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Harrogate Spring Show - 2012

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I had the pleasure of visiting Harrogate Spring show yesterday (Fri) and needless to say I took loads of photographs, as I always do.

Apart from storing these pictures, I find that when I get them on to my PC monitor I can digest the details at leisure, wheeras, at the show, you tend to get jostled around, and you don’t get the time to study that which some very dedicated people have produced.

I was a bit apprehensive about going this year what with the weather we have had of late, but I need not have worried, the weather was fine all day, we even had a bit of sunshine.

It was a bit wet underfoot, like a paddy feild in some areas, but with the right footware this posed no problem.

Harrogate show is around 75% under cover so the weather would have to be really bad to affect it.

The show was themed this year around the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the up and coming Olympic games.

I have decided to build this blog in parts namely;

The model gardens, Tulips & Daffodils, Floral Art and the Trade stands which I will split into two as there were so many of them.

OK Part 1

The Gardens;

a’ la volette

Contemporary Heart

Dive into 2012

Dive into 2012

Glass and Grass

Glass and Grass

Practical Tranquility

Shhh!

Shhhh!

The Writer’s Pad

With a touch of Blue Peter

With a touch of Blue Peter

Leeds District Gardening Federation

Leeds District Gardening Federation

Gold Medal Gardeners

Uploading is frustratingly slow tonight so I will upload the remaining pictures another time, sorry for that…Tg

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Comments

 

didnt get to go this year :(

28 Apr, 2012

 

lovely to see these, thank you Tg; love that last one but there are a lot of other really great ideas and beautiful plants.

28 Apr, 2012

 

Lovely. I didnt go either, but enjoyed these pictures of the gardens teegee. Thank you for showing them.

28 Apr, 2012

 

Nice to see pictures of this years show, I didn't get to go either but did go last year, I am going to Harlow Carr spring plant fair next week though :-))

28 Apr, 2012

 

oooh how lovely simbad, please take some photos for us!

28 Apr, 2012

 

Thankyou Teegee, nice to see the pictures, also glad the weather behaved itself....

28 Apr, 2012

 

Nice to see photos of something I'd never get to. Thank you :o)

28 Apr, 2012

 

Good to see photos thanks teegee.. There is so much work goes into the displays and you are right you don't get to fully appreciate them at the time ,always nice to look at leisure .partcularly liked the first and last ones
Have never been to the Harrogate Show and don't suppose I ever will (too far away) so am looking forward to seeing the rest of your pics Thanks again :)))

28 Apr, 2012

 

I like the idea of vertical slabs TG, never thought of that one ! It makes a mundane article into an interesting feature in a garden. They could always be set halfway down, or however we want them to be.
Good way of using slabs left over from a path.

29 Apr, 2012

 

Im going today and will be wearing wellies as its supposed to rain badly today,eeeeee im so exited.

29 Apr, 2012

 

Lovely pics Teegee..we went last year too,but the forecast put us off this weekend..so glad you enjoyed it..they are so creative each year..I like the Leeds garden..well,I would woudn't I ?,being a yorkshire lass...it would be nice if they re created it in Roundhay park,like the one they had from Chelsea..thanks for sharing...:o)

Have a good day,Lady E..nice and dry in the Marquees !
you will love it,whatever the weather..:o)

29 Apr, 2012

 

Ok Sticki :-))

29 Apr, 2012

 

Thank you, I will look forward to those.

29 Apr, 2012

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