Planting began early in 2012, and further took take place in 2013 to complete the project.Visitors are welcome to explore the garden, but are asked not to walk on the flower beds nor remove any plant material.
Much of the preparatory work was carried out by Forestry Commission Wales. The Hafod Partnership also gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of:
The Finnis Scott Foundation
The Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust
Tidy Towns Wales
and many individual donors
Mrs Johnes's Garden, 2011
Work on Phase II of the Garden Project began on autumn 2011, thanks to the generous support of the Finnis Scott Foundation.
Mrs Johnes's Garden, 2009
The Garden was the focus of the Hafod Partnership's major project for 2009.
Forestry Commission Wales provided a considerable amount of capital funding and management costs for the first stage: namely, the removal of conifers from the garden, the diversion of the forest road to a new route outside the garden wall, and making good the ground where the road previously ran.
This stage is now complete and, additionally, tree stumps have been removed and new topsoil laid. The success of this scheme can be seen from the photo.

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Trees and shrubs planted in Mrs Johnes's Garden. American & European species known to have been used in 18th century gardens.
Plant/Shrub name |
Common name |
Origin |
Date of origin |
Abies alba |
European siver fir |
C Europe |
1603 |
Acer pensylvanicum, A striatum |
Moosewood |
E N Am |
1755 |
Acer rubrum |
Red maple, Canadian maple |
E N Am |
1656 |
Aesculus parviflora |
Bottlebrush buckeye |
SE USA |
1785 |
Amelanchier canadensis, A. botryapium |
Shadbush (shadfish spawning when in flower) |
N. Am |
1746 |
Andromeda polifolia |
Bog rosemary |
Europe, N Am |
1768 |
Arbutus unedo |
Strawberry tree |
Ireland |
Long cultivated |
Aronia arbutifolia |
Red chokeberry |
E N Am |
1700 |
Aronia melanocarpa |
Black chokeberry |
E N Am |
1700 |
Berberis vulgaris |
barberry, European barberry |
C & S Europe |
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Buxus sempervirens |
Box |
S Europe |
Long cultivated |
Calycanthus floridus |
Carolina allspice |
SE USA |
1726 |
Caragana arborescens |
Pea tree |
Siberia |
1752 |
Catalpa bignonoides |
Indian bean tree |
N Am |
1798 |
Chamaecytisus purpureus |
Purple broom |
C SE Europe |
1792 |
Chamaedaphne calyculata, Cassandra calyculata |
Leatherleaf |
E N Am |
1748 |
Chionanthus virginicus |
White fringe tree |
E N Am |
1736 |
Clethra alnifolia |
Sweet pepperbush, Anne Bidwell, Summersweet |
E N Am |
1731 |
Comptonia asplenifolia, C . Peregrina |
Sweetfern, Sweet-bush,Spleenwort, Ricket Plant |
E N Am |
1714 |
Cornus alba |
Siberian, white, Red-barked dogwood |
Siberia |
1741 |
Cornus florida |
Flowering dogwood |
E N Am |
1730 |
Cornus mas |
Cornelian cherry |
C S Europe |
Long cultivated |
Crataegus laevigata 'Plena' |
Midland hawthorn double white |
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1770 |
Cytisus decumbens |
Prostrate broom |
S Europe |
1775 |
Daphne mezereum |
Mezereon |
Europe |
1561 |
Daphne mezereum alba |
White mezereon |
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Listed 1771 |
Fothergilla gardeni lanceolata F.alnifolia, F.carolina |
Witch alder |
SE USA |
1765 |
Gaultheria procumbens |
Checkerberry, Wintergreen |
E N Am |
1762 |
Hamamelis virginiana |
Witch-hazel |
E N Am |
1736 |
Hypericum androsaemum |
Tutsan |
W & S Europe |
C before 1600 |
Hypericum prolificum |
Shrubby St John's wort, Cinnamon stick |
E &C USA |
1750 |
Ilex aquifolium |
Holly |
Europe |
long cultivated |
Ilex verticillata, Prinos verticillatus |
Winterberry |
E N Am |
1736 |
Itea virginica |
Virginia sweetspire, Virginia willow |
E N Am |
1744 |
Jasminium officinale |
Common white jasmine, Poet's jasmine |
Caucasus |
1548 |
Kalmia angustifolia |
Sheep laurel |
E N Am |
1736 |
Kalmia latifolia |
Calico bush, Mountain laurel, iced gem |
E N Am |
1734 |
Kalmia polifolia |
Eastern Bog laurel |
E N Am |
1767 |
Kerria japonica 'Plenifolia', Corchorus japonica |
Kerria |
China |
1804 |
Leucothoe fontanesiana |
Fetter bush |
SE USA |
1765 |
Lindera benzoin, Benzoin aestivale |
Benjamin tree |
SE USA |
1683 |
Liquidambar styraciflua, Styrax liquidar |
Sweetgum |
E N Am |
1683 |
Magnolia acuminata |
Cucumber tree |
E USA |
1736 |
Plant/Shrub name |
Common name |
Origin |
Date of origin |
Magnolia virginiana, M. glauca |
Umbrella tree |
E USA |
1752 |
Magnolia virginiana, M. glauca |
Sweet bay, Swamp bay |
E USA |
late 17th C |
Malus baccata |
Siberian crab |
Asia |
1784 |
Nyssa sylvatica |
Tulepo, Sour gum |
E N Am |
1750 |
Oxydendrum arboreum, Andromeda arboreum |
Sorrel tree |
E USA |
1752 |
Philadelphus coronarius |
Syringa |
S Europe |
1596 |
Phillyrea angustifolia |
Narrow-leaved mock privet |
S Europe |
pre 1597 |
Phillyrea latifolia |
Mock privet, Green olive |
S Europe |
pre 1597 |
Potentilla fruiticosa |
Shrubby cinquefoil |
Britain |
Long cultivated |
Prunus laurocerasus |
Cherry laurel |
E Europe |
1576 |
Prunus lusitanica |
Portuguese laurel |
S Europe |
1648 |
Quercus ilex |
Evergreen oak |
S Europe |
16th C |
Rhamnus alaternus |
Italian buckthorn |
S Europe |
early 17thC |
Rhododendron calendulaceum, Azalea calendulacea |
Flame azalea |
E USA |
1806 |
Rhododendron canadense, Azalea canadensis, Rhodora canadensis |
Rhodora |
E N Am |
1767 |
Rhododendron groenlandicum, Ledum groenlandicum, L. latifolium) |
Labrador tea |
E N Am |
1763 |
Rhododendron luteum, Azalea pontica |
Yellow azalea, honeysuckle azalea |
E Europe |
1793 |
Rhododendron maximum |
Great laurel, Rosebay |
E N Am |
1736 |
Rhododendron periclymenoides, R. nudiflorum |
Pinxterbloom azalea,Shinners, Pink azalea, Pinxterflower |
E USA |
1734 |
Rhododendron viscosum, Azalea viscosa, R. oblongifolium, R. glauca |
Swamp honeysuckle |
E N Am |
1734 |
Rhus glabra |
Smooth sumach |
E N Am |
1620 |
Ribes odoratum |
Buffalo currant |
C USA |
1812 |
Rosa x odorata 'pallida' |
Old Blush, Monthly rose |
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1789 |
Rosa De Meaux |
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1789 |
Rosa Duchess of Portland |
Portland rose |
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1782 |
Rosa nitida |
Shinig rose |
E N Am |
1807 |
Rosa rubignosa, R. eglanteria |
Eglantine, Sweetbriar |
Britain |
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Rosa virginiana, R. lucida |
Virginia rose, Pairie rose |
E N Am |
1807 |
Rosa x alba 'Semi Plena, |
White rose of York |
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Rosa x centifolia muscosa 'Shailers white moss' |
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1790 |
Rubus odoratus |
Purple-flowering , Flowering , or Virginia raspberry |
E N Am |
1770 |
Spiraea alba var. latifolia, S.latifolia,S.salicifolia var. latifolia |
Meadow sweet |
E USA |
1789 |
Staphylea trifolia |
American bladdernut |
E USA |
1640 |
Syringa vulgaris |
Lilac |
E Europe |
16th C |
Syringa x persica |
Persian lilac |
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C 1640 |
Vaccinium corymbosum |
Swamp blueberry |
E N Am |
1765 |
Vaccinium macrocarpon, Oxycoccus macrocarpus |
Large cranberry, American cranberry, bearberry |
E N Am |
1760 |
Viburnum cassinoides |
Blue haw, With-rod |
E N Am |
1761 |
Viburnum tinus |
Laurustinus |
SE Europe |
late 16th C |
Vinca major |
Periwinkle |
C & S Europe |
Long cultivated |
Vinca minor 'Multiplex' |
Double purple lesser periwinkle |
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Long cultivated |
Zenobia pulverulenta, Andromeda pulverulenta |
Honeycup |
E USA |
1801 |
key: C Europe= Cental Europe, E N Am = Eastern, North America, |
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Planting design by Ros Laidlaw BA, MA LD |
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List up-to-date as of December 2013.
You are welcome to download a list of the trees and shrubs planted in the garden. You can download the list as a .pdf file here
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