New world record set for heaviest onion
Champion giant vegetable grower Peter Glazebrook, from Newark (above left), celebrates smashing the world record for the heaviest onion at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.
Peter broke the world record for the heaviest onion with a whopping 17lb 15.5oz specimen. The previous record of 16lb 8.37oz was set in 2005.
The heaviest onion competition, is part of the National Onion Championship, sponsored by Kitchen Garden. He also won a number of the new giant vegetable classes sponsored by Exhibition Seeds.
Garden borders bloom at centenary show
Jeni Cairns (above right) putting the finishing touches to her show garden border, won a top Premier medal for her creation called, Reclaiming the border. Jeni, from Peterborough, designed the garden for the Joseph Trust from Elivington, near York, using reclaimed materials to showcase her planting at different angles and heights. More about the medal winners
Best in Show award for Edrom Nursery
The Best in Show award for the horticultural trade stands went to Edrom Nursery, from Eyemouth in Berwickshire, for their display featuring autumn flowering gentians.
View highlights from this year's Autumn Show
