{"id":5832,"date":"2024-05-19T11:30:29","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T10:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/?p=5832"},"modified":"2024-05-19T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T10:35:48","slug":"the-new-zealand-garden-valley-gardens-harrogate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/2024\/05\/19\/the-new-zealand-garden-valley-gardens-harrogate\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Zealand Garden &#8211;  Valley Gardens, Harrogate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5835\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132731-300x135.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At our last speaker meeting on the 15th May, Sue Wood, Horticultural Development Officer for North Yorkshire Council, gave a fascinating insight into the history and development of the New Zealand Garden, in the English Heritage Grade 2 listed Garden, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/visitharrogate.co.uk\/business-directory\/valley-gardens-harrogate\">Valley Gardens<\/a> in Harrogate. Sue is also a judge for various agencies including Britain in Bloom and the RHS specialising in tender plants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/image0.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5834\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/image0-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sue described herself as a \u2018plantaholic\u2019 in her role for NYC. She gave a very interesting and illustrated presentation about the original development of the New Zealand Garden within Valley Gardens in the 1950s, including its links to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wellingtonnz.com\">Wellington<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/harrogatetwinning.org\">Harrogate Town Twinning<\/a> and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. And, its revival and re-planting in 2023. Sue described the difficulties and challenges in creating a garden using native New Zealand plants in cold and wet Yorkshire soil.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132525.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5833\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132525.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132525.jpg 461w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/harrogate\/files\/2024\/05\/20240516_132525-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a>The garden\u2019s revival in 2023, that marked the 70th Anniversary of Twinning of Harrogate with Wellington, \u00a0included a beautiful sculpture by <a href=\"https:\/\/jennifertetlow.co.uk\">Jennifer Tetlow<\/a> and is called the Pikorua and in Maori tradition represents an eternal bond between people and cultures.<\/p>\n<p>We recorded the presentation and shared with our Friendship Link <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SIWellington\/\">Soroptimist International of Wellington.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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