Harrogate Flower Show - Show Highlights, Show Gardens, ChilliFest, Giant Vegetable Competition, 100 Top UK Nurseries, Dig It Garden Theatre, Plot to Pot Cookery Theatre, ChilliFest

Show Highlights

Show highlights for Autumn 2013

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

Our autumn show was recently ranked in the top three of Britain's best gardening events and promises the perfect day out for all garden lovers.

Visit our beautiful show gardens, choose from a vast range of plants and garden-related products, make the most of expert advice and demonstrations, be tempted by the delicious dishes in our cookery theatre, and get a head start on Christmas shopping with our fantastic crafts, gifts and specialist foods.

New for 2013 is our very first ChilliFest with 100s of plants, advice on how to grow them and much more of all things hot and spicy - including the floral art!

Click on the links below to find out more

Inspirational show gardens

Visit our beautiful Autumn 2013 Show Gardens for ideas and inspiration to create your own perfect outdoor space

Giant Vegetable Competition

You haven't seen big vegetables until you have seen these! The battle of the giant veg gets even bigger this year so don't miss it! Sponsored by Keith Foster Exhibition Seeds.

Leading plant nurseries

Nearly 100 of the UK's top nurseries from across the country will offer a fantastic range of plants and advice to make the most of your garden

Everything for your garden

You will find thousands of garden-related products at the spring show. There are hundreds of exhibitors offering everything from conservatories to fruit cages so, whatever you need for your garden, you need look no further

Heaviest Onion Competition

Champion grower, Peter Glazebrook, set a new world record for the heaviest onion with a monster weighing in at 18lbs 1oz (8.195kg). Can he do it again this year? Sponsored by Kitchen Garden.

Floral Art

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show hosts a wealth of intricate works of art created by flower arrangers and florists

Kitchen Garden Live

Fruit and vegetable growing demonstrations, with advice on growing your own produce whatever your space and expertise. Sponsored by Kitchen Garden.

Plot to Pot Cookery Theatre

Find culinary inspiration in the Cookery Theatre as talented chefs demonstrate delicious dishes featuring local autumn produce

Dig It Garden Theatre

Our new look Dig It theatre offers lots of live gardening chat, demonstrations and regular Q&A sessions with a panel of experts and guest speakers.

Food Marquee

The popular Food Marquee provides the ideal opportunity to shop for something just a little different. You will find a tasty mixture of fine foods, wines and spirits, meat and dairy, treats and local produce.

Crafts & gifts

With more than 70 exhibitors offering unique, handmade crafts and a wide range of gifts, you will be truly spoilt for choice at the show.

Photographic Competition

Click here to for details of our 2013 Autumn Photographic Competition

So much to see & do:

Show gardens
Leading UK plant nurseries

Floral Art

Great garden shopping

Kitchen Garden Live

Dig It Garden Theatre

Cookery Theatre
Food Marquee
Crafts & Gifts

Full list of exhibitors

2013 Sponsors

2013 Partners

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North of England Horticultural Society

The Harrogate Flower Shows are organised by the North of England Horticultural Society. All profits from the shows are returned to the charity and used to promote gardening and horticulture in the North of England.