Glendurgan Garden

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Glendurgan

Glendurgan Garden is a National Trust garden situated above the Helford River in Mawnan Smith, North Falmouth, 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.

[edit] Views of Glendurgan

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

[edit] References

Fox, Charles (2004). Glendurgan: a personal memoir of a garden in Cornwall. Newmill, Penzance, Cornwall: Alison Hodge. ISBN 0-906720-35-4.

Note: Charles Fox is a great-grandson of the founder of the garden at Glendurgan, Alfred Fox. In this book he gives some personal memories of the garden and the Fox family, together with some family history.