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24
Apr
Gallery: Stunning displays as Harrogate Spring Flower Show gets underway
Thousands of people flocked to the Great Yorkshire Showground today for the opening day of Harrogate Spring Flower Show.
The four-day event, which attracts up to 50,000 people, attracted long queues at opening time for the country’s first major gardening show of the year.
Besides nursery displays, there were live talks and demonstrations. You can read an interview with show director Nick Smith here.
Here is a selection of images from the first day, which was bathed in sunshine.
People queueing to get in this morning.
It was hosta heaven at the showground.
This show garden won the best in show award.
Visitors to the show this morning.
A show garden designed to attract butterflies.
Councillor Chris Aldred (second left), charter mayor of Harrogate, with the deputy mayor of Luchon in France and their partners at a creative border celebrating the twinning of the two towns.
One of the creative borders.
One of the many live talks throughout the day.
British Garden Centres included this piano in its show garden.
Admiring the displays.
How about this for a display of tulips?
More stunning hostas.
Matthew Chapman and Bethany Allen of the Harrogate BID team with BID chair Simon Midgley and vice chair Lyndsay Snodgrass.
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