{"id":7386,"date":"2020-05-07T12:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T12:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7386"},"modified":"2020-06-09T10:14:42","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T10:14:42","slug":"abbotsbury-subtropical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/abbotsbury-subtropical-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Plant Hunting At Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk\/gardens\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens<\/a> on Dorset\u2019s south coast are 20 acres of grade 1 listed 18<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century gardens with a magnificent collection of rare and unusual trees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gardens are a rare example of tropical plant life in the UK and are made possible by the microclimate of a wooded and sheltered valley leading to the sea.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strolling around Abbotsbury Gardens you feel transported back to the golden age of Victorian plant hunters and inspired to create your own garden paradise at home.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7394\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7394\" class=\"wp-image-7394 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sub-tropical-palms-1-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Abbotsbury Garden with its Subtropical Palm trees\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Subtropical Palm Trees at Abbotsbury Gardens<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>History of Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quaint village of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abbotsbury\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abbotsbury<\/a> is named for St Peter\u2019s Monastery that once thrived t<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here but was destroyed in 1539 by the dissolution. The land was leased to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sir Giles Strangways who<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> turned part of the former monastery into a mansion for his family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A walled kitchen garden was built in the 1700s to provide food for the mansion house and now lies right at the heart of the modern gardens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1808 open fields surrounding the mansion were enclosed and a woodland was planted by the 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Earl of Ilchester, Henry Fox-Strangways.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7393\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7393\" class=\"wp-image-7393 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/abbotsbury-gardens-dorset-1-600x319.jpg\" alt=\"Willow deer sculptures in a copse at Abbotsbury Subtropical Garden\" width=\"600\" height=\"319\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Willow Deer Sculptures at Abbotsbury Garden.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The Victorian Plant Hunters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Earl\u2019s successor William Fox-Strangways was a renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/rhododendrons-uk-2\/\">plant hunter<\/a> and expert on European flora.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He brought back many newly discovered species from his diplomat service travels including Chile\u2019s Citronella Mucronata and the Mexican seeds of genus \u2018Stranvaesia\u2019 named after the family name \u2018Strangways\u2019. It\u2019s now known as one of our favourite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/hedging.html\">hedging plants<\/a> &#8211; the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/phot\/photinia-red-robin-shrub.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Photinia.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These exciting tropical plants were soon integrated into his woodlands where the shade, damp soil, and warm southern climate provided the perfect habitat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the years new plants and seeds originating from Japan, China, and the Himalayas joined them and the garden grew to three times its original size. A garden catalogue printed in 1899 lists over 5,000 different species many of which still survive there.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7388\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7388\" class=\"wp-image-7388 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/japanese-acer-garden-abbotsbury-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"Magnificent Japanese Acer Seiryu specimen tree at the Japanese bridge\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enjoy the walk and admire this beautiful mature Japanese Acer Seiryu<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Disrepair During The War Years<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1913 the mansion burned down. It was rebuilt during 1915 but to a poor standard and was eventually demolished in 1934. A small section remains of the outer wall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1920 and 1930s, when labour was in short supply, the gardens were neglected and quickly disappeared beneath bamboo and weeds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During WW2 the West Lawn was occupied by the Dorset Light Infantry Regiment<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the mansion site by the Polish Pioneer Corps<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who practiced manoeuvres and watched the coastline of Chesil beach for invading German forces.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7398\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7398\" class=\"wp-image-7398 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/camellia-tree-abbotsbury-garden-3-600x801.jpg\" alt=\"Camellias in Flower in late Spring at Abbotsbury in Dorset\" width=\"600\" height=\"801\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7398\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Camellia Tree in flower at Abbotsbury garden.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>What\u2019s At Abbotsbury Gardens Today?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gardens were restored in the 1960s by Lady <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teresa Agnew and her husband Lord Galway, but the great storm of 1987 caused considerable damage to the buildings and tender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/tropical-plants-for-uk-gardens\/\">tropical plants<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a long history of high and lows, Abbotsbury Gardens have been restored to their former glory with the addition of many new tropical plants.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beautiful old areas still exist including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/magnolias.html\">magnolia<\/a> walk, which is a particular treat ending with a superb elevated view of the Jurassic coastline, and the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> nationally important collection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/rhodovan\/rhododendron-van.html\">rhododendrons<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/rhododendrons-and-azaleas.html\">azaleas<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/hydrpanvanhalfstan\/hydrangea-paniculata-vanille-fraise-half-standard.html\">hydrangeas<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7390\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7390\" class=\"wp-image-7390 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/chesil-beach-jurassic-coast-view-from-abbotsbury-gardens-600x293.jpg\" alt=\"Chesil Beach on the Jurassic Coast View From Abbotsbury Gardens\" width=\"600\" height=\"293\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of Chesil Beach on the Jurassic Coast from the top of Abbotsbury gardens.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/camellias.html\">camellia<\/a> groves are a must-see of blazing colour as are the centuries-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/unique-japanese-maple-trees.html\">ornamental tree specimens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/dickant\/dicksonia-antarctica.html\">tree ferns<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/hardy-palms.html\">palms<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/woodland-garden-design\/\">woodland gardens<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gardens have been divided into zones to best show off plants from different countries<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and new areas have been added in recent years. These include a nature trail, a children\u2019s play area, sunken gardens with resident golden pheasants<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, large tearooms, restaurants, and a new plant shop where you can buy specimens from the gardens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weddings are regularly held in the garden pavilion throughout the year alongside food fayres, sculpture trails, and ancient willow weaving workshops. An autumn treat for the family are the illuminated Halloween evenings that light up this tropical paradise from all angles.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7391\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7391\" class=\"wp-image-7391 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/rhododendrons-azaleas-abbotsbury-gardens-1-600x394.jpg\" alt=\"Collection of Rhododendrons &amp; Azaleas in flower\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Collection of Rhododendrons &amp; Azaleas in flower<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Modern-Day Plant Hunters<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plant hunters still exist at Abbotsbury subtropical gardens. A new variety of Pittosporum Tenuifolium spontaneously grew in its microclimate and has been named <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/plant\/ptag\/pittosporum-tenuifolium-abbotsbury-gold.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pittosporum Tenuifolium Abbotsbury Gold<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for its glossy-green and variegated foliage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7395\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7395\" class=\"wp-image-7395 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/cornus-contraversa-davidia-involucrata-trees-1-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Cornus Contraversa and Davidia Involucrata Trees with spectacular variegated foliage and bracts\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbotsbury&#8217;s Cornus Contraversa &amp; Spectacular Davidii Involucrata specimen trees<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Visiting Abbotsbury Gardens<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the country opens up again, if you\u2019d like to visit Abbotsbury sub-tropical gardens, wear comfortable shoes because you\u2019ll want to explore all the rare and unusual plants that are packed into its twenty acres.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you leave enough time to feed the swans at nearby <a href=\"http:\/\/abbotsbury-tourism.co.uk\/swannery\/history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abbotsbury Swannery<\/a> whose history is intwined with the gardens. The swannery was built to feed the ill-fated monks of the 15<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> century and is only a five-minute drive away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abbotsbury Gardens are a glorious mixture of history, heritage, and stunning plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The micro-climate supports enough rare and unusual plant-life to satisfy the most demanding modern-day plant hunter and there are modern facilities to make your visit comfortable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arrive early to make the most of your day and spend a few relaxing hours just soaking up the atmosphere of this very special place.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7396\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7396\" class=\"wp-image-7396 size-fusion-600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/abbotsbury-swannery-with-signets-1-600x300.jpg\" alt=\"Swans with their cygnets living at Abbotsbury Swannery\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7396\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Meet the swans and baby cygnets at nearby Abbotsbury Swannery<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You may also be interested to read &gt;&gt;<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/overbecks-garden-devon\/\">Overbecks Garden, Salcombe, Devon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplants.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/tropical-gardens-tresco\/\">Sub Tropical Gardens at Tresco, Isles of Scilly<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plant Hunting At Abbotsbury Sub-Tropical Gardens Abbotsbury Sub Tropical Gardens on Dorset\u2019s south coast are 20 acres of grade 1 listed 18th century gardens with a magnificent collection of rare and unusual trees.\u00a0 The gardens are a rare 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