Cornus kousa var. chinensis

Being taller and with slightly larger leaves, this variety of ‘Chinese dogwood’ is a geographical form of the Japanese species.

The Chinese variety is very elegant and beautiful and was introduced into Britain in 1907.

It is regarded as one of the most popular and valued garden plants introduced by the great plant-hunter, Ernest Henry Wilson.

Although produced in abundance, the flowers are insignificant; it is the four white bracts surrounding each flower that are spectacularly conspicuous in summer, making this shrub one of the best for the garden.

The flowers and bracts are followed in autumn by masses of attractive, strawberry-like, red fruits, which also bear a slight resemblance to lychees.

Found here

Map showing arial view of walks available on Harewood Gardens and Grounds. One path plots the route from the car park, across the North Front path to All Saints' Church and Woodland Wonderland then through the East Garden. This is where the second walk begins, across the Terrace, down past the Archery Border and around Sunsides leading out past the Courtyard. The third walk begins at the Car Park, past the Adventure Playground and Courtyard, down the Lakeside Woodland Garden path, around the Himalayan Garden, round the lake to the Bothy and Walled Garden. The walks can be done in succession and are all circular.

Lakeside Woodland Gardens

Harewood’s woodlands, flanking both sides of the lake, offer scenic walks and breathtaking views.

Lakeside Woodland Gardens

Explore the Collections

Harewood House Trust, boasts an incredible collection of furniture, ceramics, and paintings, as well as gardens and grounds brimming with plants from around the world.

Sino-Himalayan Plants

Harewood is renowned for its beautiful gardens and inspiring planting schemes. The Himalayan Garden contains many rare and unusual plants, many of which were introduced by intrepid plant explorers, and include Blue Poppies, Cobra Lilies, Primulas and Orchids.

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British Furniture

Thomas Chippendale is Britain’s most famous eighteenth-century furniture maker. Located just a few miles away from his birthplace in Otley, Harewood House contains one of the largest collections of his furniture anywhere in the world, and is today renowned as his most magnificent commission.

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