THE GARDEN AT SOUTHERN COMFORT
Visitors welcome by appointment.
DETAILS
The garden at Southern Comfort is open to visitors but please make an appointment. Groups of 4 to 15 persons are particularly welcome. There are generally some plants for sale but subject to availability. Visitors please note that the garden contains a few dozen steps and is not suitable for young children, the disabled and dogs. Please call Dr or Mrs Pomian at 01803 201813 with any queries.
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DIRECTIONS
From Torquay harbourside clock tower take road (Torwood Street) uphill
towards Babbacombe. Turn first right at lights. Follow main direction
(Meadfoot Road) uphill. After brow of hill Southern Comfort is 200 yds
on left (opposite the Clevedon Hotel). If you arrive at the Osborne Hotel
or the beach, you have gone too far. There is car parking in the road
by Southern Comfort or there is a P&D Car Park 200 yds down the hill.
Public conveniences are at the bottom of the hill by the beach (300 yds). Rough
town plan.
DESCRIPTION
¼ acre town plot, part-naturalistic planting; exotic/tender species rarely tried outside. Palms, ferns, agaves, aloes, bromeliads, aroids, citrus & numerous individualistic plants grow in the exceptional microclimate of Meadfoot Valley. Variety of microhabitats; spring-fed pond and rill; emphasis on foliage; specimens; recommended for exotica enthusiasts. Featured often in local press.