Top honours for the 2014 Show Gardens at Harrogate Spring Flower Show have gone to the national charity, Perennial.
The charity, which supports people in need from the horticultural industry, is celebrating its 175th anniversary with a show garden called Essence of York Gate.
Complete with curved beech hedging, yew topiary and a steel water feature, the Premier Gold winning design aims to bring to life Perennial’s public garden in Adel, Leeds. The garden has also been awarded the Newby Cup, a new trophy for the best show garden planting.
Judges of the 2014 show gardens presented four Gold Awards, five Silver Gilts and two Silver Awards.
Among the Gold winners were Driffield designer Matt Haddon, with his first show garden A sylvan pause, Harrogate Borough Council with their Grand Départ Legacy Garden, Northern School of Garden Design, Skipton, with The Harrogate Spring Water secret garden, and Selby-based Hibiscus Gardens and Landscapes with Serendipity.
Show Director Nick Smith said: “The show gardens are one of our most popular features and we are delighted to have so many of the large scale gardens along The Avenue for visitors to enjoy.
“The design teams have done a fantastic job this year and it is particularly nice to see Perennial celebrate their 175th anniversary with a Premier Gold and Matt Haddon receive a Gold for his very first show garden.”
