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The photograph at the top of this page shows a top level of the Terraces in May (Photo Rosey Boehm)
The terraces are is cool and shady as well as with areas of full sun. There are many original trees planted by Jacky Tyrwitt, the pomegranates (Punica granatum), an orange (Citrus × aurantium), Ulmus parvifolia, Phillyrea latifolia, and a Pinus pinea. There are Ruscus hypophyllum growing very happily under the dry shade of the pines, and Dicliptera sericea with its orange flowers for almost six months of the year. The cypresses (Cupressus sempervirens), standing tall as sentries, were planted as windbreaks for the Terraces. It is a garden of constant change through the seasons where there is always a plant of interest in full bloom. It is also a quite meandering garden and a place to sit on the beautiful stone walls, again a feature built by Jacky: mature trees frame the vista along the walks.
Here a large variety of mediterranean plants from different parts of the world are grown; including several different species (and some cultivars) of Salvia, Teucrium and Lavandula as well as bulbs. The terraces offer visual interest in every single season of the year. A narrow path runs along the top of each terrace and two flights of steps divide them.
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Terrace I South
1. Searsia lancea formerly Rhus lancea
2. Albuca bracteata formerly Ornithogalum longibracteatum or caudatum
3. pot : Bulbinella latifolia
4. Viola (group)
5. Scilla peruviana
6. pot on wall: Lachenalia paucifolia formerly Polyxena paucifolia
7. Haemanthus coccineus (group)
8. Myrtus communis
9. Lilium candidum
10. Arum pictum
11. Fritillaria obliqua
12. Arum sp.
13. Bellevalia dubia
14. Muscari armeniacum
15. Narcissus sp.
16. Aloe maculata (group)
17. Phillyrea latifolia (multi-stem)
Terrace I Middle
1. Lavandula dentata
2. Ferraria crispa
3. Pelargonium
4. Lantana (White)
5. Carissa macrocarpa
6. Tulipa
7. Osteospermum ecklonis
8. Salvia canariensis
9. Felicia sp.
10. Westringia fruticosa
11. Centaurea cineraria
12. Justicia californica
13. Salvia officinalis subsp. lavandulifolia
14. Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
15. Salvia sp.
16. Anthyllis barba-jovis
17. Cistus × skanbergii
18. Coronilla valentina
19. Freesia refracta
20. Lavandula multifida
21. Plectranthus caninus
22. Salvia microphylla
23. Rosa ‘Complicata’
24. Achillea umbellata
25. Salvia africana-caerulea
26. Salvia farinacea
27. Liriope muscari
28. Dianthus sp.
29. Centaurea niederi
30. Penstemon cardinalis
31. Crambe maritima
32. Aloe arborescens
33. Sparaxis tricolor
34. Iris unguicularis
35. Oxalis purpurea
36. Cactus (Cereus?)
37. Tradescantia sillamontana
38. Agave attenuata
39. Narcissus sp.
40. Oxalis articulata
41. Russelia equisetiformis
42. Salvia interrupta
43. Punica granatum
Terrace I North
1. Punica granatum
2. Artemisia californica
3. Iris unguicularis
4. Iris × germanica
5. Russelia equisetiformis
6. Carthamus creticus formerly Centaurea cretica
7. Verbena bonariensis
8. Cistus sp.
10. Osteospermum jucundum
11. Sphaeralcea ambigua
12. Barleria cristata
13. Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
14. Crassula multicava
15. Centaurea heldreichii
16. Salvia officinalis
17. Oxalis purpurea
18. Penstemon centranthifolius
19. Acanthus arboreus
20. Aloe sp.
21. Pelargonium
22. Parkinsonia aculeata
23. Achillea millefolium
25. Lavandula multifida
26. Lavandula dentata
27. Narcissus sp.
28. Rosa sp.
29. Teucrium flavum
30. Anthyllis hermanniae
31. Dicliptera sericea formerly Jacobina suberecta
32. Gazania rigens
33. Citrus × aurantium
34. Ballota acetabulosa
35. Acanthus mollis
36. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Severn Sea'
37. Phlomis fruticosa
38. Cypressus sempervirens
39. Euphorbia acanthothamnos / Papaver / Oxalis purpurea / Cyclamen / Nigella / Allium neopolitanum
Terrace II South
1. Duranta erecta 'Sapphire Shower'
2. Pavonia praemorsa
3. Freylinia lanceolata
4. Mix Viola / Delphinium
5. Iris unguicularis
6. Lavandula dentata
7. Caryopteris × clandonensis?
8. Teucrium flavum
9. Salvia canariensis 'Candidissima'
10. Salvia somalensis
11. Berberis aquifolium formerly Mahonia aquifolium
12. Senna artemisioides
13. Pelargonium
14. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Boule'
15. Cistus × skanbergii
16. Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
17. Pelargonium
18. Tulipa agenensis
19. Pelargonium quercifolium
Terrace II Middle
1. Rosmarinus sp.
2. Pelargonium
3. Iris unguicularis
4. Salvia chamaedryoides
5. Mahonia × media 'Charity'
6. Erysimum capitatum syn. E. wheeleri
7. Correa
8. Euryops linearis
9. Goniolimon speciosum
10. Pelargonium fragrans
11. Cistus × argenteus 'Peggy Sammons'
12. Cistus ladanifer
13. Salvia sp.
14. Nandina domestica
15. Salvia microphylla
16. Phlomis russeliana
17. Salvia coccinea
18. Salvia sp.
19. Artemisia sp.
20. Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'
21. Melianthus major
22. Phlomis chrysophylla
23. Erigeron karvinskianus
24. Euryops virgineus
25. Cistus × argenteus 'Peggy Sammons'
26. Salvia (white flower)
27. Agapanthus praecox
28. Artemisia arborescens
29. Salvia coccinea
30. Pavonia hastata
32. Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark'
33. Iris pseudacorus
34. Hyptis emoryi
35. Pelargonium
36. Salvia leucantha
37. Salvia aethiopis
38. Silene coronaria
39. Iris japonica
40. Agapanthus praecox
41. Satureja spicigera
42. Salvia namaensis
43. Micromeria helianthemifolia
44. Chrysanthemoides incana
45. Goniolimon
46. Retama raetam
47. Ulmus parvifolia
48. Tipuana tipu
Terrace II North
1. Salvia sp.
2. Coleonema album
3. Origanum onites
4. Salvia pratensis
5. Antirrhinum siculum
6. Aloe sp.
7. Phlomis fruticosa
8. Marrubium vulgare
9. Schotia brachypetala
10. Silene sp.
11. Artemisia abrotanum
13. Scabiosa/Lomelosia sp.
14. Ruta graveolens
15. Crocosmia
16. Umbilicus rupestris
17. Acanthus mollis
18. Cupressus sempervirens
19. Ruscus hypophyllum
20. Iris × germanica
21. Rosa sp.
22. Lavandula dentata
23. Pistacia lentiscus
24. Pelargonium sp.
25. Pelargonium fragrans
26. Phlomis sp.
27. Viola sp.
28. Origanum majorana
Terrace III South
1. Acanthus hungaricus (syn. Balcanicus)
2. Malvaviscus arboreus
3. Rosa 'Complicata'
4. Iris unguicularis
5. Ruscus hypophyllum
6. Abutilon × hybridum
7. Phlomis fruticosa
8. Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'
9. Bupleurum fruticosum
11. Zantedeschia aethiopica
12. Salvia africana-lutea
13. Cercis siliquastrum
14. Pelargonium
15. Buddleja officinalis
16. Euphorbia lathyris
17. Osteospermum jucundum
18. Yucca gigantea formerly Y. elephantipes
19. Iris × germanica
20. Abutilon 'Louis Marignon'
21. Phlomis italica
Terrace III Middle
1. Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
3. Spiraea × vanhouttei
3. Salvia chamaedryoides
4. Morus alba
5. Crocosmia
6. Nandina domestica
7. Rosa ‘Iceberg’
8. Salvia canariensis 'Candidissima'
9. Iris unguicularis
10. Salvia macrophylla
11. Salvia hierosolymitana
12. Acca sellowiana
14. Cistus sp.
15. Anthyllis barba-jovis
16. Buddleja officinalis
17. Oxalis purpurea
18. Viburnum tinus
19. Argyranthemum
21. Euryops linearis
22. Polygala myrtifolia
23. Phlomis bourgaei
24. Aloe sp.
25. Ballota acetabulosa
26. Abelia × grandiflora
28. Bulbine frutescens
29. Narcissus sp.
30. Osteospermum jucundum
31. Buxus balearica
32. Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'
33. Jacaranda mimosifolia
Terrace III North
1. Bulbine frutescens 'Hallmark'
2. Loropetalum chinense
3. Iris unguicularis
4. Iris foetidissima
5. Freesia laxa
6. Haworthia fasciata
7. Freesia refracta
8. Clivia miniata
9. Amaryllis belladonna
10. Ophiopogon japonicus
11. Zantedeschia aethiopica
12. Asparagus aethiopicus
13. Bergenia crassifolia
14. Salvia sp.
15. Cestrum fasciculatum 'Newellii'
16. Iris × germanica
17. Anthyllis barba-jovis
18. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Boule'
19. Ruscus hypophyllum
20. Pinus pinea
21. Crocosmia
22. Viburnum tinus
23. Ruscus hypoglossum
24. Tradescantia pallida
25. Pelargonium
26. Lavandula × heterophylla
27. Salvia 'Allen Chickering'
28. Cneorum tricoccon
29. Malva arborea formerly Lavatera arborea
30. Artemisia aborescens
31. Cupressus sempervirens / Cerinthe retorta / Delphinium staphisagria Nigella, Consolida, Antirrhinum siculum
Terrace IV South
1. Melianthus major
2. Yucca gigantea formerly Y. elephantipes
3. Iris × germanica
4. Phagnalon rupestre subsp. graceum
5. Narcissus sp.
Terrace IV Middle
1. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Boule'
2. Eriocephalus africanus
3. Rhamnus alaternus
4. Iris × germanica
5. Lavandula dentata
6. Phlomis fruticosa
7. Narcissus sp.
8. Cercis siliquastrum
9. Cotyledon orbiculata
11. Cistus × skanbergii
12. Osteospermum jucundum
13. Salvia microphylla
14. Tulbaghia violacea
15. Santolina rosmarinifolia
16. Santolina chamaecyparissus
17. Pelargonium
18. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Severn Sea'
Terrace IV North
1. Narcissus sp.
2. Styrax officinalis
3. Cotyledon orbiculata
4. Osteospermum ecklonis
5. Euphorbia dendroides
6. Crocosmia
7. Viburnum tinus
8. Grevillea robusta
9. Yucca gigantea formerly Y. elephantipes
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