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Mediterranean garden filled with hardy plants designed to survive Summers are hotter and winters are wetter Already in a national trust Property in Yorkshire.
A new garden for a stately home Benamburu HallLocated near York, it is home to more than 4,000 species of perennial plants, grasses, trees and shrubs from the Mediterranean and areas with similar climates around the world.
Plants in the garden come from places including South Africa, Korea, Chile, China and Australia, chosen by award-winning designer Andy Sturgeon for their ability to better cope with hot, dry summers and humidity winter.
The National Trust said extreme local weather over the past year had highlighted the need for improvements to Benamburu Gardens.
Andy Jasper, head of gardens and parkland at the charity, said he hoped visitors would enjoy the garden while “being inspired to future-proof their own gardens”.
“With more severe weather events such as droughts and floods expected, our gardens will need to change to better withstand extreme weather,” he said.
Last year, progress on the Mediterranean Garden was hampered by wet weather, with rain falling “almost every day” – an irony that the garden team said was not lost on them.
The Mediterranean display was created from an underutilized grassy area enclosed by a red brick wall, with a series of long masonry dividers made from local York stone, as well as boulders and water bowls with miniature lilies
A large water tank was built under the garden to collect excess rainfall and slowly release it to prevent flash flooding, while a stream flowed into a new pond, and archival photos and archaeological research suggest that a series of ponds and fountains may have existed in the garden. years around this area.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/05/historic-yorkshire-hall-garden-future-surviving-uk-climate
Decades ago we were promised a Mediterranean summer. We are still waiting.
I often cycle around Beningbrough near York and stop for a slice of cake! I can assure you that the gardens there are very well done.
In fact, I was cycling around Thirsk last week and clearly missed the climate crisis!
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