Summary
RHS Garden Bridgewater is the Royal Horticultural Society's fifth public display garden. It is located in the village of Worsley in Salford, Greater Manchester, England.
| RHS Garden Bridgewater | |
|---|---|
 The Weston walled garden | |
  Location in Greater Manchester | |
| Type | Garden |
| Location | Worsley New Hall |
| Nearest city | Salford, England |
| Coordinates | 53°29′59″N 2°24′01″W / 53.4998°N 2.4004°W |
| Area | 154 acres (62 ha) |
| Created | 2020 |
| Operated by | Royal Horticultural Society |
| Open | 18 May 2021 |
Gardens edit
Bridgewater Gardens has been created in 154 acres (62 ha) of the former Worsley New Hall estate, with the Bridgewater Canal forming the southern boundary. It is the RHS's first new garden since it acquired Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire in 2001, and is one of Europe's largest gardening projects.[1]
Landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith has created the overall plan,[2] in which the walled kitchen garden will be restored, historic features such as the tree-lined Garden Approach recreated, and the lost terraces reworked.[3] Marcus Chilton-Jones has been appointed the first curator of the garden.[4]
Funding edit
The expected total cost of the project was £32.7m, of which the RHS invested £15.7m of its own funds and received (by December 2019) a further £12.7m through grants and fundraising,[5] including a £5m grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation[6] and further donations from Salford City Council.
History edit
In May 2022, the visitors' centre The Welcome Building was crowned by the Royal Institute of British Architects as the North West Building of the Year. It was praised for its "sustainable and engaging" design.[7]
Television edit
The BBC filmed a four-part series about the construction process at the garden titled The Great Northern Garden Build, which began broadcasting on BBC Two from 10 May 2021, just before the 18 May 2021 opening date.[8]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Designs for our future garden". RHS. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "RHS appoints designers to take forward RHS Vision". RHS. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "The dawn of a new RHS Garden". RHS. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Curator Appointed for Royal Horticultural Society's New Garden, RHS Garden Bridgewater". RHS. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Help open the gates". RHS. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Weston Garden Opens at RHS Chelsea". Garfield Weston Foundation. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "RHS Bridgewater's visitor centre wins architecture award". BBC News. BBC. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "BBC Two - The Great Northern Garden Build". BBC Two. BBC. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
External links edit
- RHS Garden Bridgewater – official site