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Teddy Bear’s Picnic
Saturday 5th June 2010, 1:30pm – 3:30pm If you come down to the garden, you are in for a family fun packed afternoon! To coincide with National Family Week we are inviting parents and children to pack up their picnics and their favourite Teddys to come down to the Walled Garden and have some fun….
Available Classes in 2010
Botanical Illustration Classes The following dates are available for booking for the Botanical Illustration Classes with Bridgett Gillespie : April 20th and 21st May 11th and 12th June 21st and 22nd July 10th and 11th August 17th and 18th September 18th and 19th October 12th and 13th Please contact Bridgett directly to book your place…
Plans and Plants
Following on from the renovation of the Rainbow border last year, an assessment of the garden, as a whole, revealed many areas that had become tired, congested and infested with pernicious weeds such as ground elder, couch grass and convolvulus. It was clear that a major renovation was necessary. It was also clear that this…
Ramblings of a Haphazard Gardener
On the last triangle on the vegetable patch, things really got started when garlic was the first crop to be planted out on a beautiful sunny day in early March. The other job for the afternoon was to install another bird-feeder. In January, having a bird feeder seemed a nice wildlife friendly idea – especially…
Sharing Space and Seedlings
Visitors to the garden this year will notice that something is afoot down at the bottom of the garden. The 20 raised beds surrounded by the Hilary Wilson apple collection and 2 of the adjacent triangles in the vegetable patch have been leased to people keen to take up the challenge of growing their own…
Winners of Yorkshire In Bloom 2009
What a year! We have been awarded with the prize of Overall Category winner for 2009 Yorkshire in Bloom, within the Country Houses, Estates, Parks and Gardens section…. the award is a Yorkshire Rose Gold Award … wow! We are so pleased with this result as much of it has been achieved through the love and…
Cycling holidays …
Why not consider a cycling holiday and include in your itinerary a visit to Helmsley Walled Garden in Helmsley? Scoot Cycling Holidays UK are passionate about offering you the best UK cycling holiday experience, in the most beautiful part of England, in Yorkshire’s fabulous countryside. Your self-guided Yorkshire cycling holiday is a great way to…
Gardener’s World ‘Gardens to visit vote 2010′
Helmsley Walled Garden is competing in three categories in the Gardeners’ World ‘Gardens to visit vote 2010′. Please click here to make your selection. Please vote for us in the following categories: Favourite Garden Most Romantic Garden Best Day Out for Kids Thank you!
Helmsley Walled Garden now on facebook
The Helmsley Walled Garden now has a presence on facebook. Click here to check it out …
Helmsley Walled Garden Newsletter
The latest Helmsley Walled Garden Newsletter is now available for viewing on-line or downloading. Just visit http://www.helmsleywalledgarden.org.uk
Visitors Comments
Wonderful to see the way the garden has developed since our last visit – amazing planting and colour. Sussex. August 09 The hidden gem of Helmsley, I wish we had discovered it sooner. Penrith. August 09 Better than the Chelsea Show. Deserves to be better known. London. June 08 Delightful and interesting, your hard work…
Continuing Ramblings of the Haphazard Gardener
Glorious sunshine in April brought tulips, blossom, the first butterflies, bumblebees and spring at last to the garden and the Triangle was awash with good intentions and productive plans until the distinctly wintery start of May stopped the overly enthusiastic sowing of lettuces and basil. The Squirrel Menace [ see last month’s musings ] returned…
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