Trelissick Garden

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Trelissick, mansion

Trelissick Garden is a garden in Cornwall with subtropical and Far Eastern vegetation. The garden is located in Feock , a district of Truro , about 4 miles north of the town of Falmouth above the Fal River and Carrick Roads . Its area is about 10 hectares . The Cornish name Trelissicks means house of the clan leader .

The garden

In contrast to the Trebah and Glendurgan Gardens a few miles to the southwest, Trelissick is not a canyon garden , but has the character of a landscape park . The garden consists of two parts, cut by a narrow road that leads to the car ferry across the Fal. The two parts of the garden are connected by a small wooden bridge. Thanks to the mild Cornish climate created by the Gulf Stream , it is possible in Trelissick to cultivate a large number of subtropical and Far Eastern plants all year round in the open in addition to native species . In Trelissick u. a. Yuccas , handkerchief trees and tree ferns and - of course for southern Cornwall - rhododendrons . In late spring and early summer, Trelissick glows in all the colors of the rhododendron blossoms. The Chinese cedar on the central lawn of the garden is a special gem. The "Parsley Garden", the old house and herb garden at the entrance of the property, is also still managed and can be visited.

Views from Trelissick

  • View of Trelissick

  • View of Trelissick

  • View of Trelissick

  • View of Trelissick

  • Bridge between the two parts of the garden

  • Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

  • Japanese cedar

  • Yucca blossom

history

The English porcelain manufacturer Ida Copeland inherited Trelissick in 1937. Between 1937 and 1955, she had the original landscaped park redesigned so that the garden acquired a more subtropical and Far Eastern character. In 1955, the Copelands transferred Trelissick to the National Trust , which opened it to the public and expanded and changed the planting in the following years. It was also important to plant late-blooming rhododendrons and hydrangeas in order to extend the flowering period.

useful information

Trelissick is home to the British National Collection of Photinia and Azaras . The Copeland family's porcelain collection ("Copeland China Collection") is also located here and can be viewed.

literature

  • Stephen Lacey: Gardens of the National Trust. Anova Books, London 2011, ISBN 1-9078-9209-5 .

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Coordinates: 50 ° 13 ′ 0 ″  N , 5 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  W.