Harrogate Spring flower show.

Lovely to see Sandra you had a wonderful time and at least met some one off goy, lovely photos and Hywel and Paul with love those Cactus and Grasses, I love the Agapanthus beautiful displays. Lovely blog thanks for sharing your wonderful tour.

Glad you enjoyed it 6d,it was a lovely day out..and very tiring ! but wouldn't have missed it ..:o)

I did Sandra and can see you enjoyed yourself some lovely things there besides the plants is nt there did you buy any thing.

I did,6d,but not plants..there were so many stalls and by the time we got round everything,I couldn't be bothered to go back..I bought a lovely hand made wooden jigsaw for Thomas..:o).

Oh that is great I love the wooden toys classics.

So pleased you had decent weather, Sandra, as it makes so much difference to visiting a show like this! In the first pic, the giraffe looks like a companion for Maureen, Andrewr's garden friend. Amblealice will be pleased with the bronze, won't she? Vicky's looking her usual happy, cheery self, pleased you found her stand. : o )

Thank you for showing the cacti. I love them ! There was such a lot there to see. I'm glad you enjoyed.

its now 5.46 and im all ready,im probably going to be shattered but im so exited and will take loads of pics too,now i know which bits to head for and since you had a nice sunny day im hopeing for one too,see you all when i get back and hopeing to see some goyers there too,chris

Pleased you had a lovely time Sandra (very envious!), love the pics.....we want more.....we want more......Thank you for The Alnwick Garden ones....I hadn't heard about these!!...:-))

excellent Bloomer - looks a wonderful place - I loved the ornaments on picture one and all the pictures were nice to see - and thanks very much for the grass pictures - they look stunning :):):):)

Fascinating set of pics... I'm glad you had a good time ..
Hi Vicky .. nice to see you in the photo ! :o)

Beautiful show, Bloomer, glad you had a good day, I really love the log piles in the modern garden, imagine the creatures sheltering in there, fantastic.

What a great show, so pleased you enjoyed your visit and the weather was kind. Those Veggie displays are stunning, they certainly deserved he the Premier award, never thought Vegetables could look so beautiful. I also love the sunken garden with the circle and the Agapanthus are fantastic! Thanks for showing us your lovely pictures Its almost as good as being there;0))

i met up with cinders today and had a wonderful chat with her. Also went spending on yet more plants [15 in total], more of that later, probably.

I also saw Vicky and her husband who was manning the other stall with their 2 display stands. they won awards too.

Thanks Shirley,we were so lucky with the weather..I bet its been hot there today,like here..Hope the other GoYers
are keeping cool..it will be a busy day,as they have the big sell off at teatime !

You are welcome Hywel,I thought you would like them.It was a very popular stand..:o)

Hope you had a great day out,Ladybug..what an early start !Look forward to seeing your pics too..:o)

Its a shame your trip was fully booked,Louise.and glad you liked the Alnwick pics.I didn't know that the Duchess of Northumberland was the President of the North of England
Horticultural Society..there is a nice picture of her,and a write up by her in the Centenary book I got,with the tickets...maybe you will make it next year.:o)

Glad you liked them Paul..you would have loved it,as there were a few displays with grasses..hope you had a great birthday :o))

Thank you Terra..and it was lovely to see Vicky again..she was quite happy to pose for a pic for you all..:o)

Grandmage,that was one of my favourite displays too,and just what I thought,thank you :o)

Thanks Carole..we had such a lovely day,and the veg are stunning,aren't they? His son has also followed in his dad's professsion,and his daughter helps out too..such a lovely family..we had a bit of light hearted banter with Joe( the father)..as we have met a couple of times before at his potato days.They live just our side of Harrogate,so he loves doing this show,almost on his doorstep. I loved the Agapanthus too,and didn't know rhere were smaller versions of them..The grower was from Barnsley,so might have a run out to his plant centre sometime..

How nice to meet up with Cinders today,Sbg..and glad you got some nice plants.Very pleased to hear Vicky's husband also got an award .I saw the stall,but didn't know it was her husband..they will be delighted..:o)

they did one on hecheras and the other on tiarellas. excellent one got gold and the other silver gilt.

Thanks Bloomer thanks to all the kind comments on GOY made it an even better Birthday - yes those grasses would have gone down a treat with me :):):)

Brilliant awards Sbg,and worth travelling all that way to get them.:o)
Glad you had a good day,Paul..:o))

How nice Bloomer, you took some beautiful pictures. I spent too much time in the flower halls and didnt see all the flower arranging and the gardens, so I don't think our photos will be the same. It was lovely to meet Seaburngirl, and we had a lovely chat over a cup of coffee. I will get around to writing my blog, but I am worn out today. It was an awfully long way to go, and the journey home seemed endless.

You've taken some great photos....makes me wish I had gone...it isn't all that far away from Liverpool really. I'll have to pay more attention to these types of events now that the weather is bucking up...much more conducive to getting out and about :)

I too very much like the agapantus and what a great display of cacti....bet you made Hywel's day with that photo :)

Thanks for sharing such an interesting day with us, Bloomer.

Thanks for taking me round Harrogate show, with the lovely photos, I enjoyed it!

I'm glad you had a good time Cinders,but I can imagine how tiring the journey home must have been.It is a long way.Hope you are recovered now,and look forward to seeing your pics too...
Its funny you should comment about going Jacquie,as we shared a table for coffee,with a couple from Liverpool.it took them about 2 hours to drive there .They were really nice,and we chatted for ages...see,that could have been you ! Lol.
Thanks Helenium,glad you enjoyed your mini tour :o)

I absolutely love the photo of "wind in the willows" it's my favorite book. I've read it umpteen times and watched the dvd's over and over! I wish someone would make me that in the photo, I would love that in the garden!

Oh,thats nice,Helenium..I agree ,it was very well done,but sorry,I never liked that book at all.Don't know why,as I love reading most of the classics when I was young.It just didn't appeal to me .but I did try a couple of times...

Aww.. never mind Bloomer.. you gave it a go and it wasn't for you, we're all different!

Glad you don't think I'm an odd bod ! ..but then again................:o)

Aww shucks, Bloomer....wish we had been the couple sharing your table :) On the whole Liverpool people are very sociable so I'm not surprised you had a nice chat. :)

Hope you're out enjoying this glorious sunshine....so bright and cheery these days to get up to.

Would I think that of you Bloomer?....Never! LOL!

Nice to hear you're enjoying the sunshine Wistonlass! It's just great, to sit outside in the sun with a cuppa, makes all difference?

That would have been nice,Jacquie..and I know all about the Liverpool people.as I worked there for a couple of years ....a long time ago !.I agree about the weather,its great to get up and enjoy it....think I have just about washed all the extra stuff..winter jackets,etc..I must stop looking for things now.:o)

Glad you had a nice time Bloomer, the pics and blog are lovely. I especially like the Agapanthus and the 'Wind in the Willows' display

so glad you enjoyed the show sandra and lovel to see vicky there smiling as usual. great pictures and wish i could have been there to :o))

Thanks Annella.We same to have the same taste :o)
Thankyou,San,Vicky has got a lovely smile,hasn't she ?
You would have loved it.you should have come with Clarice..:o)

yes she has and always looks happy, would be nice to meet her myself one day :o) i didnt know she was going to be honest sandra or i may have done.