Double herbaceous borders are backed by yew hedges, pale white narcissus are scattered beneath blossom trees in the orchard, the enclosed swimming pool garden has planting that creates a sense of luxuriant warmth, and the arboretum is now home to more than 150 trees. And even though the garden has been created and amended steadily through decades, it is the picture of the whole ensemble, combined with details of planting such as small-flowered clematis and unusual small perennials which gives the magic that visitors take away.
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