20150705 Littlethorpe Manor perfect yew ball cut by eye

5 July 2015

2015 AGM Weekend in Yorkshire – 3rd UPDATE

UK News, Visits-UK

So another AGM weekend has drawn to a successful close and organser Stephen Fenny is home again in Norfolk knowing he has successful organised a few days of great garden trips around the Harrogate area of Yorkshire.

Here are few images by Chris Poole & Roger Last of the highlights from the gardens visited.

Bramham Park

: Bramham Park view of the garden from inside the house

: Bramham Park House

: Bramham Park - one of the borders backed with a Yew hedge

: Bramham Park - one of the tree lined walks

: Bramham Park - view over water to the obelisk in the far distance

: Bramham Park - view from the front door

The AGM at Newby Hall

: The Chairman of EBTS UK, Mark Hopkins addressing the AGM

: Mark introduces Katia & Marc from Oenosan

: Marc Juncker from Oenosan giving a presentation about their product

: Katia answer some questions

: Newby Hall - taking a break from the AGM for coffee

: James Crebbin-Bailey presenting information about the new Contemporary Topiary training modules at the AGM

: EBTS AGM Chairmans evening reception back at Rudding Park Hotel

As part of the AGM programme there was a very interesting presentation on the use of a mineral fertiliser called Oenosan, in the management of box blight and other related diseases. Further information about their product is available on the company website www.oenosan.eu

Newby Hall

: Newby Hall border looking up towards the house

: Newby Hall head gardener talking about the work on the borders

: Newby Hall border detail

: Newby Hall view of border looking down to the river

: Newby Hall lawn and view

: Newby Hall rose garden

: Newby Hall Sylvias garden

: Newby Hall entrance to Wars of the Roses

Littlethorpe Manor

: Littlethorpe Manor head gardener Eddie and wife Michelle Harland explained how the walled garden represents the 4 seasons of life

: Littlethorpe Manor Walled Garden detail

: Littlethorpe Manor Walled Garden box detail

: Littlethorpe Manor the centre of the drives turning circle

: Littlethorpe Manor Walled Garden Winter (left) and Spring (right) quadrants

: Littlethorpe Manor yew lined paths

: Littlethorpe Manor medicine garden

: Eddie and Michelle Harland of Littlethorpe Manor talking about the garden

: Listening to the story of the building of the medicine garden

: Littlethorpe Manor view from the house

: EBTS UK members listening to the history of Littlethorpe Manor

: Littlethorpe Manor looking down to the pond

: By the pond at Littlethorpe Manor

: Littlethorpe Manor the pond

: Littlethorpe Manor box grass and lavendar

: Littlethorpe Manor somewhere to relax

: Littlethorpe Manor the wildflower meadow

: Littlethorpe Manor border with perfect yew balls

: Littlethorpe Manor perfect yew ball cut by eye

The Old Vicarage

: Biddy Marshal talks about the garden whilst EBTS UK members admire it

: The Old Vicarage Biddy Marshall explains the history of the house and garden

: The Old Vicarage two large variegated box balls in the border

: The Old Vicarage one of the places to relax in the tranquility of the garden

: The Old Vicarage back garden walk

: The Old Vicarage garden box cubes

: The Old Vicarage front garden through to the Church

: The Old Vicarage standard holly with 4 box pointed cubs and balls

York Gate Garden

: Sweeping curved box hedge round lawn

: York Gate Gard sweeping box hedge and lawn

: York Gate Garden Yew points

: York Gate Garden trained pyracantha

: York Gate Garden border

Once again EBTS UK had a brilliant AGM weekend thanks to the beauty of the gardens and the warmth with which we were received by our hosts.