Garden terrace reopens four months after storm

The terrace of a garden which was damaged by a storm in January has reopened to visitors, leaving behind one felled tree as a memorial.

A total of 150 trees came down at the National Trust garden in Trengwainton, near Penzance, during Storm Goretti. The trust said it was an “epic task” to clear the trees and make areas safe.

Head gardener Tom Bush said his team had to be careful not to damage its collection of rare and internationally significant plant collections, including rhododendrons, camellias and giant tree ferns.

“Storm Goretti has left a lasting legacy across the gardens but we’re looking forward to using the fallen trees to create some unique features.”

A new feature of the terrace now includes a fallen Monterey pine, which was left in place “as a form of memorial to the storm”.

Other parts of fallen trees are being kept with the potential of producing sculptures for the garden.

It said the next phase of the clearance would include the top section of the woodland walk and then the Royal Meadow, “which very much took the brunt of storm Goretti”.

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