Bodnant Garden
About the garden
Bodnant Garden nestles in the Snowdonian foothills of North Wales. A Grade I-listed horticultural paradise set on a hillside in the Conwy Valley, the garden’s 80 acres drop dramatically from manicured lawns and grand, flower-filled terraces through buzzing wildflower meadows and shrub-filled glades, into awe-inspiring dells of water gardens and towering trees.
Established in 1874 by scientist, businessman and politician Henry Pochin, he and his family filled the garden with plants collected by global explorers such as Ernest Wilson, George Forrest and Harold Comber. Cared for by the National Trust since 1949, today it is home to plants as diverse as the Blue Poppy of the Himalayas to the Fire Bush of the Andes, as well as five National Collections (Magnolia, Embothrium, Eucryphia species, Rhododendron forrestii and Rhododendron Bodnant Hybrids) and champion trees. It is also home to the Laburnum Arch.
Facilities
- Assistance dogs only
- Children’s play area
- Parking
- Plant sales
- Refreshments
- Toilets
Key features
- Herbaceous border
- Arboretum
- Autumn colour
- Champion trees
- Mediterranean/Italian garden
- National Plant Collections
- Winter garden
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