While on holiday in Yorkshire in May this year we took the opportunity to visit the Himalayan Garden at The Hutts, Grewelthorpe near Ripon. It's only open to the public between April and June each year so our normal summer trip occurs after it's closed. The word "Hutts" means "Head of the Valley" and there was a settlement there from Norse times. The current owners bought it in 1996 and have been responsible for all the work undertaken to turn a wild garden into something beautiful, but still untamed. |