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Cotehele, St Dominick, Cornwall

The garden at Cotehele in the Tamar Valley in Cornwall has a very special collection of old narcissi, with many varieties dating from the C19th and some even the C17th such as Narcissus 'Butter and Eggs'. During spring the garden lights up with thousands of these luminous flowers, harbingers of spring and a valuable source of early nectar for foraging insects.

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Tulipa 'Burgundy'. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Tulipa 'Burgundy'. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Retaining wall with buttresses cothed with mosses and ferns, with rhododendron flowering above. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
View up through a magnolia in Nelson's Field. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Barrii Conspicuus' in Nelson's Field. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Barrii Conspicuus', dating from 1869. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Seagull', dating from 1893. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Sunrise', dating from 1901. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Firebrand', dates from 1897. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Firebrand', dates from 1897. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Edward Buxton', dates from 1932. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Butter and Eggs' dating from the 17th century. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Narcissus 'Stella'. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Interior of daffodil packing shed in market garden at Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Tree shadows on the grass of the upper garden. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Meadow with naturalized daffodils. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
East facade of house viewed over terraces and clipped hedge of ornamental quince. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
East terrace with magnolia. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Magnolia and rhododendrons viewed at dawn from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Magnolia and rhododendrons viewed at dawn from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Magnolia and rhododendrons viewed at dawn from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Path along top of meadow of naturalized daffodils. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Meadow of naturalized daffodils with trees. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Meadow of naturalized daffodils with trees. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
North west tower seen beyond meadow of naturalized daffodils. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Magnolia and rhododendrons viewed at dawn from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Clipped hedge of ornamental quince, Chaenomeles, on the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn sunlight lights up the east front of the house, seen from the east terrace, over clipped hedge of ornamental quince, Chaenomeles. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Medieval stew pond and late C16th dovecote situated at the top of the valley garden. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Tunnel leading to the valley garden illuminated by rays of dawn sunlight. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn sunlight lights up the east front of the house, seen from the east terrace, over clipped hedge of ornamental quince, Chaenomeles. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn seen from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn view over the valley garden with dovecote and Calstock viaduct beyond. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn view over the valley garden with dovecote and Calstock viaduct beyond. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Dawn seen from the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Naturalized daffodils in the orchard. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Pond in upper garden. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Meadow of naturalized daffodils on the north west side of the house. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
North west tower seen beyond meadow of naturalized daffodils. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
North west tower seen beyond meadow of naturalized daffodils. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Path between Rhododendron 'Endsleigh Pink' and naturalized snakeshead fritillaries, Fritillaria meleagris, leading towards the easte terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
View from courtyard to naturalized daffodils in the meadow beyond. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Naturalized daffodils on the bank in front of the south entrance. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Naturalized daffodils on the bank in front of the south entrance. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
David Bouch, Head Gardener. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Bench surrounded by Tulipa 'Burgundy' on the east terrace. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Rhododendron 'Endsleigh Pink'. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Path along the top of the meadow full of naturalized daffodils leads through a wall into the upper garden. Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Notice warning visitors of the presence of bees in hives in the corner of the orchard at Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
Naturalized daffodils in the orchard at Cotehele, Cornwall, UK
all images copyright Carole Drake