AN award-winning garden and sculpture park is reopening for the summer season with new additions to entice the crowds.

The Himalayan Garden and Sculpture Park near Ripon will welcome visitors from Good Friday until June 25.

From June 1, the new 12 acre Hutts Arboretum, planted with more than 300 species and cultivars of trees and also featuring a new dramatic Fir Cone sculpture, will be open to the public for the first time.

As part of the ongoing projects in the gardens, there is also a newly-created area of woodland covering more than 14 acres.

It has been planted with rare trees and shrubs and can be seen from the lakeside to be enjoyed by the public in future years.

Also new for the 2017 season is a purpose-built cafe and an information and educational centre where visitors can learn all about the history of the gardens.