Glendurgan Garden ( kw, Glynn Dowrgeun, meaning ''deep valley of otters'') is a

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garden situated above the hamlet of

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on the

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and near

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, in the civil parish of

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. Glendurgan Garden was laid out by Alfred Fox in the 1820s and 1830s. In 1962 Glendurgan Garden was given to the National Trust by Cuthbert and Philip Fox. The garden is notable for a cherry laurel maze, created in 1833.

References

* :Note: Charles Fox is a great-grandson of the founder of the garden at Glendurgan, Alfred Fox. In this book he gives some personal memories of the garden and the Fox family, together with some family history.

Views of Glendurgan

Image:Glendurgan_View_02.jpg, View of Glendurgan Image:Glendurgan_View_03.jpg, View of Glendurgan Image:Glendurgan_Maze_01.jpg, Glendurgan maze Image:Glendurgan_Maze_02.jpg, Glendurgan maze Image:Glendurgan_Phoenix.jpg, Trachycarpus fortunei in Glendurgan Image:Glendurgan_Bamboo.jpg, Glendurgan bamboo jungle Image:Glendurgan_Agave_01.jpg, Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, about 8 ft in height Image:Glendurgan_Agave_02.jpg, Agave buds in Glendurgan in May 2004, about 8 ft in height

External links

Glendurgan Garden information at the National Trust
Gardens in Cornwall National Trust properties in Cornwall Fox family of Falmouth Mazes Mawnan {{Kerrier-geo-stub