The Tynings

About The Tynings

Although our cottage is some 250 years old, the garden has mainly been developed over the last 50 years. The ½ acre garden is generously planted with a large selection of rare trees and shrubs, many now maturing in size. For the interest of tree connoisseurs, these include: Chitalpa tashkentensis; Picea spinulosa; Ginko biloba; Picea likiangensis ; Pinus strobus ; Acer griseum; Cercidiphyllum ‘Morioka Weeping’; Davidia involucrata ‘Sonoma’; Xanthocyparis nootkatensis ‘Jubilee’; Prunus serrula; and three Magnolias. Our eclectic selection of unusual shrubs includes Berberis valdiviana and ‘Red Tears’; Carpinus fangiana; Cornus’Venus’ and ‘Satomi’; Viburnum plicatum ‘Rosace’; Heptacodium miconoides; and a Rosa ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’. Other features include a large collection of lilies (many from The Lily Garden in Washington State), ferns and climbers. However it is not just a collection of plants but a cottage garden ‘developed’ by a keen plantsman and his wife! Colour continues into late summer and many garden clubs come as late as September to see the autumn colour. Visitors are always welcome – be it by the coach load, a club visit or as individuals. We are happy to provide refreshments. A small nursery keeps the plantaholics happy! The plant list (naming, in order, plants in each border/island bed) comprises about 1000 plant species. An additional attraction is the Grade 2 listed Norman church next door. Please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Plants labelled and plant lists available.