Harrogate Flower Show opens doors for new community plots
Community groups across the region are being invited to open the door to new possibilities and share their secrets with visitors to this year’s Harrogate Spring Flower Show.
A new attraction at the show, which runs from 26 - 29 April 2018, will feature a series of Secret Sheds each containing a different display or message. It could be a potager in the potting shed or tulips in the tool rack – visitors won’t find out until they open the door!
Show Director Nick Smith said: “Gardens have always been a great way to get across a message or a theme, and many organisations have taken the opportunity to highlight their work by creating a show garden to bring their story to life.
A full-sized show garden can be a big undertaking, so we are introducing the new concept of Secret Sheds as an exciting way to surprise and engage our visitors. Behind the door of each shed will be a unique display and story, which should be great fun for everyone.”
Each shed comes with a 2m x 2m plot to help set the scene and there are prizes of £300, £200 and £100 for the top three. Any community groups or organisations who would like to take part can find more details at www.flowershow.org.uk/take-part
Staged at the Great Yorkshire Showground, the Harrogate Spring Flower Show is the first major event in the gardening calendar, attracting up to 60,000 visitors and exhibitors each year.
Also new for 2018 is The GREENhouse, a topsy-turvy world where plants and flowers take over the living space, and Designed to Last, offering show garden solutions to common problem growing conditions.
The spring flower show hosts Britain’s biggest exhibition by florists and flower arrangers, as well as displays by nearly 100 top UK plant nurseries. A packed programme of talks and demonstrations, thousands of high-quality garden products, handmade crafts, gifts and specialist foods all add to a truly great day out for all garden lovers!
Tickets: Thurs, Fri, Sat £18.50 when booked before Tuesday 17 April 2018, £21.00 on the gate; Sun £16.50 in advance, £19.00 on the gate. Parking is FREE. Under 16s go FREE when accompanied by an adult.
