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It includes more than 1,600 sites, ranging from gardens of private houses, to cemeteries and public parks. [1] There are 56 registered parks and gardens in North East England. 4 are listed at grade I, the highest grade, 13 at grade II*, the middle grade, and 38 at grade II, the lowest grade.
A garden festival is a festival and exposition held to celebrate the arts of gardening, garden design, landscaping and landscape architecture. There are local garden festivals, regional garden festivals, national garden festivals and international garden festivals. The idea probably originated with Germany's Bundesgartenschau.
Subsequent festivals were held in Stoke-on-Trent (1986), Glasgow (1988), Gateshead (1990) and Ebbw Vale Garden Festival (1992) which eventually won the competition. The festivals were highly successful in attracting millions of visitors from all over the country to industrial areas long ignored by British tourists.
The Gateshead Garden Festival was the fourth of the United Kingdom's five national garden festivals. Held between May and October 1990, in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, it lasted 157 days, and received over three million visitors. [1] Attractions included public art displays, a Ferris wheel, and dance, music, theatre and sporting events. [1]
Attractions in the park also include the Tropical Ravine, a humid jungle glen built in 1889, [4] rose gardens and public events ranging from live opera broadcasts to pop concerts. U2 played here in 1997 and the Tennents Vital festival takes place in the gardens each summer.
This category is for garden festivals in North America, as well as various garden festival subtypes such as flower festivals and fruit festivals. This is a container category only, and all topics should be moved to appropriate subcategories by type and locale.
The following category is for garden festivals, as well as various garden festival subtypes such as flower festivals and fruit festivals. Most garden festivals feature a horticultural exhibition or flower show as a central attraction, though others may incorporate flower parades or other cultural features such as hanami (viewing cherry blossoms).
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