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Crarae Garden
Crarae Garden, 13. maj 2008
Foto: Hans Eiberg
Rolig skovhave med Himalaya planter og tumlende vandfald:
- Kom og prøv noget ‘skovbadning’, mens du fordyber dig i dette skov vidunderland. Udforsk denne fredelige have med en forskel, mens du følger stierne til kløften, rislende brænde, vandfald og klipper.
- Beundre spektakulære udstillinger året rundt, da hver sæson bringer nyt blomstrer og teksturer.
- Beundre en utrolig varieret samling af træer, nogle af deres mestre arter.
Dette eksotiske stænk af vildmark er en glen i Himalaya-stil (selvom ingen yetis er blevet set til dato), beliggende i de blide bakker i Argyll. Det glitrende vand i Crarae Burn danner midtpunktet for en træagtig paradis med klippekløfter, træbroer og krat af ahorn, birk og stedsegrønne, blander med sprays af blomster. Kun 10 miles syd for Inveraray er dette det perfekte sted at bringe det hele familie en tur.
Der er også en dejlig café, der serverer suppe, sandwich og lækker hjemmebag.
Glorious Gardens of Argyll & Bute
Crarae Gardens egen hjemmeside
Gardens guide
The Armin Crewe homepage
Crarae Garden på AboutBritain.com
Rhododendrons
Crarae Garden is perhaps most famous for its rhododendrons. The name rhododendron comes from the Greek words for rose and tree. A mild, moist, maritime climate and acid soil overlying rock and boulder clay provide the ideal conditions to cultivate these flowering shrubs.
The garden now has over 600 different rhododendrons and azaleas. Although many species grow wild in the Himalayas, a special feature in the Crarae collection is the number of hybrids. Flowering starts before Christmas and continues well into July and August, with the peak time being May and June for the explosion of colour.
Sir George Campbell initially received packets of seeds in the 1920s, mainly from the Rothschild Collection in the New Forest, including R. cinnabarinum roylei, R. arboreum and R. rubiginosum. This collection was enhanced in the 1950s with the red-flowered Noble hybrids from Crarae’s neighbours Michael and John Noble. They include a ‘Secretary of State’ and ‘Shadow Secretary’, reflecting Michael’s political career.