The Gardens
There are two public gardens in Windsor Great Park, The Savill and Valley Gardens, situated in the south east corner of the park near Egham, Surrey.
The gardens are part of The Royal Landscape, which also includes Virginia Water. For full information on The Royal Landscape, please visit the dedicated website by following the link at the bottom of this page.
Both gardens were created by Sir Eric Savill, Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park, between 1932 and 1959. Today they contain an unrivalled collection of hardy plants in a richly mature woodland landscape and provide year round interest.
The gardens are home to nine important National Collections designated by the National Council for the Conservation of Plants and Gardens. These are:
- Rhododendron species
- Glenn Dale azaleas
- Dwarf conifers
- Mahonia
- Ilex
- Gautheria
- Pieris
- Magnolia
- Hardy ferns.
In addition there are significant collections of Quercus, Sorbus, Betula, Acer (especially Japanese Maples), Fagns and Hosta.
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