York Gate garden

York Gate garden just happens to be situated behind Adel church, so the café there was a convenient spot for lunch for our camera club group. I took the opportunity to spend some time in the garden too. It is only one acre but so cleverly designed, in a series of linked 'rooms', that it feels much bigger. It originally belonged to the Spencer family who created and cared for it between 1951 and 1994, eventually opening it to the public at certain times. By the early 1980s, it was considered one of the best small gardens in the world. They then bequeathed it to Perennial, a charity that supports horticulturalists and gardeners. A few years ago the purchase of the adjacent property allowed for a larger café, with some meeting and function rooms and a car park. With a dedicated team of volunteers, it can now easily cope with more visitors and is able to open from April to October.