Above image: making seed bombs, Meadow in my Garden Harrogate Spring Flower Show is back and is taking place this week over four days from Thursday April 25 to Sunday April 28. It is one of the most...
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What’s new for the 2024 Harrogate Spring Flower Show
Above image: making seed bombs, Meadow in my Garden Harrogate Spring Flower Show is back and is taking place this week over four days from Thursday April 25 to Sunday April 28. It is one of the most popular events in the area, attracting up to 90,000 visitors each...
5 things to do in Harrogate and the district this weekend
Head to Harrogate Spring Flower Show Harrogate Spring Flower Show is back and is taking place this week from Thursday to Sunday. It is one of the most popular events in the area, attracting up to 90,000 visitors each year. Get garden inspiration aplenty thanks to...
Harrogate interior designers share their top spring trends
(Above: Farrow & Ball, Design Alchemy: Kevin Miyazaki, Walls: Setting Plaster No.231, Cabinets: Bamboozle No.304) Spring has officially sprung, and if you’re looking to spruce up your living space this season, here’s what's trending right now. Earthier tones This...
The jobs to do in your garden right now
Laura Weatherhead started her career designing and developing products for the horticultural and agricultural markets. She has utilised her knowledge of plant physiology to turn her passion into a career and she can usually be found tinkering in gardens and sharing...
Discover the Harrogate artist transforming furniture as part of the ‘upcycling revolution’
Upcycling and sustainability are increasingly popular concepts, but one person who has combined both into a thriving business is Harrogate-based artist Jodie Flavell. She takes preloved furniture and transforms it into ‘vibrant art that also provides function in the...
Is council horticultural nursery to stay at Harlow Hill after all?
There are rumours the council horticultural nursery could be staying at Harlow Hill in Harrogate. North Yorkshire Council Horticultural Nursery has been growing plants for the district's parks and gardens since 1974 and also sells directly to the public. It produces...
Harrogate district garden waste licences now available
Residents in the Harrogate district can now apply for their annual garden waste collections. However, the cost of the service has risen again. A licence for the 2024 season, which provides collections between March and early December, costs £46.50. This is a 7%...
3 factors to consider when creating your bespoke bathroom, according to Harvey George
This story is sponsored by Harvey George. Recognising that every bathroom has its own character and every customer has their vision, is at the heart of everything that Harvey George does. First founded in Harrogate, the business has expanded to be one of the UK's...
Harrogate family to appear on Channel 4’s Love It or List It tonight
A Channel 4 show is to air an episode based in Harrogate tonight. Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It is hosted by Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp. Each episode shows them trying to help homeowners decide whether they want to stay in their homes or try to sell...
Yorkshire Trading to close for refurbishment in Ripon
One of Ripon's most popular stores will be temporarily shutting its doors next week following a month-long 'closing down sale' But for those who haven't read the small print on the signs saying 'everything must go' there's no need for panic, as Yorkshire Trading will...
Starbeck’s female plumber who is breaking down barriers
Elisa Foyle is at a customer’s home in Pannal trying to find a leak in the bathroom while we chat on the phone. She’s doing a day of small plumbing jobs and is so busy she asks if I mind her working while we talk. Since launching her business, PlumbMum, three years...
The Nidderdale mole catcher: “People can be funny about what I do”
The picture book image of the shy, simple and typically bespectacled mole provokes a certain fondness among those of us who grew up reading The Wind in the Willows. So it came as a shock to me to learn that moles are classed as pests in the UK. Homeowners want to get...
