News & Blog

  • February – getting ready to welcome our visitors

    Opening day on March 2nd is drawing closer and the pace of activity is increasing exponentially. We welcomed our garden...

  • Robyn joins the team

    We are delighted to welcome Robyn Hancock to the staff as assistant volunteer coordinator on completing her training with WRAGS...

  • Looking ahead

    And here we are back in January with the year ahead of us. I have no idea what it will...

  • Join our board of trustees

    We are looking for a new trustee to join our board here at Helmsley Walled Garden. All our trustees are...

  • December – The end of the year

    I think time has become a completely elastic medium in that in one sense it seems ages since we opened...

  • November – Business as usual

    It’s November and for the first time, we – along with The Vine House Café and the Garden Shop –...

  • It’s official, we’re a Hidden Gem

    We are absolutely over the moon to have been awarded the accolade of Hidden Gem by Visit England for the...

  • Don’t mention Christmas…

    This year has swept past, seemingly faster than the speed of light. Christmas is on the horizon and the Garden...

  • The clocks have gone back….

    The extra hour’s snooze time was more than welcome last night but now the days are short. So both the...

  • October 2021 – Autumn has arrived

    Well there is certainly a nip in the air now and we have had enough rain to satisfy the most...

  • September 2021 – Not going anywhere

    I’m writing this column from home. I’m having a “staycation” or as we used to call it, not going anywhere....

  • August 2021 – All hands to the deck

    It’s early August and as I write the rain is lashing against the windows of the office. Gardening outdoors has...