Feast your eyes on the riot of colour that is the Great Plat in Hestercombe's formal garden
Please note that Hestercombe House and Gardens will be closed on Monday 27th January due to the high winds predicted. The Stables Restaurant, Plant Centre, and Gift Shop will remain open as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding.
It’s mid-August which means the Formal Garden is blooming and it's star turn, the Great Plat, has bundles of colour. Looking at the Plat from the Victorian Terrace, the scene is punctuated by cartoon-bright blooms: electric-blue delphiniums, coral and red gladioli and sunset orange cannas. Read on to see our pick of the current crop of blooms:
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