Summer Garden
competitions
Whether you've a tiny patch or half an acre, there's a summer garden competition for you.
Judging is now taking place (except for hotels)
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"Harrogate...for gardeners"
A reprint of the popular Floral Trail/SoundGuide leaflet has been released
featuring a new-look map and suggestions for other places which might interest any
gardeners visiting the town
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Valley Gardens news
The New Zealand garden area in
Valley Gardens has had a makeover. Read all about it on Tony's blog...
2010 Champion of Champions
Following on from our success in the 2009 Britain in Bloom,
Harrogate has been invited to enter RHS
Britain in Bloom's
'premier league' category, Champion of Champions.
Judging day in Tuesday 10 August!
Competition for schools
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our 2010 competition for schools. Results will be announced in September.
The theme this year was pollination...
Filming with the BBC
Harrogate in Bloom's entry in 2010 Champion of Champions is being filmed by the BBC as part of a three part series due to be screened in Autumn 2011.
Gardening presenter
Sarah Raven is on a mission to introduce more nectar-rich flowers into the urban environment and Harrogate's wonderful parks and gardens seemed a good place to start....
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Harrogate in Bloom has launched a brand new subsidiary group to help promote all the parks and gardens open to the public, big and small, in Harrogate and the surrounding area.
We are also happy to help promote private gardens which are open for charity as well as local horticultural shows and events, so if you have any information on these, please let us know
Harrogate in Bloom and Harrogate & District Biodiversity Action Group
teamed up with the Big Picnic team and they …
made butterflies....made flying bees...made bug hotels
planted marigolds in pots... and painted faces!
