Spring
The rhododendron display is a dynamic one, gradually building in colour to its late spring peak. An early spring species ‘rhododendron macabeanum’ with its large lemon coloured flowers tucked away from the path network is worth seeking out and you cannot miss the crimson-scarlet flowers of ‘rhododendron Doncaster’ one of our most photographed species along the main drive. You will need to look up at some of our taller specimens including the appropriately named rhododendron arboreum.
We also have a number of specimen trees flowering at this time - the handkerchief, pieris and snowdrop trees are of particular interest. Spread around the garden are fifteen species of magnolia to admire.
Patches of bluebells decorate much of the estate including the wild garden, and if you extend your walk into the parkland you will be rewarded with a display of buttercups and cowslips in late spring.
Ancient and remarkable trees
We have some special trees in the wild garden including one of the biggest Scots pine outside of Scotland and the larger of our two snowdrop trees is one of tallest specimens in England.
Ancient oak trees along the main drive may well have acted as boundary markers in the past and many of the beech trees are well over 200 years old including our wandering beech tucked away to the side of one of Repton's glimpse points.