- Trelissick Garden
Trelissick Garden is a
garden in the ownership of the National Trust and situated inFeock, Cornwall , near Truro,Cornwall ,United Kingdom .The Trust
The garden has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1955 when it was donated by
Ida Copeland . Mr and Mrs Copeland planted many of the species that flourish in the mild Cornish air, including therhododendron s andazalea s which are now such a feature of the garden,hydrangea s,camellia s and flowering cherries, and exotics such as theginkgo and various species of palm. They also ensured that the blossoms they nurtured had a wider, if unknowing audience. Mr Ronald Copeland was chairman and later managing director of his family's business, theSpode china factory, and flowers grown at Trelissick were used as models for those painted on ware produced at the works.The Copelands' family crest, a horse's head, now decorates the weathervane on the turret of the stable block, a pair to the Gilbert squirrels on the Victorian Gothic water tower, an echo of the family who lived here in the second half of the 19th century (their ancestor, Sir
Humphrey Gilbert , was lost at sea in his tiny ship "Squirrel" after discovering Newfoundland).The garden is noted for its rare shrubs. It offers a large park, woodland walks, views over the
estuary of theRiver Fal and Falmouth.pecial plants
* Trelissick Garden is the home of the National Plant Collections of
photinia s and azaras.Views of Trelissick
References
*"Trelissick" in "Feock with Devoran and
Carnon Down in the 19th Century" (Part 2) by the Feock Local History Group (1973) Republished 2006 (pages 39–50)
* National Trust Guide October 1996External links
* [http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-trelissickgarden/ Trelissick Garden information at the National Trust]
* [http://www.touruk.co.uk/gardens/gardenscorn_trelissick.htm Trelissick Garden history]
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