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Glendurgan Garden


Glendurgan Garden (Cornish: Glynn Dowrgeun, meaning deep valley of otters) is a National Trust garden situated above the hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River and near Mawnan Smith, in the civil parish of Mawnan, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

Glendurgan Garden was laid out by Alfred Fox in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1962 Glendurgan Garden was given to the National Trust by Cuthbert and Philip Fox.

The garden is notable for a cherry laurel maze, created in 1833.

View of Glendurgan

View of Glendurgan

Glendurgan maze

Glendurgan maze

Trachycarpus fortunei in Glendurgan

Glendurgan bamboo jungle

Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, about 8 ft in height

Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, about 8 ft in height

Coordinates: 50°06′26″N 5°07′03″W / 50.107086°N 5.117375°W / 50.107086; -5.117375



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