Plants with a past
The two large golden 'Lutea' (meaning yellow) conifers were considered a special find some 90 years ago, and were once the finest in yellow conifers. While terribly out of fashion today, they still remain in fine health, and add personality to this part of the garden.
Look closely at the old golden conifer furthest from the Laboratory and you will notice a gap in the upper part of its crown, where it was hit by lightning in the late 1990s.
The gardeners arrived the next day to find the lawn littered with branches, while one of the scientists who was working late saw the whole event from his window!