A garden we have always wanted to visit is Yorkgate on the northern edge of Leeds. Thus on our homeward journey after our week in the North Yorks Moors we took a short detour to allow us the chance to visit. The garden is now maintained by the charity, Perennial which ensures it has a healthy future.
The planting alongside the driveway to the carpark set the scene nicely for us. Naturally our first stop was the cafe where we had coffee and breakfast.
We were handed a simple plan of the garden so after leaving the restaurant we set off to discover what the garden had to offer.
Firstly I will create a small gallery of interesting plants.
The following selection of interesting plants is all about perennials, deserving of a close up look, the only exception is the rose and the miscanthus grass below.
Yorkgate is a garden where you must keep an eye out for longer views giving interest possibly group of plants but equally unusual garden features.
The garden presented us with surprises too, such as the way this shrub was shaped in such an unusual way. Later we found a similarly shaped climbing shrub on the gable end of a building.
A selection of garden cameos which lift a garden above the normal are found here frequently as we explore.
After waiting so long to visit the garden at Yorkgate, it was as good as we had anticipated. There are so many design and plant ideas, that it doesn’t matter how experienced a gardener you are, there is plenty to look at and lots of ideas to take away with you.
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One reply on “Our Week in the North York Moors – The Gardens at Yorkgate”
Well, I’ve heard of cloudpruning but these must be altostratus [ I had to look that up] . What a stunning garden ,such feeling for shape , form and the unusual. I loved the plants growing on the palm – epiphytes? [I had to look that up to!].