The Main Garden
Stody Lodge Gardens is one of the largest and most dramatic Rhododendron and Azalea gardens in East Anglia or, indeed, the country. The Main Garden, which was originally laid out in the 1930s, has an extensive area of walks and pathways lined with a wide variety of rhododendrons and azaleas, a sight, which at the right time of year, can only be called spectacular.
The dramatic effect is enhanced by a backdrop of mature trees the most striking of which are the three types of Lawson Cyprus, blue cedars, acers, flowering cherries and some striking camellias both in the borders and on the flint walls.
In more recent years some of the older trees have been felled to create better light and space for the addition of more ornamental varieties and open up different vistas of the rhododendrons. To mark the new Millenium, an avenue has been cut into the wood on the southwest side of the garden and planted with Platanus acerifolia, or plane trees.
The Water Garden
The Japanese Water Gardens are set in the woodland area on the other side of the main Holt Road. A drive, flanked with the rich pink Rhododendron cynthia, leads to the Water Gardens where there is thought to be in excess of 2,000 Azalea mollis.
With its recently dredged lake and waterways this garden alone is worth the visit.
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