Yalding Organic Gardens
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Yalding Gardens are demonstration garden
s open to the public near Yalding
, Kent
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Originally established by the organic gardening charity
HDRA
(now called Garden Organic), the gardens were established to show a range of more than 10 different organically maintained kitchen gardens and other garden types throughout history.
In 2007, the gardens were closed due to lack of funding. However, in 2008, the site was leased by its owners the Congelow Trust, to Maro Foods and have been maintained as they were formerly laid out.
The gardens closed again in December 2009; but were re-opened - now re-branded as “The Yalding Gardens and Bushel Box Farmshop and Cafe” on 12 June 2010. Although the name of the gardens has changed, they continue to be certified as organic.
Visitors can explore the history of gardening through 18 beautiful gardens set in five acres of Kent countryside. From the 13th century apothercary's garden to a Victorian artisan's glasshouse and even a modern day vegetable plot, visitors can discover how organic gardening methods produce stunning results achieved by nurturing nature.
The official website is www.yaldinggardens.org
Garden
A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. The most common form today is known as a residential garden, but the term garden has...
s open to the public near Yalding
Yalding
Yalding is a village and part of Yalding civil parish in the Maidstone District of Kent, England.The village is situated six miles south-west of Maidstone at a point where the Rivers Teise and Beult join the River Medway....
, Kent
Kent
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Originally established by the organic gardening charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
HDRA
Garden Organic
Garden Organic, formerly known as the Henry Doubleday Research Association , is the UK's leading organic growing charity dedicated to researching and promoting organic gardening, farming and food.-History:...
(now called Garden Organic), the gardens were established to show a range of more than 10 different organically maintained kitchen gardens and other garden types throughout history.
In 2007, the gardens were closed due to lack of funding. However, in 2008, the site was leased by its owners the Congelow Trust, to Maro Foods and have been maintained as they were formerly laid out.
The gardens closed again in December 2009; but were re-opened - now re-branded as “The Yalding Gardens and Bushel Box Farmshop and Cafe” on 12 June 2010. Although the name of the gardens has changed, they continue to be certified as organic.
Visitors can explore the history of gardening through 18 beautiful gardens set in five acres of Kent countryside. From the 13th century apothercary's garden to a Victorian artisan's glasshouse and even a modern day vegetable plot, visitors can discover how organic gardening methods produce stunning results achieved by nurturing nature.
The official website is www.yaldinggardens.org