IN THIS GUIDE

At the heart of a small village in North Yorkshire lie in Cobble Cottage , a secret garden own by John Hawkridge & Barry Atkinson .

The stunning garden is low in size but packs a mighty lick , with hundreds of plants creating a jungle - like outcome amongst the busy planting schemes that envelop the paths you walk through .

Acers and other trees and shrubs growing in front of the house at Cobble Cottage

I jaw the garden and utter with John , who was genial enough to show me around and share some of his best-loved feature of the garden at Cobble Cottage .

Watch the full video tour here :

History Of The Garden

“ We ’ve been live here for 33 years now , ” shares John .

“ When we first moved , the garden was completely grass , there was no pond , just a tarmac private road , so it was a good garden to set off from and be able to put our own stamp on .

“ The first affair I did in the space was build a pond . I spent week jab , it now is 3 feet deep , and it goes mightily across the garden .

the pond at Cobble Cottage with lilies and acers growing in and around it

“ Rather than have a itinerary at the other side , we ’ve got stepping stones across it , which is in keeping with the other tortuous passageways around the garden . ”

Plants In The Garden In May

“ Up on the lawn we ’ve catch a real admixture of different plants , ” says John .

“ There ’s cornus , azaleas , and alliums , which have all done really well this yr . There ’s also cow Petroselinum crispum , which I make love , because it is airy and light , and at this time of year , it seems to float over the other plants .

“ In this garden , you ’ve got to look up as well as down because there are some howling Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , such as the Acer . I sleep together the shape and colour of the leaves of these plants .

cobble cottage’s porch with the driveway in front of it surrounded by plants

“ We ’re only in mid - May , but the highlights in the garden at this time of year have toinclude the roses , which have started sooner than usual . The ‘ Desdemona ’ rise sense particularly wonderful .

“ Heucheras are another passion of mine . I lie with the colours and the different textures and shades of the leaves .

“ The gravid collection in the garden has to be hostas , as we go from the minis tothe larger - leaved variety , which people do n’t always lean to see . ’

some of the trees behind the herbaceous plantings at Cobble Cottage

John’s Best Kept Secret

‘ The most rewarding thing about the garden is growing something that should n’t be growing here , like the Abutilon , ” he divvy up .

“ I once see it growing in a garden near Helmsley and was assure that it should n’t be grow in the north of England because , I intend , the climate 20 years ago was unlike .

“ The proprietor really gave me a newspaper clipping from her Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree . I call back I ’m now on to the third generation of that family , because they ’re not long - lived , but they are quite easy to grow cut from .

the entranceway to cobble cottage with a sign hung on the wall behind potted plants

“ Every sentence a raw cutting come up and flowers , it is so rewarding and I shall never ever block the owner saying ‘ try it ’ . ”

Visiting Cobble Cottage

“ masses return class after year to see how the garden has progressed , ” explains John .

“ It ’ll never stand still and is always evolve , so it ’s great to deal it and make money for many wonderful Jacob’s ladder . ”

If you want to determine out more about visiting Cobble Cottage , head over to theNational Garden Scheme websiteto discover when they are next open .