Glendurgan Garden
Glendurgan Garden is a sub-tropical garden in Cornwall . The park is located at the mouth of the Helford River approximately 5 miles southwest of the city of Falmouth . Its area is between 11 and 13 hectares (30 acres ) , depending on the conversion . The Cornish name of the garden means Durgantal .
The garden
Like the immediately neighboring Trebah, Glendurgan is a Cornish canyon garden, that is, it lies between steep hills in a narrow gorge that runs down to the bank of the Helford River . The gorge is traversed by a small watercourse that forms a pond just before the beach . Park paths run along the gorge walls, between which lush vegetation grows. Thanks to the mild Cornish climate created by the Gulf Stream , it is possible in Glendurgan to cultivate a large number of subtropical plants outdoors all year round in addition to native species . In Glendurgan, for example, you will find bamboo , yuccas , hemp palms , agaves and tree ferns and - of course for southern Cornwall - rhododendrons . In May and June, Glendurgan, like many other Cornish gardens, glows in all the colors of the rhododendron blossoms. The maze of laurel hedges from 1833 in the middle of the garden is characteristic of Glendurgan .
Views of Glendurgan
Glendurgan: View
Glendurgan: View
Glendurgan: Maze
Glendurgan: Maze
Hemp palms in Glendurgan
Bamboo jungle in Glendurgan
Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, approx. 8 m high
Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, approx. 8 m high
history
The English shipowner Alfred Fox, a Quaker who a few years later also had Trebah moored, acquired Glendurgan in 1820. He had the house built, and the garden with its winding paths was built by 1830. The maze was created in 1833. In contrast to Trebah with its eventful history, Glendurgan remained in the possession of the Fox family, who maintained and expanded the garden over the following 130 years. In 1962, Cuthbert and Philip Fox donated Glendurgan to the National Trust , opening the garden to the public.
Web links
- Glendurgan Garden at The National Trust (Engl.)
- Glendurgan at Cornwall Online
- Tourist information in German
Coordinates: 50 ° 6 ′ 21 ″ N , 5 ° 7 ′ 19 ″ W.