The Yorkshire Post explains some details of the garden:
Meanwhile, stone from a disused Victorian quarry at Dovestones Moor, part of Saddleworth Moor, has been put into place at the Chelsea Flower Show as part of “The Brontës’ Yorkshire Garden” by tourism board Welcome to Yorkshire.
The gritstone was chosen to be part of the garden which celebrates the authors and the landscape around Haworth.
Tracy Foster, who is putting the Brontë-themed garden together, said: “The stone is beautiful. We have deliberately not cleaned it so it has aged naturally and is of the period when the girls would have been walking around the West Yorkshire moors.
“The stone still has its original lichens and mosses attached, which look just perfect in the garden and really give a sense of the beauty and bleakness that epitomise the wonderful moorland landscape.”
The Brontës’ Yorkshire Garden is based on a location often visited by the sisters, on the path to Top Withens, where the so-called Brontë Bridge crosses a stream.
It is hoped the garden will build on the success of last year’s People’s Choice award-winning garden, “The Art of Yorkshire”, and encourage people to visit the region.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome to Yorkshire, said: “The authenticity of the stones and the stonework really connect the garden to Yorkshire.
“I cannot wait for people to see the completed creation when the show opens on Monday. (sic)”
When the show has finished, all the stone will be returned to its original surroundings.
The Independent publishes an A-Z guide:
Y is for Yorkshire, and designer Tracy Foster's garden celebrates the wild moorland around Haworth that fired the imaginations of the Brontë sisters. It's a shame David Austin's new 'Heathcliff' rose is not included in this miniature Wuthering Heights. (Victoria Summerley)
Are you curious about the Heathcliff rose?
Heathcliff (Ausnipper)
Category English Roses (English Rose Collection)
Bred By David Austin
Flower Type Semi-double
Hardiness Very hardy
Fragrance Medium
Repeating Good
There are few roses as popular as those of deep crimson colouring – and none so difficult to breed. ‘Heathcliff’ is a beautiful addition to English Roses of this colour. It has large, fully double flowers of deep rosette shape. The colour is a deep crimson, with a certain softness that is reminiscent of some of the old red Gallica Roses. It is a healthy variety, with shiny, deep green leaves and rather upright growth. Its fragrance is most pleasing and rather unusual – basically Tea Rose with a mixture of Old Rose and just a hint of cedar wood.
Named for the character in Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights.
Are you curious about the Heathcliff rose?
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