Photo Gallery
Here are some photos taken by my mum and me during our visits.
More beautiful photos can be found on Garry Platt's Gallery 2004 and Garry Platt's Gallery 2003

The entrance to the grounds. The Lodge is on the left.

The Drive - the Lodge can be seen in the background. The gate to the garden is further down on the right.

Welcome - Feel free to enjoy the experience.

Give way to plants in this garden.
The same tree seen from the other side.
This bench near the flats is covered in lichen. ![]() |
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The House and the top lawn in September. |
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The variety of plants is stunning. | ![]() |
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Mind your head! | ![]() |
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Romantic steps.
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Beautiful views. | ![]() |
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My sister hides under a tree fern.
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Tree ferns with Hydrangeas in September.
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This is the highest tree fern in the garden. ![]() |
I wonder what this tree fern is heading for. ![]() |
Rhododendrons have sown themselves on tree ferns, too.
This bridge connects the upper and the lower gardens.
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Bamboo lines the path in the lower garden.
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Tree ferns cross your way whereever you go.
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| Bridges lead across small streams. |
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One of the ponds in May...
... and the same one in September.
At the pond in May. Later on, you can barely see the path here.
An overgrown pond in the lower garden.
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Find your way through the Gunnera... |
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... and through the hydrangeas.
...and I will be grown-up one day!
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It could not be more jungely here...
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Mind the lady-dragon. |
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Stepping stones |
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This part at the end of the drive is private (flats let out) but the Monkey Puzzle Trees are amazing. |
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