 There is a rockery next to the Marygate entrance, by the ruins of the abbey church, and in front of the entrance to the Yorkshire Museum there is a terrace bordered with beds of white roses, the symbol of Yorkshire.There is an 'Edible Wood' located behind York Art Gallery, in the north-west corner of the gardens.The wood was planted in July 2015 and features plants that have an edible component and are both attractive and useful.