Yorkshire Gardens Trust

Tickets now available for the May event. Enjoy a visit to two gardens in the South West Sheffield area, Whinfell Quarry Garden and Whirlow Brook Park: eventbrite.com/e/121645627646…

There are still a couple of tickets available for the visit to @HornbyCastle on the 26th April. Available through Eventbrite: eventbrite.com/e/121474412537…

Galanthus plicatus ‘Madeline’, an excellent yellow snowdrop here. The best colour is achieved in a sunny spot. #fairviewyearround

The first visit of the year to the lovely Tudor Croft Garden is over. Although the weather was dull the visit certainly wasn't. Photos kindly taken by Paul Gladstone #YGT #YorkshireGardensTrust #Guisborough #TudorCroft #Snowdrops

A little taste of spring today at Oxford Botanic Garden 🌞

This beautiful book was hand-painted by Sophia MacKenzie in the late 18th-century. She is thought to have taken the book to Kew and worked from life! 🌿 Find out more about this remarkable object and its creator at this free talk on 4 March: bit.ly/41fIdtj

York - Early Morning

Happy Sunday, gardeners! Xx

'Lesser Celandine', 1943, Robin Tanner (1904-1988). Inspired by the great Samuel Palmer, many of Tanner's highly detailed etchings of pastoral scenes in North West Wiltshire, wistfully depicted a changing world.

Tudor Croft Snowdrops Event | Yorkshire Gardens Trust yorkshiregardenstrust.org.uk/events/2025-02…

Event tickets for 2025 are now available via @eventbrite. The first for this year is yorkshiregardenstrust.org.uk/events/2025-02…

YGT events booking via Eventbrite - tr.ee/j9FT8lOfPy

Embark on a guided tour of the night sky at the Wensleydale Ice Cream Parlour with expert astronomer Martin Lunn in the beautiful setting of #Wensleydale #DarkSkyReserve 🔭🌟 📆 15 Feb, 7pm Book your place now: yorkshiredales.org.uk/dark-skies-fes… 📸 James Allinson 📍 Lady Hill

The @setcarrailway is an amazing way to experience the Yorkshire Dales National Park. This was the view of a @NorthernAssist rail service from Carlisle arriving into Garsdale on Saturday morning en-route to Leeds. #PublicTransport #YorkshireDales

We’re happy to announce the gardens will be fully open tomorrow! Our team have worked hard to clear the paths to ensure a safe visit for everyone. Thank you for your patience during the closure. Now come along and enjoy the fresh air and the beauty of the gardens. 📷Hamamelis

Fishermen's Houses at Sculcoats near Hull (1827), James Duffield Harding 1798-1863. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Happy anniversary to us! 🎂 This year we're celebrating 🔟 years of the Gardens Trust and invite you to help us champion historic parks and gardens for another decade🌿 Support us here 👇 thegardenstrust.org/support-us

“We should prosecute this… but what we mustn’t do is smear an entire group of people” Ayesha Hazarika says Elon Musk's comments were “disgusting”, and while we need ask questions on grooming gangs without “fear or favour”, we “must not attack all Muslims” #bbcqt

The 13th century vaulted ceiling of the Chapter House at York Minster. #MedievalMonday 📸 My own.

England is home to three near-identical Palladian bridges, in Wiltshire, Buckinghamshire, and Somerset. This week’s blog post (bit.ly/4eEvSEC) explores their emergence, design, and the fact that they are not strictly Palladian at all….