2B Landscape Consultancy took on the project of restoring the historic ‘Backhouse’ Rock Garden at Burnby Hall Gardens and Museum back in early 2015. Since then, the once overgrown rock garden has been cleared, thoughtfully re-designed with history and sustainability in mind, and re-planted in October 2018. The photos below show how the Rock Garden has evolved.


Photos: The rock garden, before, during planting and first season after planting.


Photos: The rock garden, historic, during clearance and first season after planting.


Photos: The rock garden, before, during clearance, during planting and first season after planting.

I joined the 2B team back in November 2018 so I unfortunately missed out being part of the design and planting team for the Burnby Hall Rock Garden project. However, I was very keen to check out the place that I had heard so much about.

I visited the garden on the 6^th April 2019, the first season after the planting. The birds were chirping away and the flowers had begun to emerge, producing an array of colours. Even though the plants had yet to fully establish, it was still a lovely experience for me, my Mum and other people, of all ages, visiting the garden.


Photo: Rock garden flowers in the first season after planting.


Photo: Rock garden flowers in the first season after planting.


Photo: Family enjoying the rock garden and lakeside house.


Photo: The rock garden in the first season after planting.

I have produced an amateur video of my experience at Burnby Hall Rock Garden which you can watch below or on YouTube.


 

Find out more about the restoration project in our previous blog posts:
Extreme Rock Garden Restoration
Work starts clearing the rock garden at Burnby Hall Gardens
Burnby Hall Rock Garden Restoration - complete!
Burnby Hall Rock Garden Restoration - New Drone Footage

By Cara Pedley, Landscape Assistant