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Garden Name: Pine Lodge & Nursery
Last Modified: 28/01/2010
Garden ID: 0005

pic: 0005_PineLodge.jpg

Owner: Mr & Mrs. R. Clemo
Address:
Cuddra
Holmbush
St. Austell
Postcode: PL25 3RQ
County: Cornwall

tel: 01726-73500
fax: 01726 77370
website: www.pine-lodge.co.uk
email: office {at} pinelodgegardens.co.uk

Features: 
6,000 plants labelled.
New 4 acre Winter Garden now complete and the Japanese Garden is now mature.

English Heritage Grade:


Opening Times:
Snowdrop fortnight: 1st Feb - 14th February.
Open every day; 10am - 6pm (last tickets 5pm).

Best Times of Year to Visit: 
All year around

To see: 


National Collection: 
Grevilleas from Australia.

National Garden Scheme days: No
Comments: 

Parties / Coaches: Yes 
Comments: Coach and car park.

Viewing by Appointment: Yes
Comments: Groups of 20+ welcome all year. Pre-booking required 

House Open for Viewing: No
Comments: 

Admission Prices:
Adult £6.50; Child £3; Disabled & OAP £ 6; Groups of 20+ £5.50.

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes
Shop: No
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes
Teas: Yes
Refreshments: Yes
Picnics: No
Dogs allowed: No
Only on Lead: No
Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
Limited access for the disabled. Only Guide dogs.


Designer: 
Description of Garden:
Several noteworthy trees survive from the 19th century in the woodlands and parkland. The garden now covers 30 acres, with woodlands providing cover for early snowdrops, drifts of bluebells, aconites and anemones. Alpine plants include the lovely celmisias from New Zealand and miniature iris and cyclamen from Crete. Herbaceous borders show the famous blue meconopsis and other varieties in red, white and yellow. Other herbaceous plants include the rare Myosotidium hortensia with its blue flowers.

Shrubberies feature not only rhododendrons, camellias, magnolias, pieris and azaleas, but sycopsis, daphnes, telopea, cestrum, myoporum and many others. Water features in the garden include a wildlife pond and in 1994 a larger lake was added to the garden. There is also a pinetum with over 80 different conifers. The Japanese garden, which was a two year project, is now completed and very mature. The 4-acre Winter Garden is now looking very good.

The plants, which number 5,000 - 6,000 varieties, are all labelled so it is worth taking a pen and paper when you visit to note your favourites, in this superb 'all year round garden'. Pine Lodge Gardens are located on part of the Cuddra Estate just to the east of St Austell.


History: 
The garden was associated with the Rashleigh family in the 19th century.

Local Inns: 
Rashleigh, Polkerris
Crown Inn, St Ewe

Accomodation: 
Carlyon Bay Hotel

Restaurants: 
Pier House, Charlestown

Village/Town/Sightseeing: 
St. Austell