Visitors declare rhubarb and custard garden cream of crop

ITS VIP visitors included the Queen and Yorkshire-born gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh, and now visitors to the Chelsea Flower Show have named the "Welcome to Yorkshire Rhubarb Crumble and Custard Garden" as the best garden at this year's horticultural celebration.

By The Newsroom

Published 31st May 2010, 00:28 BST

Updated 31st May 2010, 00:29 BST

The prestigious People's Choice award is voted for by the tens of thousands of people who visited the Royal Horticultural Society's annual show, and crowns a memorable week for Yorkshire gardens, which won a string of prestigious awards.

These included a gold medal for Leeds Council's canal creation and a silver medal for the eyecatching rhurbab design.

"The public have voted with their hearts and chosen Yorkshire's garden as their favourite," said Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity.

"We have had thousands of people all week telling us that the garden has captured their imagination we are just glad that has been formally recognised with this award."

Kate Dundas from Gillespies LLP, the designers of the garden, said: "We are thrilled to have picked up the People's Choice award."