Head gardener at one of Yorkshire’s finest country homes shares expert advice to help you create something special
Newby Hall Gardens, near Ripon in North Yorkshire are among finest you will find with one of the longest double herbaceous borders in the country. The scale of the border, at 172 metres long and packed with 6,500 plants, means staking plants in the spring takes three days alone, while cutting it back in the autumn takes over a fortnight.
The border has been a highlight of Newby’s beautiful 25-acre gardens since the 1920s and five years ago refurbishment work began to make sure it continues to wow for years to come. Newby marks the Year of the
Border during 2018 as its double herbaceous border reaches peak flower power and begins to hit full maturity. Over several growing seasons, thousands of new plants were propagated or grown on and carefully planted up in a new, more naturalistic design by Newby’s expert team.
This story is from the June 2018 edition of Yorkshire Life.
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