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Since the 1950’s approximately 63% of traditional orchards have been lost from England. Commercial apple growing requires high density of low growing high cropping bushes not really [...]

On the east side of Elmwood Lane near the surgery is our herb bed. The herbs are there for the use of the community and are labelled with suggested uses. The bed is surrounded by Lavenders and [...]

We maintain two wild flower beds: one at the Slip on Elwood Lane, and a small display near the Bowling Club.    

Just a little way down Elmwood Lane on the on the east side lies The Slip with two renovated reapers and an old Rhubarb cart on display. Rhubarb is of course part of the local heritage.  

Anchored by Barwick in Elmet’s famous 86 feet (26.21m.) maypole Main Street is flanked by beds and troughs for almost its entire length. On the left as you face south is our Heritage bed [...]

Created within the long since closed village churchyard the area was renamed Jubilee Gardens in 2006. Over a number of years we have added the imposing cast iron entrance arch and worked to [...]

The four village entry beds on Leeds Road, Long Lane, Aberford Road and Potterton Lane were designed and installed by Barwick in Bloom in 1999 with entrance stones financed by the Parish Council. [...]

One of the oldest streets in the village The Boyle winds downhill bisecting the ancient motte and bailey earth works. At the bottom is what has become known as Frank’s Patch. Here you will [...]

Planted with a variety of small shrubs, conifers and rockery style plants this bed uses a strata of stones set into the slope. Weeds are controlled through a membrane covered in decorative slate. [...]

As the name suggests this dramatic bed was created for the 2000 millennium. Originally planted with shrubs and conifer varieties it was completely updated in 2009 with shrubs and perennials. It [...]