the Gardens it includes the Mediterranean, oak and the ‘musical’ bamboo "classrooms" with exotic plants and herbs. There are also six dipping ponds filled with aquatic life and dragonflies. An allotment is kept for growing vegetables. It was opened in July 2006 by David Attenborough. Gurkha Memorial Garden - the Gurkha Memorial Garden was created in 1997 with generous funding from the Kadoorie Foundation of Hong Kong in memory of Horace Kadoorie. It is planted with a selection of Nepal's unique flora and plants originally collected as seed in Nepal. A chautara stands here, this is a stone feature that marks a traditional resting place for porters on the mountain trails of Nepal carrying goods on their backs in the typical conical wicker baskets, known as dokos. This chautara displays the badges of the 12 Ghurka regiments. The Heather Garden - contains a range of heathers, delightful trees and shrubs. This gives all year interest of both flower and foliage. Himalayan Valley - is lined with azaleas, rhododendrons, hydrangeas, pieris, and many other plants Hydrangea Walk - is planted with a selection of the mophead and lacecap forms of hydrangea macrophylla. There are also some hydrangea paniculata mixed with a variety of viburnums. Magnolia Avenue - forms an avenue running from the front of Jermyn's House. Established by Sir Harold, these magnolias are now fully mature. Meadows - contain common spotted orchid, dactylorhiza fuchsia, yellow rattle, rhinanthus minor. Peony Border - has around 70 different varieties of peony Pinetum- affectionately known in its early days as ‘Little Switzerland’ was planted in the 70's. The Pond - on the banks of the pond are several trees of swamp cypress (taxodium distichum). In the moist soil around the Pond, and in the Bog Garden, the lush foliage of numerous bamboos predominates, and herbaceous perennials. Rhododendron Woodland - with approximately 1,307 different types of rhododendron. Here is planted a champion specimen of quercus rysophylla, which was grown from seed collected by Sir Harold while in Mexico. Valley of Fire - lined with North American maples, sweet gum (liquidambar) and cherry trees. Shrub beds are planted with sumac and lindera Winter Garden - was opened by Michael Heseltine in 1998. It was extended in 2014 and now covers over , one of the largest winter gardens in Europe. Many recycled and reclaimed products were used in its construction, even the irrigation pipe incorporates recycled