As well as being spectacularly beautiful, Marwood Hill Gardens contain many rare and interesting plants and flowers. The staff are often asked about these by visitors and so I started visiting the garden at approximately monthly intervals to photograph the more unusual and interesting plants that were in flower at that time. With the agreement of the garden manager, we then put a selection of these pictures, together with a poster giving brief details of each plant, on the notice boards so that the visitors knew what to look out for.
We updated the displays each month, so that the pictures and notes reflected the garden as the visitors found it.
This gallery contains the pictures that we used for all the 2010 displays.
Steve Morton
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Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake) Leucojum vernum (Spring Snowflake)
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Ribes laurifolium (Flowering Currant) Ribes laurifolium (Flowering Currant)
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Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite) Eranthis hyemalis (Winter Aconite)
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Sarcococa confusa (Christmas Box) Sarcococa confusa (Christmas Box)
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Stachyurus praecox Stachyurus praecox
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Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye giant' (Summer Snowflake) Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye giant' (Summer Snowflake)
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Primula denticulata (Drumstick primula) Primula denticulata (Drumstick primula)
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Lysichiton americanus (American Skunk Cabbage) Lysichiton americanus (American Skunk Cabbage)
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Lysichiton camtschatcensis (White Skunk Cabbage) Lysichiton camtschatcensis (White Skunk Cabbage)
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Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort) Lathraea clandestina (Purple Toothwort)
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Schisandra rubriflora Schisandra rubriflora
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Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' (Hawthorn) Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet' (Hawthorn)
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Arisaema sikokianum Arisaema sikokianum
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Bulbinella hookeri Bulbinella hookeri
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Viburnum Sargentia onondago Viburnum Sargentia onondago
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Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus
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Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus
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Enkianthus chinensis Enkianthus chinensis
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Enkianthus campanulatus Enkianthus campanulatus
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Dryopteris woodwardii Dryopteris woodwardii
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Hesperis matronalis (Sweet Rocket) Hesperis matronalis (Sweet Rocket)
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Amsonia ciliata Amsonia ciliata
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Tellima grandiflora (Fringe Cups) Tellima grandiflora (Fringe Cups)
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Deutzia x elegantissima Deutzia x elegantissima
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Iris spuria Iris spuria
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Paradisea lusitanica (St. Bruno's lily) Paradisea lusitanica (St. Bruno's lily)
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Sanguisorba 'Tenuifolici alba' (Burnet) Sanguisorba 'Tenuifolici alba' (Burnet)
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Weigela florida 'Versicolor' Weigela florida 'Versicolor'
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Hydrengea integeccima Hydrengea integeccima
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Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust' Hoheria sexstylosa 'Stardust'
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Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay' Eucryphia x nymansensis 'Nymansay'
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Hydrangea quercifolia (oak leaved hydrangea) 'Snow Queen' Hydrangea quercifolia (oak leaved hydrangea) 'Snow Queen'
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Tigridia pavoni (Tiger Flower) Tigridia pavoni (Tiger Flower)
View the embedded image gallery online at:
https://marwoodhillgarden.co.uk/photo-gallery/110-interesting-plants-in-the-garden.html#sigProIdde756b7441
https://marwoodhillgarden.co.uk/photo-gallery/110-interesting-plants-in-the-garden.html#sigProIdde756b7441