Gardens to visit in the Harrogate area

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Harrogate has enjoyed a long association with gardens, flowers and horticulture and that relationship continues today. With it's award-winning parks and flower beds, the natural beauty of the Stray, and two annual flower shows, there's never been a better time to visit. So why not stay a little longer and explore many of the other delightful gardens just a short drive out of town...
RHS Garden Harlow Carr Crag Lane, Otley Road, Harrogate Harlow Carr has something for everyone - from vegetables to wildflowers and alpines to woodland PLUS Bettys Café Tea Room, RHS Shop and Plant Centre more>>	Valley Gardens Harrogate town centre Grade II listed gardens and historical buildings such as the Sun Pavilion and Colonnades sit alongside a wide variety of outdoor games, children's play area and the Magnesia Well Café more>>	Sunday 15 April Clifton Castle, Ripon HG4 4AB NGS open day 2pm - pm more>> Friday 21 April Shandy Hall Gardens, Coxwold YO61 4AD NGS open day 6.30pm - 8.30pm more>> Sunday 22 April Four Gables, Boston Spa LS23 6DS NGS open day 12.30pm - 5pm more>> Tuesday 24 April Flower and Plant Photography with a digital camera workshop at Harlow Carr >> Thursday 26 - Sunday 29 April Harrogate Spring Flower Show more>> Saturday 28 April - Sunday 17 June The Himalayan Garden opens every day (not Mondays) more>> Sunday 29 April RHS Garden Harlow Carr NGS open day 9.30pm - 6pm more>> Sunday 13 May Spring Plant Fair at Newby Hall more>> Wednesday 17 May Hampsthwaite Gardening Club meets in the Memorial Hall at 8pm. Visitors: £3 ''Growing Roses in Yorkshire' - David Lister Diary dates...

Harrogate Flower Shows Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate The prestigious Harrogate Spring and Autumn Flower Shows attract budding gardeners, young and old, from across the UK. 2012 Spring Show: 26 - 29 April more>>	Ripon Spa Gardens 15mls N of Harrogate A Green Flag park with war memorial and Victorian bandstand. Carefully sited nesting boxes encourage birds PLUS outdoor games and the Sun Parlour Café more>>

Newby Hall & Gardens 11mls NE of Harrogate 25 acres of award-winning gardens featuring magnificent double herbaceous borders in the grounds of this fine 18C Adam house more>>	Ripley Castle 4mls N of Harrogate Walled kitchen gardens, large herbaceous borders, lakes and a deer park form a picturesque backdrop to the castle more>>

Cold Cotes 7mls W of Harrogate Yorkshire in Bloom 2009 -- Gold Rose award winner - "A fascinating walk for the judges through many hidden gardens and it is indeed a plantsman’s paradise." more>>	Bees, Butterflies & Blooms Harrogate town centre Harrogate in Bloom is taking part in a BBC series with gardening presenter Sarah Raven. The aim is to encourage biodiversity in urban areas by using nectar-rich plants in traditional bedding schemes. more>>

Himalayan Garden 16mls NW of Harrogate Open for just a few weeks in spring each year, this woodland garden covers 20 acres of hillside with azaleas, magnolias and more than 1000 rhododendrons as well as an undercarpet of spring bulbs more>>	Studley Royal Water Garden 11mls N of Harrogate The perfect compliment to Fountains Abbey, Studley Royal Water Garden is a Georgian masterpiece of an ornamental green garden adorned with Classical statues and follies

York Gate, Adel, Leeds 13mls SW of Harrogate Just one acre in size, this is regarded by many as one of the best small gardens in the world, with exquisite detail to be found within each of the garden 'rooms'	Harewood House 8mls S of Harrogate Surrounded by 18C 'Capability' Brown designed landscape, the Victorian terrace and Bird gardens are just two of the many delightful features at this magnificent stately home

Norton Conyers 15mls N of Harrogate With herbaceous borders and high yew hedges, borders of gold and silver plants,and old-fashioned peonies and irises, visitors frequently comment on the tranquil atmosphere.	Thorp Perrow Arboretum 28mls N of Harrogate One of the finest private collections of trees and shrubs in the country. 85 acres to explore including tree trails, a nature trail, a children's trail and a large lake.

Bramham Park 18mls SE of Harrogate This unique landscape of water gardens and geometric avenues created by Robert Benson, 1st Lord Bingley, in the 17th Century, has remained virtually unchanged to this day	Parceval Hall 15mls W of Harrogate 24 acres in Wharfedale sheltered by mixed woodland; terrace garden, rose garden, rock garden, fish ponds.