I was first introduced to the York Gate Garden in first year with a field trip on a chilly October morning. I was keen to return with a course mate in slightly warmer conditions. York Gate is in Adel in North Leeds and is easily accessible by bus. The garden was created between 1951 and …
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Mount Grace Priory CPD Day
I am a student member of the Landscape Institute and joined the Yorkshire and Humberside branch on a day out to Mount Grace Priory in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. Mount Grace Priory is a medieval Carthusian monastery established in 1398 and was a home and priory for twenty-three monks. Part of the priory was remodelled as …
Harrogate and RHS Harlow Carr
On a sunny day in May we headed out to Harrogate to visit the town and the RHS garden. We are fortunate to be able to get there easily from Leeds as the garden is only a short scenic walk from the station. This was my first visit to the spa town of Harrogate and …
The Gardens at Miserden
Miserden is a village located just outside of my hometown, Stroud in Gloucestershire. It is home to a grand house with a large and impressive garden that dates back to the 1620s. We spent a sunny April afternoon exploring the garden.
Wisley Gardens
Whilst we were traveling through that part of the country we stopped on a gloomy April day at the RHS garden in Wisley, Surrey. This was my first time coming to Wisley and I knew it was a big garden but was incredibly surprised to be ushered to a packed car park that seemed miles …
Modern Nature at Dungeness
I feel this is a suitably bleak location for a first entry in this log. Research we undertook as part of a module before Christmas led a friend and myself to become interested and almost obsessed with Dungeness and the life of Derek Jarman. I had heard of Derek Jarman before and had seen pictures …
