THE ITALIAN TERRACE (2003)

The Italian Terrace replaced a sloping lawn. The highlights of the terrace are our collection of “species” dahlias, especially the Tree Dahlias, which grow to 12ft. The tree Dahlia Imperialis came into flower on 6th December 2006, which was the first time that this variety of tree Dahlia has ever flowered outside in the north of England. The Italian Terrace also contains a number of plants, such as the Ferdinanda and the Uhdea which were very popular in Victorian times but had died out in England until we re-introduced them in 2005.