Yorkshire Gardens Talk
My garden talks are illustrated with slides, projected from a computer using a data projector.
To give a flavour of what is included, I have uploaded the slides for this talk as pdf files, though in practice they are Powerpoint files. I have split the talk into sections to reduce the waiting time when downloading the files to view, and of course there is no commentary, which I provide in person when giving the talk. The content of the talk does change fairly regularly (as the gardens change or I make new visits). Despite these limitations, the files should still provide a reasonable idea of what this talk is about.
A map of Yorkshire showing where the gardens are is available as a pdf. Also some brief notes.
Millgate, Richmond
The Dales
Three gardens in the north of the Yorkshire Dales.
- Millgate, Richmond
- Constable Burton, near Leyburn
- Aysgarth Edwardian Rock Garden
Sylvia's garden, Newby Hall
Harrogate and Ripon
Four very different gardens around the Harrogate and Ripon area.
- Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
- Harlow Carr RHS
- Newby Hall, Ripon
- Himalayan Garden, Grewelthorpe
- Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Bedale
Parcevall Hall
Skipton and Keighley
Two gardens at the bottom end of the Dales, above and below Skipton.
- Parcevall Hall, Skyreholme
- East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
Brodsworth Hall
South Yorkshire
Three gardens undergoing restoration and redevelopment in the more industrialised part of the county.
- Brodsworth Hall, Doncaster
- Wentworth Castle, Barnsley
- Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Bretton
Poet's Cottage, Lealholm
East Yorkshire
Three gardens on the east side of the county, though only one is in East Yorkshire.
- Poet's Cottage, Lealholm, (Whitby)
- Burton Agnes Hall, near Driffield
- South Cliff, Scarborough
York Gate, Adel
Leeds
Four gardens in the care of Leeds City Council, and one maintained by the Perennial Trust.
- Golden Acre Park, Adel
- Lotherton Hall, Aberford
- Temple Newsam, East Leeds
- York Gate, Adel
Nawton Towers
Ryedale
Three gardens within a few miles of the market town of Helmsley.
- Helmsley Walled Garden>
- Nawton Towers, near Helmsley
- Nunnington Hall
Castle Howard
More Ryedale gardens
Castle Howard rhododendrons
- Castle Howard
- Castle Howard Arboretum
- Scampston Walled Garden
- Garth End Cottage, Thornton Dale
Burnby Hall
Around York
Five varied gardens in and around York
- Beningbrough Hall, Shipton
- Breezy Knees, Warthill
- Burnby Hall, Pocklington
- Goddards, York
- Sutton Park, Sutton-on-Forest
Shandy Hall Coxwold
Other gardens
A few other gardens, either awaiting a return visit for more pictures, or deemed not in the top 30..
- Cannon Hall, Barnsley
- Shandy Hall, Coxwold
- Forbidden Corner, Middleham
- The Homestead, York
- Nostell Priory, Wakefield>