Camellias signal the start of autumn and keep on right through winter. They love acid soil at Uccello Lane and burst into bloom when everything else seems to be having a rest! They grow under the Ghost Gums where nothing else will with bright red flowers.

Rhododendron is like a winter orchid and loves the acid soil like the Camellias. There is one called the “Fried Egg” plant – white with a bright yellow centre!

The Hellebore’s start to flower when all the leaves are almost gone – mainly used for underplanting in the Birch Forest area but they appear where there is no other colour and have such amazing tones. Next to the Camellias they provide some winter relief from the cold wet feel to the garden and are beautiful with their pastel colors./