Curator's Choice
Marks Hall changes throughout the seasons, our Curator highlights his personal favourites
Published: March 2011
(hybrid larch) are one of my favourite signs of spring and often missed by the casual observer.Larix x urolepise
Published: March 2011
Prunus ‘Okame’ is the first and most delicate of the spring Cherry trees, producing a mass of carmine-rose, almond scented flowers that attract a host of bees.
Published: February 2011
Sarcococca confusa produce sweetly scented, pure white flowers that open in late winter and early spring and are very fragrant.
Published: January 2011
Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel) is a tree native to southeast Europe and southwest Asia, it is the largest species of hazel, potentially reaching up to 35m tall.
Published: January 2011
Acer conspicuum phoenix produce amazing winter bark colour which is a bright orangey-pink with pure silver stripes and never fails to attract comment.
Published: August 2010
The Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ produces stunning white flowers that appear in summer, and mature to a wonderful light pink shade by autumn and can be seen just beyond the Millennium Walk.
Published: August 2010
Koelreuteria paniculata provides a variety of colour with salmon pink new shoots which fade to green at the start of summer and then panicles of yellow flowers which hang down the branches in August.
Published: July 2010
Callistemon (Bottlebrushes) are magnificent sun-loving evergreens, originating in Australia and Tasmania.
Published: May 2010
Crataegus oxyacantha ‘Crimson Cloud’ is true to its name, each May it is weighed down with huge numbers of red blooms, making the tree hazy with colour and fragrance.
Published: May 2010
The flowers produce both male and female organs and are pollinated by bees, and are noted for attracting wildlife.Common names include Camas, Quamash, Indian hyacinth, and Wild hyacinth and they can be seen at Marks Hall near the Taxodium Swamp.