”, ▁each ▁offering ▁a ▁different ▁character ▁and ▁style . ▁It ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁many ▁rare ▁shr ubs : ▁from ▁rh od od end rons , ▁az ale as ▁and ▁magn ol ias ▁to ▁ros es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁numerous ▁trees ▁including ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁collections ▁of ▁champion ▁trees ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁property ▁in ▁Britain ▁( 8 2 ▁spec im ens ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 ). ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁record ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 5 3 4 . ▁The ▁T ud or ▁Bor de ▁Hill ▁house ▁was ▁originally ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 8 ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Bor de . ▁After ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁own ers hips , ▁Bor de ▁Hill ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Colonel ▁Robert ▁Steph enson ▁Clar ke ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁owner ▁to ▁plant ▁the ▁gard ens ▁and ▁wood lands . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁extensions ▁were ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁garden ▁and ▁house , ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁that ▁Bor de ▁Hill ▁Garden ▁became ▁a ▁registered ▁char ity ▁and ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁by ▁Steph enson ' s ▁son ▁Sir ▁Ralph ▁Clar ke . ▁ ▁The ▁garden ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁public ▁awards ▁and ▁dist in ctions , ▁and ▁is ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁register ▁of ▁par ks ▁and ▁gard ens ▁as ▁Gra de   II * ▁importance ▁by ▁English ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Bor de ▁Hill ▁Garden ▁ ▁Category : B ot an ical ▁gard