Kalmthout is home to a range rare and old specimen trees and is centred on flowering cherries, Rhododendrons, Rosaceae, Acers and a selection of conifers. There is also a small garden centre and cafe. It is located on N117 about 8km from the E19 motorway exit 4 (Antwerp-Breda). It is a rather small turning down a narrow tree lined drive which leads to the carpark. I heard about this place when Gardeners World visited it to see the Japanese flowering cherry trees in bloom. We arrived a bit too late for the best of the cherry blossom, and slightly too early for the best of the rhododendrons and azaleas but there was still plenty to see.
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| Rhododendrons in flower with vivid colours and subtle shades. |
Acers with showy red foliage - there were plenty of colours from lime green to darkest red.
Some of the Japanese flowering cherry trees are very old specimens of huge proportions and covered in bloom.
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| Simple flower | Doubles |
Palest pink to deep pink in a range of forms.
