Harper's Cottage

2 weeks ago

It's a record-breaker!

This year's Christmas garland is officially record-breaking, with a whopping 38,000 flowers grown, picked, stripped, dried and prepared onsite in 2025.

The garden team and their team of dedicated volunteers have worked since January to ensure the success of this multi-coloured, magical display, a Tamar Valley tradition that has its start in Cotehele's Great Hall in 1956.

Head Gardener Dave, Gardener Kayleigh and the team have enjoyed one of their most successful growing seasons in decades, thanks to near-perfect spring and summer weather. Enormous thanks go to the whole garden team and the amazing garden volunteers for this astounding achievement.

Don't miss your chance to see this spectacular display: the garland can be found in the Great Hall from 22 November to Monday 5 January, from 10:30am to 4pm (excluding 25 and 26 December).

📸 ©National Trust Images/Steve Haywood

[Image description: Gardener Kayleigh places the last flower in this year's garland at Cotehele, which is a long swag of dried flowers suspended from the ceiling of the Great Hall. The flowers are purple, white, yellow and orange. Kayleigh holds a basket of dried flowers at the top of a ladder.] ... See MoreSee Less