Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2010

[FrazerHenderson]

Just a wee reminder that the glorious Harrogate Spring Flower Show is on from Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th April.

Full details available on http://www.flowershow.org.uk/show-info/.

and it has the Wakefield Tulip Show http://www.tulipsociety.co.uk/
and it has the Northern Daffodil Show
and it has the AGS show (Saturday only)
and it has oodles of nurseries, that we don't get to see in Scotland
and it has ...well go and see for yourself!

[Mick McLoughlin]

Will be there saturday Frazer.

[Martinr]

Good idea Frazer...but just no nobody gets disappointed the AGS show is only on Saturday

[Rob Potterton]

Hello - here are a couple of images giving you a sneek preview of nursery displays at this weeks show.

Pottertons Nursery
Edrom Nursery (in construction)

[Rob]

Those troughs in your sneak preview look great.

Have you used so many troughs in a display before, or is it new?

Unfortunately Harrogate is too far for me to travel.

[Brian Ellis]

I am looking forward to the Harrogate Show, we are going as part of a weekend coach tour, I just hope we have long enough at the show to see everything
We also get to visit Doddington Hall on Friday, Harlow Carr , Anne Wright   and Stillingfleet nursery, on the way home we go to the wonderful York Gate and some place called Barnsdale.

Ah, well it's a hard life

[Luc Gilgemyn]

Not a bad prospect Brian...  definitely could tempt a Channel hopper.. 

[Maggi Young]

That sounds like a very enjoyable, if rather busy, weekend, Brian.... have fun!

Martin, good point about the AGS show date... could have caught some folks out!

Rob, many thanks for the pix.... the two displays look grand.... hope the show is a great success for you and for Cathy and Terry.  

[shelagh]

I'll dig out my Forumist badge that John Dower kindly made for those at the Discussion Weekend, hope you will all make yourselves known.  And if it's lunchtime and you find us all adorning the frontage of one of the Bank buildings don't wthink you have encountered a day trip out for the local Lunatic Assylum just come and join us for a bite and a drink.

[Tony Willis]

Will be there tomorrow,just been to the bank and drawn out lots of cash.

[shelagh]

Leave a few plants for us to buy on Saturday Tony

[Peter Maguire]

You'll have to be quick, the northeast contingent tend to hit the sales tables pretty hard after a refreshing bacon butty 

[Graham Catlow]

Hi
Arrived back from Harrogate last night. Excellent show. Sorry no photos as I left my camera in the car.

Edrom won 'Best in Show' with a wonderful display of woodland plants.

My wallet was somewhat light as I left.

Graham

[Maggi Young]

Long drive for you Graham.
Great news about Edrom.... many congratulations to them for that success.... the Edrom medal record continues apace, eh?
There cannot be too many nurseries which have had medal success at shows like Harrogate under three different leaderships.
The Edrom winning streak began with Alec Duguid, exhibiting for the owners Misses Logan Home, went on with Jim Jermyn and now these last few years with Cathy and Terry the successes are still coming... a most enviable history for the nursery.

[ranunculus]

First few images from Harrogate Show today 24th April ... many congratulations to all concerned.
The Farrer Medal winner was Alan Furness with a superb Rhodothamnus sessilifolius, another Farrer for the maestro from Hexham.

The Pudsey Pig contingent got in some light training with their annual Harrogate picnic - some scenes from the culinary extravaganza.
A magnificent contribution to the festivities was unveiled by Mandy McLoughlin - a chocolate and icing miniature garden created to celebrate the birthdays of John and Clare Dower and other Pudsey Piglets.

ALAN FURNESS
RHODOTHAMNUS SESSILIFOLIUS
PUDSEY PIG PICNIC
MINIATURE GARDEN