On May 7th, we visited Heathercombe near Manaton, a small group from the club enjoyed a guided tour of this beautiful garden in a wooded valley, the bluebells were stunning and the wide variety of trees gave much to interest us.

From their website:

Heathercombe is a tranquil, secluded valley with streams tumbling through woods, ponds and a lake – the setting for 30 acres of spring and summer interest (and many recent changes), including daffodils in spring followed by carpets of bluebells that complement our extensive displays of rhododendrons and azaleas. We have many unusual specimen trees, including maples and flowering dogwoods, lovely cottage gardens, an orchard in a meadow of orchids and other early summer wild flowers, a bog garden, woodland garden, fernery and numerous sculptures. There are woodland walks on our 2 miles of mainly level sandy paths, with many benches and three summer houses for relaxing and taking in the sights and sounds of nature.