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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

Events and walks

York Gate Garden

Leeds, Sundays-Thursdays

One of the UK’s best small gardens, managed by the charity Perennial.

Adult £6, under-16s free. Open 12.30-4.30pm, Sunday-Thursday until 30 September; Back Church Lane, Leeds LS16 8DW. Tel 0113 267 8240; perennial.org.uk.

Iris fields open

Suffolk, end May-mid June

The specialists open their bearded iris fields.

Entry free, donations to NGS. Open daily 10am-4pm – call for confirmation as flower opening is weather-dependent; Woottens of Wenhaston, The Iris Field, Hall Road, Wenhaston IP19 9HF. Tel 01502 478 258; woottensplants.com.

Festival of Gardens

North Wales, 1-16 June

Discover a treasure trove of wonderful gardens

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