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Very much part of the Yorkshire countryside, RHS Harlow Carr is a delight in every season. Very much part of the Yorkshire countryside, RHS Harlow Carr is a delight in every season.
...the passion the garden evoked... was overwhelming and it fell into my heart
I first came to Harlow Carr, near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, as a student in 1997 when it was managed by the Northern Horticultural Society (NHS). Despite having few resources and a small garden team, the passion it evoked among its staff was overwhelming and it fell into my heart. It was the toughest year of my horticultural training - working on heavy clay, in sub-zero temperatures and a wind that could bite the tips of your fingers off. In 2001 (whilst completing my traineeship at Wisley) the NHS merged with the RHS, making Harlow Carr its fourth and most northerly garden. I returned in 2002 as a gardener and have since enjoyed more than 15 years at Harlow Carr, in recent years becoming Garden Manager of the Floral Ornamental area.
Ali Goding
The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.