New gardens at Worsley

I'm getting very excited as this is about ten minutes from my house

Top horticultural experts will descend on Worsley New Hall to turn it into the country's fifth national garden for the RHS

 

What fantastic news @merleworld , please keep us posted with what's going on

 

Unfortunately this monstrosity is also going to be built on the site - truly hideous

 

It's being built by Peel Holdings who own the land and who are involved in the RHS project.

"Asked if the RHS had actually purchased the site from landlord Peel, an RHS spokesman said the terms of the deal “remain confidential”.

They previously applied for planning permission to build a racecourse there, which was turned down.

The gardens/hotel deal seems like a compromise and although I'm not against the hotel in principle, that design is awful and would look so out of place next to the beautiful gardens