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Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens

The garden has a large collection of labelled plants, specialising in rhododendrons, magnolias and Mediterranean plants. Pine Lodge Gardens also has a Pinetum, an Arboretum, a Japanese Garden and a wildflower meadow. There is also an area open park with a lake and mature oaks in the style of Capability Brown. The third element is a Japanese garden with a tea pavilion. The Gardens are home to several Champion Trees (measured by the Tree Register).

Head Gardener's Comment

An all year round garden including a two acre Winter Garden planted in 2006 and ongoing, herbaceous borders, a spring garden with over 80 Magnolias and 250 Camellias thousands of snowdrops and bluebells an authentic Japanese garden an Arboretum and Pinetum with 80 different conifers, a Lake housing Black Swans and many breeds of ducks. Water features. Easy garden for the elderly with plenty of seats and a good tea room with home made cakes and Cornish cream teas.

Photograph © Pine Lodge Gardens
Photograph © Pine Lodge Gardens
Photograph © Pine Lodge Gardens
Photograph © Pine Lodge Gardens
Photograph © Pine Lodge Gardens
Photograph © Charlotte Weychan
Photograph © Charlotte Weychan

History

The history of the land goes back to the 1800 when the land was mined for copper and tin,there is a wealth of old trees which has been a wonderful back cloth for the garden. The garden was developed in 1976 by the previous owners and now totals 30 acres having been able to purchase more land over the years.

Plants of note

Correa, Grevillea, Michelia, Magnolia, Dias, Daphne, Lapageria, Franklinia,Gordonia and many more

Pine Lodge Gardens, Holmbush, St. Austell, Cornwall, England, PL25 3RQ

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