Harrogate Flower Show - Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2012,North of England Horticultural Society

Show Gardens strike Gold!

Show Garden design teams are celebrating success at the Harrogate Spring Flower Show after winning awards ranging from Premier Gold to Silver.

Top honours went to North Yorkshire-based New Leaf Landscapes with Keith Ledger, for their Premier Gold winning Practical Tranquillity. 

Gold Awards went to The Writer's Pad by Inspired Garden Design, Shhh... by Askham Bryan College, Contemporary Heart by PWP Landscape, and Glass & Grass by Yorkshire Garden Designer. Shhh... also won the People's Choice Award, after receiving the most votes from visitors to the show.

a la vollete by Wood Landscapes was awarded Silver Gilt and Sticky back plastic and stamps, by Horticap, won a Silver Award.

To find out more about our 2012 Show Gardens, sponsored by Abbots Green Luxury Lodge Living and Prestige Park & Leisure homes,  click here

Pictured are: Top - Mark Hanlon, New Leaf Landscapes, with Practical Tranquillity; Second row - Contemporary Heart by PWP Landscape. Third row - The Writer's Pad by Inspired Garden Design; Fourth row - Sssh... by students from Askham Bryan College. 

The perfect day out for all garden lovers  

The Harrogate Flower Shows are widely regarded as the UK's biggest and most prestigious independent gardening events.

Our 2012 spring show (open 9.30am - 5.30pm, 26 - 29 April) promises the perfect opportunity to find inspiration for your garden, as well as everything you need to make your dream a reality. 

Over 100 leading nurseries are exhibiting at the show with a breathtaking array of top quality plants. Best in Show went to Edrom Nursery, from Berwickshire, for their fabulous display of unusual woodland and alpine plants.

The judges handed out a record 22 Premier Gold Awards, 30 Gold, 28 Silver Gilt, 12 Silver and 4 Bronze - click here for more details. Many nurseries also took part in the competition to find the most innovative display, this year won by Joe Maiden, from Grow with Joe, for his tribute to organic gardening at the royal residence of Highgrove - click here for full results. 

Have a Go!

New for 2012 is a series of hands on demonstrations to encourage show visitors to ‘Have a Go’ at a range of gardening skills. Students from the Askham Bryan College Harrogate Centre are inviting visitors to roll up their sleeves and have a go at laying turf, planting a garden border, building an area of block paving or learning how to create a traditional Yorkshire dry stone wall.

Expert advice 

The popular Kitchen Garden Live team take centre stage again this spring to provide advice on growing fruit and veg at home, and expert chefs in the Cookery Theatre have lots ideas for turning fresh local produce into delicious dishes. There is a daily omelette challenge, launched on Thursday by celebrity chef Rosemary Shrager and our very own Show Director Martin Fish. There is plenty of guidance and help with pressing gardening problems from the Garden Roadshow and the Garden Advice Bureau.

Stunning floral art 

Spectacular displays have greeted visitors to the Spring Show, with more than 260 painstakingly-prepared, individual works of art staged in what is Britain's biggest floral art marquee. Large scale exhibits from flower clubs and floristry colleges across the country have also wowed visitors with wonderfully creative interpretations of a wide range of themes, from the Diamond Jubilee to the Black Death. For the full flower arranging and floristry results, click here.

Top class garden products

Unrivalled shopping at the show includes thousands of garden-related products, unique handmade crafts, exclusive gifts and dozens of specialist food outlets. Whatever your garden needs, you are sure to find it here. Visit our Show Highlights

The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show takes places 14 - 16 September 2012 - tickets on sale soon!