Garden Walks
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Terrace Garden Walk
Visit the restored Victorian Parterre and flower borders and enjoy panoramic views over beautiful parkland. Approx. 30 mins
Other garden designers followed Brown resulting in the Pleasure Grounds that extended from the Lake to the ruins of the medieval castle to the north of the House. However, it is the Victorian alterations that have most impact on us today.
In the 1840’s Sir Charles Barry was commissioned to design grand improvements to the house and gardens and the Terrace Garden was laid out as part of this activity. Its design reflects Barry’s love of Italian Renaissance architecture and it is one of the great features of Harewood.
The West Terrace, known as Lady Harewood’s Garden, has a modern design by David Hicks superimposed on Barry’s original. The simple but effective use of hornbeam hedging creates a restful anteroom before the grandeur of the Parterre.
 The Parterre on the Lower Terrace was recreated in the mid 1990’s, based as far as possible on Barry’s original intentions. The contrived pattern of clipped box is planted out twice a year with bulbs and bedding plants. The Library Steps in the centre of the Upper Terrace are a good vantage point from which to survey the Parterre.
 Running the length of the Lower Terrace is the Herbaceous Border, a harmonious blend of hardy perennials, annuals and climbing roses.
One is inevitably drawn to the striking bronze figure in the centre of the Parterre. Commissioned in 1984 ‘Orpheus’ alludes to Lord Harewood’s musical associations. The statue’s outward gaze leads us back to Brown’s gentle pastoral scene complete with black hebridean sheep.
 Directly below the terrace balustrade is the Archery Border, so called as the grass terrace was used to practice archery in Victorian and Edwardian times. The evergreen tree at the eastern end is Eucryphia x nymansensis which flowers profusely in August. The border’s sub-tropical theme has developed over the last five years and its bold shapes and hot colours provide a contrast to the Herbaceous Border. The many tender plants are over-wintered in the glasshouses. A plant list is available from the Information Centre .
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