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Osborn's Field (Area J)

Osborn's Field is a secluded, south-west facing garden and was donated to the Botanical Gardens in 1935 by Sir Samuel Osborn, when he was chairman of the Town Trust’s Gardens Committee. It is very sheltered and, therefore, perfect for trialling borderline hardy plants. Sophora, Abutilon, Coronilla, Corokia, Vestia and many others have all survived and flowered very well. The particularly sheltered border, along the wall, offers many different conditions, from full sun to light shade and dry to wet soil. This allows a wide range of shrubs, herbaceous and bulbous plants to be trialled, with a number from Chile planted in the damp shade at the southern end of the border. The bed bordering the path now contains a developing collection of Caprifoliaceae underplanted with Hemerocallis and Helleborus x hybridus varieties.

Liriodendron tulipifera - Tulip tree