s valuable to the historic gardens as the artifacts inside the house, some original plants (including lilac, summer jasmine, moss roses and English Hawthorn) continue to exist in the garden.
s valuable to the historic gardens as the artifacts inside the house, some original plants (including lilac, summer jasmine, moss roses and English Hawthorn) continue to exist in the garden.
Where hedges of laurel, holly and false cypress had grown into trees or had killed original trees, (like the pernicious ivy), clippings of the original overgrown plants are propagated and maintained to their intended height as low hedges or decorative borders.
The most remarkable story of regeneration involves the pre-1920 hollyhock seeds which had lain dormant for decades near the woodland walk.
When the brush and ivy covering the flower bed were recently cleared, the seeds spontaneously germinated. Blooming each year in late summer, they reach heights of up to 4 meters (12 feet).
The Garden Path
2069 Kings Road.
Victoria, B.C. V8R 2P6
phone:(250)592-4472
fax: (250)592-4473.Point Ellice Gift Shop
2616 Pleasant Street.
Victoria, B.C.
Phone:(205)380-6506
fax:(250)388-7565
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