Herb Garden

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Herb Garden

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Views of Herb Gardens at York Gate. The first (in the farmyard) was established in 1954, but it was moved to its current position in 1957.

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BC052 Herb Garden Wet Day - YGA02121
View of the Herb Garden, on a wet day, from behind one column of the Summer House

BC050 Herb Garden - YGA02120
Herb Garden, view from beside the central millstone towards the entrance

BC037 Herb Garden - YGA02112
Herb Garden from near the Summer House

BC025 View from Summerhouse - YGA02101
View through the Herb Garden from the Summer House, Armillary Sphere in the foreground

BC024 Herb Garden - YGA02100
View through the Herb Garden, towards the Summer House

Herb Garden 1959 - YGA01754
Very early Herb Garden - A small pond surrounded by a rockery set in a gravel area surrounded by herbs. Slide numbered 26. In 'York Gate 1965' Sybil says "This is a close-up of the planting in the middle, and shows what colour one can get into a very…

Herb Garden 1960 - YGA01753
Early view of the herb garden looking towards the Old Orchard. Slide numbered 25

Herb Garden 1966 - YGA01720
The Herb Garden in August 1966, before the Summer House was built, a wooden bench at the end of the path with beech hedge behind, yew hedges to the sides. Slide numbered 27

Herb Garden with Box Hedges - YGA00285<br /><br />
View from Herb Garden showing Box Curved Hedges and Topiary, York Gate House

Herb Garden, looking towards the Istrian Font -YGA00275
View in Spring from the Summerhouse, through the Herb Garden towards the Istrian Font.
This Herb Garden was moved to this site in 1957. Yew hedges were planted to provide shelter.
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