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The Garden
In-Depth Guide
100+Plants
15+Rose Varieties
8Fruit Trees
4Seasons of Bloom
In-Depth Guide
Welcome
This garden has been lovingly cultivated over the years into something truly special — a living collection of over 100 carefully chosen plants, trees, and flowers from around the world. From award-winning English roses by David Austin to rare Japanese maples, from French climbing roses to productive fruit trees, every corner holds a surprise.
Many plants were selected for year-round interest: camellias bloom in early spring, peonies and roses fill the summer with colour and fragrance, chrysanthemums carry the garden through autumn, and the structural beauty of magnolias and maples shines through winter.
What follows is your guide to this extraordinary garden — a tour of its treasures, a map of its layout, and everything you need to continue its story.
The Star of the Garden
A world-class collection featuring celebrated cultivars from David Austin (England), Meilland (France), and Kordes (Germany). From climbing roses adorning fences to compact bush roses lining walkways.
Featured — From France
One of the most beloved climbing roses in the world, the Eden Climber (also known as Pierre de Ronsard) produces exquisite, old-world double blooms in shades of cream and pink. This specimen graces the garden fence, creating a romantic backdrop that intensifies each year as the canes mature.
Climbing Rose — France
Featured — David Austin, England
Named after Tennyson's poem, this David Austin English rose produces chalice-shaped blooms in rich, warm salmon-orange tones. Hardy and reliable, it can stand direct sun and produces one of the most generous flushes of bloom in the garden. Two specimens are planted for maximum impact.
English Rose — Sun Tolerant
David Austin — England
Elegant, cup-shaped soft pink blooms on upright stems. One of David Austin's most refined creations.
English Rose
David Austin — England
Named after David Austin's granddaughter. Beautifully cupped rosette blooms with a fruity fragrance.
English Rose
David Austin — England
Exceptionally large, deeply cupped blooms in warm glowing pink with a rich tea fragrance.
English Rose
David Austin — England
Deep pink, almost red, with an unusually attractive full-petalled rosette form. A climbing variety.
Climbing Rose
Meilland — France
Quartered, deeply pink old-fashioned blooms with outstanding disease resistance. A French masterpiece.
French Rose
Meilland — France
A French rose paired with clematis for a stunning climbing combination along the garden structure.
French Rose
France
Exquisitely fragrant with classic hybrid tea form. A favourite for cut flower arrangements.
French Rose
Kordes — Germany
A German-bred hybrid tea rose with vibrant colour and strong, upright growth habit.
German Rose
Buck — USA
Unusual mauve-tan blooms that shift colour through the day. A true conversation piece.
Hybrid Rose
Swim & Ellis
Cream centre brushed with strawberry red. World Rose Hall of Fame member. Intensely fragrant.
Hybrid Tea
Kordes — Germany
The world's most popular white floribunda. Masses of pure white blooms throughout the season.
Floribunda
Meilland — France
A romantic climbing rose from France, paired with clematis for a layered vertical display.
Climbing — France
Kordes — Germany
A climbing rose with deep pink, heavily fragrant double blooms. Disease-resistant and vigorous.
Climbing Rose
Rose Bush
A charming, easy-care rose bush that lives up to its name with abundant, attractive blooms.
Bush Rose
Standard
A tree-form miniature rose adding vertical elegance and structure to the garden beds.
Tree Rose
Ornamental Tree
A stunning specimen displaying both green and red foliage colours. Japanese Maples are prized worldwide for their elegant, layered branching habit and extraordinary autumn colour. This tree provides year-round beauty near the front of the property.
Ornamental Tree
Dramatic purple-pink goblet blooms appear on bare branches in early spring, creating a breathtaking display.
Magnolia
The classic magnolia with enormous, fragrant white blooms and glossy evergreen leaves. A true Southern icon.
Magnolia
An elegant ornamental with layered branching, spring flowers, and rich autumn colour.
Dogwood
Summer-flowering tree with clusters of crinkled blooms and attractive peeling bark. A warm-climate favourite.
Flowering Tree
Covered in clusters of brilliant pink-purple flowers in early spring before the heart-shaped leaves appear.
Flowering Tree
An unusual native shrub with sweetly fragrant, burgundy-red flowers. A garden rarity.
Native Shrub
Trumpet-shaped pink flowers attract hummingbirds in late spring. A carefree, showy shrub.
Flowering Shrub
Multiple specimens in both double red-pink and double purple varieties line the back of the garden, with clematis companions.
Flowering Tree
Early Spring Treasures
The garden features an impressive collection of camellia tea trees that bloom in March, bringing colour when most gardens are still dormant. Several varieties ensure weeks of overlapping bloom.
Multiple specimens throughout the garden. Flowers in March, providing the first burst of spring colour.
Blooms March
A classic camellia variety prized for its delicate, layered peony-form pink blooms.
Blooms March
Several gardenia trees throughout the garden fill the air with their iconic, intoxicating fragrance. Pure white blooms.
Fragrant
White and red tea trees in pots add portable elegance to patios and can be moved for optimal sun exposure.
Container PlantsSummer Showstoppers
From deep blue to pristine white, the garden's hydrangeas create billowing drifts of colour that last from early summer well into autumn.
Multiple specimens planted throughout. True to their name, they rebloom continuously from summer through autumn.
Reblooming
Planted in 2025, these will grow into large, spectacular bushes with intensely coloured mophead blooms.
Establishing
Pristine white lacecap blooms that seem to glow in moonlight. A sophisticated, elegant variety.
White Variety
Classic white mophead hydrangeas adding luminous brightness to shaded garden corners.
Shade TolerantFaithful Returnees
These plants return faithfully each year, growing more beautiful with time. The peonies alone are worth the visit — with specimens planted in multiple locations for maximum impact.
Garden Favourite
The garden features an extraordinary number of peonies — both herbaceous varieties that return each spring and tree peonies that grow larger year after year, eventually becoming small trees that flower in March and April. Their extravagant, fragrant blooms are a highlight of the spring garden.
Perennial — 10+ Specimens
Lush, double pink blooms that are garden royalty. Come back reliably every year, growing more robust with time.
Perennial
Unlike herbaceous peonies, tree peonies keep their woody structure year-round and grow bigger each year. Flowers in March.
Tree Peony
Several iris varieties in the back garden, complemented by strawberry plants nearby. Behind the fence: apricot tree, climbing roses, and honeysuckle.
Perennial
Enormous blooms the size of dinner plates — a true showstopper. Returns each year with even more vigour.
Perennial
Dicentra Formosa
Delicate, heart-shaped flowers dangle from arching stems. A woodland charmer that returns each spring.
Perennial
Blooms in September and October, extending the garden's season. Can be moved indoors where it will grow into a flowering tree.
Autumn Bloom
Dramatic clusters of deep purple blooms against dark evergreen foliage. A spring essential.
Evergreen Shrub
Compact dahlia variety perfect for borders and front-of-bed planting. Returns reliably each year.
Perennial
From Garden to Table
Beyond its ornamental beauty, this garden is productive. Established fruit trees yield figs, persimmons, pears, and pomegranates, while dedicated vegetable beds and edible plants add culinary value.
Fig Trees
Several fig trees producing abundant fruit. Both fresh eating and preserving varieties.
Fuyu Persimmon
Produces abundantly — eat fresh off the tree (crunchy and sweet) or let soften for a different taste. Freezes well for year-round enjoyment.
Hachiya Persimmon
An astringent variety best enjoyed when fully soft. Perfect for baking persimmon puddings and breads.
Pear Tree
Already producing pears — had a bumper crop in 2025. Steel sheet around trunk prevents animals from climbing. A spare sheet is stored under the deck.
Honeycrisp Apple Tree
A young tree still establishing. The Honeycrisp is America's favourite apple variety — crisp, sweet, and tangy.
Pomegranate Tree
Ornamental and productive, with beautiful orange-red flowers followed by jewel-toned fruit.
Jujube Date Fruit Tree
A young tree that will produce sweet date-like fruits when mature. Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant.
Apricot Tree
Young tree with lovely spring blossoms. Will produce sweet apricots as it matures.
Chinese Chives
Cook with eggs or meat. Cut above ground only — roots regrow multiple times like grass. Dies back in winter, returns in spring.
Chinese Toon Tree
First spring leaves are a delicacy — pickle with salt for cold dishes, or scramble with eggs. A rare and prized culinary tree.
Raised Vegetable Beds
Raised beds to suppress weeds. Plant any vegetables you wish. Additional spots marked with bricks can be cleared for planting.
Rosemary
Fresh rosemary for cooking, always within arm's reach of the kitchen. Evergreen and aromatic year-round.
Year-Round Beauty
This garden was planned for continuous interest. Something is always blooming, fruiting, or providing structural beauty throughout the entire year.
March: Camellias, Peony Trees, Chinese Redbud
April: Peonies, Magnolias, Irises, Dogwood
May: Roses begin, Weigela, Rhododendron
June–Aug: All roses in full bloom, Hydrangeas, Dahlias, Crape Myrtle, Rose of Sharon, Gardenias
Fruit: Figs ripen, pear harvest
Sept–Oct: Chrysanthemums, late roses, Japanese Maple colour
Harvest: Persimmons, pomegranates, dates, late figs, apples
Structure: Magnolia silhouettes, evergreen camellias, Maple bark
Fragrance: Late camellias, rosemary
Prep: Pruning season
More Than a Garden
Beyond its beauty and its botanical depth, this is a garden that invites you to live in it — to pick, to gather, to pause, and to savour the changing seasons from your own back door.
Step outside in July and pick sun-warmed figs straight from the branch. In autumn, the persimmon trees hang heavy with golden fruit — enough to eat fresh, freeze, and share with the neighbours. The pear tree produced a bumper crop last year, and the pomegranate adds jewel-like seeds to winter salads.
There is a particular satisfaction in walking out your own door, cutting a handful of rosemary for the roast, snipping Chinese chives for a stir-fry, or gathering the first spring leaves of the Chinese toon — a tree prized as a culinary delicacy. This garden feeds the table as generously as it feeds the eye.
With over thirty rose varieties and abundant peonies, there are always blooms to cut for the house. A vase of Lady of Shalott roses or fragrant Double Delight transforms a weeknight dinner into something special.
The garden wraps around the house on three sides, so every room looks out onto something alive. Watch the Japanese maple turn crimson in autumn, the magnolia bloom against a grey sky, or the first camellia open in March — all from inside.
Morning coffee surrounded by birdsong and blooms. An evening outdoors as the garden exhales the scent of roses and gardenias. Children watching butterflies land on the hydrangeas, learning the names of things that grow. This is a garden built for the life that happens around it.