Curator's Choice
Marks Hall changes throughout the seasons, our Curator highlights his personal favourites
Published: September 2011
Autumn is creeping in to the Arboretum. One of the first stars is found in Birkett-Long and is just coming into full colour, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, commonly known as the Katsura Tree.
Published: August 2011
Magnolia grandiflora is a lovely late flowering magnolia from North America. The petals are thick and the flowers have a spicy, fruity scent.
Published: July 2011
produces elegant sprays of bright yellow flowers, surrounding it with clouds of yellow.Koelruteria paniculatae
Published: July 2011
The Clematis Perle d'Azure is one of the best blue clematis, having flowers the colour of a summer sky.
Published: June 2011
Deutzia setchuenensis bears clusters of small, white flowers in summer and can be seen growing in lower lake wood near the witch hazels, where it is flowering its socks off.
Published: June 2011
Cornus kousa 'Satomi' is used extensively for ornamental effect with the tiny green flowers appearing in early summer, surrounded by large pink flower bracts,
Published: May 2011
The 'Jane Phillips' Iris is one of the most famous irises ever introduced and is still a benchmark to which others are compared, the display in the Walled Garden at the moment is a testimony to its beauty.
Published: April 2011
Magnolia ‘Heaven scent’ are not only a stunning sight but also produce a sublime fragrance as well. Our collection can be found just before Gondwanaland.
Published: April 2011
Azara microphylla produces little yellow sprigs of flowers which generate the most amazing vanilla/chocolate scent, an experience not to be missed.
Published: April 2011
Magnolia stellata 'Royal Star' produces beautiful flowers, pure white and lightly scented, which open from mid-March through to April.