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Welcome to the 2011 season at Exbury.

The Gardening team have been busy over the 2011 season, with projects including refurbishing the border between the Railway path and the Rock Garden; removal of Grisilinia littoralis at Top Pond and replacement planting of Cornus florida ‘Rubra’, Liquidambar, Nyssa and the tree smoke bush Rhus obovatus.  Several large clumps of deciduous Azaleas have also been planted to fill gaps.  The Hydrangea Walk is getting a good going over with spaces marked for new plantings of Teller Hybrids. 

What to look out for in the Gardens during our Santa Special10th December 11
What extraordinary weather we are having at Exbury. Mostly very mild, bringing out some early flowering plants including Snowflakes around Top Pond and the Bog Garden and then suddenly stormy weather. Please take extra care as you walk around the gardens.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit:20th October 11
Autumn Colour is looking good in several areas of the garden due to the dry weather and cooler nights.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit:18th September 11
The Herbaceous Border by the Five Arrows Gallery is full of interesting perennials including the following: Japanese Anemones (Anemone hupehensis), Heleniums, Schizostylis, Rudbeckias, Nerine x bowdenii and many more.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit:22nd August 11
The Sundial & Tennis Court Tea Gardens are well worth the visit to see the wide variety of plants in flower.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit29th July 11
The Herbaceous Border always has something of interest and plenty of colour with Hemerocallis, Anemones, Penstemon, Rudbeckia, Liatris, Zuaschneria and many more.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit7th July 11
The Herbaceous Border is full of interesting perennials including Angels Fishing Rod (Dierama pulcherrimum) from South Africa. Day Lilies (Hemerocallis), Heleniums and spectacular Lilies.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit20th June 11
The Iris Garden has some very interesting informal plantings of Iris’s, Primula’s, Ligularia’s and Hosta’s..
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit.3rd June 11
Along the Main Drive towards the Main House by the side of the Iris Garden is a superb flowering Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera). A native to North America. Other specimens can be seen close to Top Pond in Home Wood.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit20th May 11
Along the Main Path to the House take a look at the Iris Garden with some very interesting informal plantings of Irises. This is also a very good wildlife area, especially for dragon and damsel flies.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit:6th May 11
By Gilbury Bridge the group of Exbury hybrids of Rhododendron ‘Naomi’ and the pure white Azalea ‘Palestrina’ are looking great - the whole area is ablaze with colour.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit:26th April 11
With warm weather and a lack of frosts the Gardens are currently looking glorious, with carpets of bluebells providing a canvas for the dramatic colours of the evergreen azaleas and rhododendrons
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit15th April 11
By Gilbury Bridge the group of Rhododendron 'Naomi' are beginning to look good and soon the whole area will be ablaze with colour.
Read full story...What to look out for in the garden on your visit6th April 11
The Heather Beds on the way to Home Wood are providing excellent displays of colour from both the flowers of the various heathers and foliage of the conifers.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit14th March 11
Another very cold winter was experienced at Exbury with the pre-Christmas snow looking very scenic, but this is always a bit of a headache for the Gardening team!
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit1st November 10
The Autumn colours are at their best in parts of Yard Wood by the back of the Azalea Drive and the path from the Rock Garden to the American Garden. There are some very good Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) in colour by Jubilee Pond. When walking down the Azalea Drive there is a scent of burnt sugar or candyfloss as you pass by the large Katsura Tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum). Discover these trees and many more on our Autumn Trail which can be collected from the Gate or downloaded from the website.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit5th October 10
A number of very interesting Japanese Maples (Acer palmatum) are producing good autumn colour. The delicate leaves turn from yellow to orange and fiery reds.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit21st September 10
The Sundial Garden is a blaze with some very interesting annuals and perennial..
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit7th September 10
The Sundial Garden is a blaze with some very interesting annuals and perennials.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit:20th August 10
The Sundial Garden is ablaze with some very interesting perennials..
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit5th August 10
The Herbaceous Border always has something of interest Hemerocallis, Lilies, Penstemon, Rudbeckia, Lobelia, Liatris, Zuaschneria and many more
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit20th July 10
The Herbaceous Border is very colourful at the moment with a wide variety of plants including Echinacea, Lilies, Dahlias, Hemerocallis (Day Lilies), Crocosmia, Penstemons, Monarda and Echinops in full flower.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit1st July 10
Early summer and the Herbaceous and Grasses Garden is in full bloom; a major talking-point is the spectacular display of common-spotted orchids in the Yard Wood.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit.14th June 10
By Lovers Lane Cross Roads & in Home Wood, the Asian Dogwoods Cornus kousa are still in flower.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit26th May 10
Home Wood is looking very colourful with a mixture of Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Magnolia’s.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit4th May 10
Home Wood is beginning to look very colourful with a mixture of Rhododendrons, zaleas and Magnolia’s. Look out for Rh. ‘Elizabeth’ a very good red by the Top Pond.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit.12th April 10
The warmer weather and long-awaited sunshine has brought on the flowering over the last ten days – Exbury has much in colour
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit.30th March 10
The Heather Beds on the way to Home Wood are providing excellent displays of colour from both the flowers of the various heathers and foliage of the conifers.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit10th March 10
The Heather Beds on the way to Home Wood are providing excellent displays of colour from both the flowers of the heathers and foliage of the conifers.
Read full story...Christmas at Exbury9th December 09
Whilst the gardens are currently closed there is the opportunity to visit the Gardens on our opening dates for the Santa Steam Specials, and there will be lots to see. Don’t miss the flowering Mahonia’s by the Tennis Court Tea..
Read full story...Autumn colours at their best22nd October 09
The Autumn colours are at their best in parts of Yard Wood by the back of the Azalea Drive and the path from the Rock Garden to the American Garden.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit30th September 09
The Sundial Garden and Tennis Court Tea Garden always has something of interest in flower. Look out for a wide range of Salvia’s which provide a welcome splash of colour along with Dahlia’s, Cosmos atrosanguineus with dark purple flowers which give a chocolate scent.
Read full story...Late summer colour in the Gardens21st August 09
The Sundial Garden and Tennis Court Tea Garden always has something of interest in flower. Look out for a wide range of Salvia’s which provide a welcome splash of colour along with Dahlia’s, Agapanthus, Calceolaria mexicana, Lobelia cardinalis, Dicksonia antarctica (Tree Fern) and a host of other interesting tender perennials.
Read full story...Summer season delights at Exbury30th July 09
The Herbaceous Border by the Five Arrows Gallery is coming into its own with plenty of colour and variety. Visitors can see some very choice flowering plants including Agapanthus (both the blue and white varieties), Lilies and Heleniums.
Read full story...Summer colour and great fun for families15th July 09
With the summer holidays upon us Exbury Gardens is a great place to come and relax. From Thursday 23 July families will be able to follow our summer trail, with children collecting a packet of seeds upon completion.
Read full story...What to see in the garden on your visit...1st July 09
The Herbaceous Border by the Five Arrows Gallery is coming into its own with plenty of colour and variety and include some very choice flowering plants including Lilies, Penstemon, Dierama’s (Angels Fishing Rod) and Hemerocallis (Day Lilies) all looking very good.
Read full story...The iris garden is not to be missed19th June 09
The Iris Garden is not to be missed for the informal setting and the Japanese Iris’s and other moisture loving plants. Look out for the various damsel and dragonflies that skip over the water.
Read full story...Don’t miss late spring in the Gardens . . .29th May 09
The late flowering rhododendrons and wisteria continue to put on a magnificent show, together with dogwoods in various parts of the Gardens.
Read full story...Looking good at the moment...15th May 09
The American Garden is looking very good at the moment with several excellent hybrid Rhododendrons at their best. Look out for Rh. ‘Pink Walloper’ aka ‘Lem’s Monarch’, a superb free flowering shrubs with huge trusses.
Read full story...Flowering Magnificently29th April 09
From Home Wood below Exbury House, and in the direction of Top Pond, the evergreen azaleas and rhododendrons are flowering magnificently.
Read full story...News from the Gardens9th April 09
The Heather Beds on the way to Home Wood are providing excellent displays of colour from both the flowers and foliage of the conifers
Read full story...New Plantings13th February 09
The deciduous Azalea Bed on the Azalea Drive has been completed with new plantings of Azaleas and Japanese Maples. This will be even more colourful this spring.
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