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Harlow Carr is one of serveral sites across the country that has been chosen to grow 23 cultivars of meconopsis - more commonly known as the blue poppy because of its beautiful, vibrant hue. The trial will run over a 3 year period - the first trial assessment took place yesterday (Tuesday 17th May) and...
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr’s Free Day Friday on 4 th March provides a rare opportunity to visit this inspirational 58 acre garden for free for one day only! Enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of the garden as it steps into spring. The RHS gardeners recommend that visitors take a look at the awe-inspiring...
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The temperatures are rising (slowly but surely!), the dull, grey shadows are lifting from the skies as spots of blue are beginning to emerge, and the days are getting ever-so-slightly longer. Spring is just around the corner and Harlow Carr is the perfect place to watch winter fade and the new season...
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May for me is my favourite month, everything is looking lush and fresh, and all plants are still so vibrant at this time, before a lot of the foliage has deepened to the true colours of summer. I’ve been away from Harlow Carr for one and a half weeks holidaying in Germany and then down at Chelsea on...
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The spring sunshine certainly made a difference to the garden this week, not least because the gardeners were able to strip off their thermals and bask in the warm sunshine! The gorgeously scented Daphne bholua ‘Jacqueline Postill’ is still surprising visitors in the scented garden – a must have winter...
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What a change in the weather since I last wrote the blog on the 6 th Feb, then we were ankle deep in snow, whilst this week it’s been a good 8 degrees warmer and we’ve had some lovely heart warming sunshine. Tom and I have been working hard on our Island beds this week; lifting and dividing plants from...
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It’s been wonderful here at Harlow Carr this week! After two week of snow on the ground this week has felt very much like spring has arrived!! The birds are singing and every day more and more crocuses are popping up their brightly coloured heads! It has been a real pleasure to be outdoors cutting back...
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Well the last week here at Harlow Carr has been rather a wet one. Much of the site is waterlogged, but we have been quite lucky in that most of the rain has fallen during the night, the days have been quite sunny and warmish, the first snowdrops are showing their heads and many of the hamamelis are well...
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