Harlow Carr has been out and about in the last couple of weeks meeting and chatting to local gardeners and families - did you spot us? We showed examples of some of the things we grow here from flowers to unusual veg, the blue potatoes were a particular hit! It was a really fun thing to do and we met... Read more..

Despite the fact that I cannot remember the last day that we didn't have at least some rain, the gardens here at Harlow Carr are looking very good, in particular the main borders. They were designed to have year round interest but to look at their very best from late summer and autumn, and they are... Read more..

We received some great news last week to confirm that our planning application for the new 'green' Harlow Carr Learning Centre has been approved. The building, designed by one of the leading practitioners of sustainable building architect Andrew Yeats ( EcoArc ) Winner of the Queens Award For... Read more..

Hi I’m Kath and I am Harlow Carr Garden’s latest recruit. I work on the ornamental team ‘Gardens West’ and my permanent contract has just begun on the 1 st October. This is very exciting for me as I have worked for many years in the chocolate industry. Eventually, after doing 4 years at evening classes... Read more..

It's been fascinating watching the new Alpine House developing, now the area around it is being landscaped. A network of paths is being created around newly created raised beds leading towards the site of the new kitchen garden. The idea is to incorporate some rockwork into the walling in the raised... Read more..

This cold snap is a good chance to dig out those favourite woolly hats and gloves and get some soil cultivation done in the garden. The frost is a great help in breaking up the soil particles in some of the wetter areas of the garden which we are busy developing for next year. My team has been working... Read more..

You may be forgiven for thinking the herbaceous borders at Harlow Carr were at their peak somewhere in midsummer but this is far from true. The flowering season may be well and truly be over but the spectacle goes on. The images below were taken over the last couple of days and show just how beautiful... Read more..

What with Santa and the Reindeer turning up last Saturday, and all the festive snow and ice this week, the Harlow Carr garden has taken on a magical glow of Christmas! We have taken advantage of our heated glasshouse to catch up with our propagation work, picking over and removing all rotting leaves... Read more..

I’m sure your all aware that hear at Harlow Carr last week we received quite a heavy fall of snow. The gardens looked amazing but unfortunately had to shut. Since then we have been kept in an icy grip, and even now some areas of the garden still lie under a blanket of snow and ice, but this has not stopped... Read more..

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... Read more..