点评:Visited here early March, it's a wonderful wildlife friendly garden and woodland. Easy to find, only 5 miles from Colchester and 1 hour from my home town in Norfolk. There’s plenty to enjoy in the varied 20 acres which shows the enthusiasm of the owner Fiona Edmond. Lots of variety with large island beds, water gardens, seaside garden, Japanese garden. There were many stunning early flowers including the impressive Camellia, of which they have around 120 in their National Collection. Other plants in flower Epimedium, Stachyurus, Helleborus, Fritillaria, Lysichiton (Skunk Cabbage). And also one of my favourite conifers, not in leaf yet the magnificent deciduous Metasequoia glyptostroboides looking particularly impressive. In the lovely water garden area Gunnera leaves were just starting to show. There's also a small plant nursery of sensibly priced home grown plants which were well looked after. And a tea room where we ate a lovely freshly prepared lunch. It's a great place to visit, it's peaceful with plenty to ponder and appreciate. Looking forward to visiting again later in the year.
翻译:三月初我来这里参观,这是一个非常棒的野生动物友好型花园和林地。这里交通便利,距离科尔切斯特只有5英里,距离我诺福克郡的家乡也只有1小时车程。占地20英亩的花园景色多样,处处体现着主人菲奥娜·埃德蒙的热情。园内植物种类繁多,包括大型岛状花坛、水景花园、海滨花园和日式花园。许多早春花卉竞相绽放,其中最引人注目的是山茶花,他们的国家级收藏中就有大约120株山茶花。其他开花的植物还有淫羊藿、穗花草、铁筷子、贝母和臭菘(Lysichiton)。还有我最喜欢的针叶树之一——壮丽的落叶乔木水杉(Metasequoia glyptostroboides),虽然还没长出叶子,但看起来格外壮观。在美丽的水景花园里,大黄(Gunnera)的叶子也刚刚开始冒出来。这里还有一个小型苗圃,出售价格合理的自家培育的植物,而且都得到了很好的照料。此外,还有一个茶室,我们在那里享用了一顿美味的新鲜午餐。这里是个很棒的旅游胜地,环境清幽,有很多值得思考和欣赏的地方。期待今年晚些时候再次造访。