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Marwood Hill, Barnstaple

20 acre garden in a steep valley setting in north Devon near Barnstaple, the creation of plantsman Dr Jimmy Smart, now managed by a charitable trust. Set around three lakes is a fine collection of trees and shrubs including over 800 varieties of camellia, magnolias, birch, eucryphia and rhododendron. There are many herbaceous plants too including National Collections of astilbe and Iris ensata which all love damp conditions beside water. These images were shot in spring when magnolias were flowering, including glorious Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring' which originated in the garden.

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View northward to the church of St Michael and All Angels, and Marwood House, across a steep sided valley clothed with a rich...
Terracing above a path planted with hellebores. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
View down over descending ponds surrounded by mature trees and shrubs. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Lysichiton americanus. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Caltha palustris var alba. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Pollarded willow illuminated by early morning sunlight with pink Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring' beyond, beside the top p...
Parasitic Lathraea clandestina. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Photinia lasiogyna. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Rhododendron 'Rothenburg'. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
White flowered Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' beside the cafe with pink Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring' beyond. Marwood Hi...
Luscious pink blooms of Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring'. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Luscious pink blooms of Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring'. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Luscious pink blooms of Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring'. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Statue of the late Dr Jimmy Smart, creator of the garden, backlit by early morning sun sited at the top of the bog garden, fu...
Early morning sun illuminates the stream that links a sequence of large ponds, edged with moisture loving plants including as...
Statue of the late Dr Jimmy Smart, creator of the garden, backlit by early morning sun sited at the top of the bog garden, fu...
Lathraea clandestina clustered around the base of tree beside stream at Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
Luscious pink Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring' on the bank above the top pond. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
View northward to the church of St Michael and All Angels across a steep sided valley clothed with a rich and varied collecti...
Rhododendron maccabeanum. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
National collection of astilbes shows its new growth beside one of Marwood's ponds, surrounded by a rich and varied collectio...
Magnolia sprengeri 'Marwood Spring' sited above the top pond. Marwood Hill Gardens, Barnstaple, Devon, UK
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