of astilbes, iris ensata and tulbaghias. Many rare and unusual. The gardening year starts in February with masses of Snowdrops welcoming the early spring. These are followed by daffodils and later bluebells. During March and April the large collection of Magnolias is at its best and together with Camellias Rhododendrons and Cherry blossom,makes a riot of colour for Easter time. In May the alpines and early flowering herbaceous plants begin to flower. Around the lakes and streams drifts of colourful Primulas are starting to give several months of colour. A large bog garden linked to the lakes is a haven for moisture loving plants such as Astilbes, Iris, Hostas and Ligularias. A large pergola is covered with Wisteria,
roses and Clematis. During the summer months, the areas around the walled garden are a mass of colourful blooms and the walls are draped with Clematis. As autumn approaches the hardy cyclamen around the bases of the trees start to produce their pink and white flowers. While above, the autumn tints of the trees leaves, give one last riot of colour.