Curator's Choice
Marks Hall changes throughout the seasons, our Curator highlights his personal favourites
Published: May 2009
Originating from Western America they are perennial plants and flower from May to June. Their six-petaled flowers vary in colour from pale lilac or white to deep purple or blue-violet. Camassia grow in the wild in great numbers and sometimes colour whole meadows . Camassia quamash can be found near the Taxodium Swamp.
Published: April 2009
Affectionately known as 'Mollie-the-witch', Paeonia mlokosewitschii, makes up for its awkward name with a magnificent display of large, pale yellow goblets, with a central boss of deep gold.
Published: April 2009
Osmanthus decorus originate in Asia and are located throughout the Millennium Walk. The small clusters of white flowers produce a delicate fragrance which should not be missed.
Published: March 2009
Our little grove of Okame will be at their best this weekend, as their almond scented flowers attract a host of bees.
Published: February 2009
Witch hazels relish a cold spell which promotes flowering and this year these started flowering around Christmas and are still going strong.
Published: September 2008
Punica granatum 'Nana' commonly known as Dwarf Pomegranate is a variety of the more well-known deciduous shrub/tree which can produce edible pomegranate fruit. It produces funnel-shaped flowers of scarlet-orange which appear in late summer and early autumn and is flourishing in our Walled Garden.
Published: August 2008
Nerium oleander is a typically pink evergreen shrub and has been chosen for its mix of flowers and leaves, which are flourishing in our Walled Garden at the moment.
Published: July 2008
This fascinating gum tree has wonderful blue -grey juvenile foliage with perfoliate leaves. In flower the scent is very strong and distinctive, smelling like milk shake. Some say strawberry others banana and honey. To smell for yourself you can find the Eucalyptus perriniana in Gondwanaland.
Published: July 2008
Also known as Pineapple Guava or Guavasteen, Acca sellowiana is a sub topical shrub from South America. It produces an amazing show of individual purple-red flowers and can be seen in the Walled Garden at Marks Hall.
Published: July 2008
Leptospermum are indigenous to both Australia, where it is know as the tea bush or tea tree and New Zealand as the Manuka. The flowers can have either five white, pink or read petals and can be seen at Marks Hall in Gondwanaland.