Our 6 Favourite Spring Gardens

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The unbelievable joy, after a rather grey winter, to see Spring blooms is almost indescribable! We in Cornwall have always been a little bit smug that Spring seems to come here first. Our budding gardens are a triumph, but this month I thought I would share 6 of the best to catch a full array of colourful blooms. 

Caerhays Estate Spring Gardens

1) Caerhays Castle Gardens

I mean it's a castle so it's exciting already. It's a Spring favourite with over 140 acres and an enviable position by the sea. Plus there are over 500 varieties of magnolias on display! You'll find it near St Austell, a treasure this time of year. 

Trelissick Gardens in Cornwall

2) Trelissick

Perched on the Fal Estuary this garden is a riot of colour come Spring - magnolias, camellias and rhododendrons all proudly exhibit their fine displays. 

Trebah gardens in Spring

 3) Trebah Garden

Trebah is world famous, a true Cornish gem. The rhododendrons are over 100 years old and the garden just feels magical as you wind your way down to the private beach at the bottom. Ideal in the Spring sunshine.

Trewithen Spring gardens

4) Trewithen Gardens 

Between Truro and St Austell this garden has acres of woodland gardens ready to explore. Particularly renowned for their camellias, ranked as one of the best in the world. 

Bluebells at Lanhydrock

5) Lanhydrock

The gardens that surround this Victorian county house are beautiful but it's the woodland where you see the first signs of Spring, and when the bluebells appear it's a haze of azure as far as the eye can see. 

Daffodils at Cotehele

6) Cotehele

This ancient National Trust property goes all-out for daffodils. Visit between the 14th and 16th of March for the blooms at their best. I love this place, it's so peaceful and seeing it all happy and yellow is a great antidote to a long winter. 

Very hard to pick just six! I would squeeze one more on the list perhaps, Pencarrow House and Gardens. They have just opened their gardens for the season. You can catch the wild flowers dotted throughout their ancient woodlands and explore the extensive gardens as the blossoms are staring to bloom. 

I hope this inspires you to get out and explore some of Cornwall's Spring gardens, we are rather spoilt for choice!  


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