York Museum Gardens has received a prestigious award from Yorkshire in Bloom with the Royal Horticultural Society.
In the awards’ 60th anniversary year, York Museum Gardens were delighted to receive a Platinum accolade, as well as a Yorkshire Rose Award.
RHS Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in Europe and grows each year, so the garden team are pleased that their hard work has received this high praise.
Over the last year the garden team has introduced a variety of new additions to the green space.
These include a wildflower meadow to complement the ‘National Treasures: Monet in York’ exhibition at York Art Gallery, a new bird feeding station and habitat, and renovated borders with new plants.
They have also brought in visitor interpretation explaining planting spaces, and introduced a new planting scheme to the riverside walk.
This follows the Environment Agency’s work to raise the flood bank, built to respond to increased flooding in the area.
The garden team is active in engaging with the public through tours and talks in the Spring and Summer along with sales of plants grown on site.
Garden manager Steve Williams said: “These awards recognise that the work undertaken in our gardens is not just about beauty, but also about how we are positively contributing to the local environment and wildlife, building biodiversity, creating habitats and a peaceful space for wellbeing and relaxation in the heart of the city.
This is a wonderful achievement for our garden team and volunteers who work so hard all year round to keep the gardens looking beautiful.”