UK Garden Visit - Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, in spring

The Unglamorous Gardener is on the move again, this time to Yorkshire in UK, to visit RHS Garden Harlow Carr. Its alpine house is to die for!
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[@Nhoj31neirbo47]

Truly a four season garden. Impeccably cared for. The golden-yellow bark of the bare cornus (?) stems paired with those daffodils is stunning. A great time to visit that alpine house, as so many residents were in full bloom. There are some expert hands at work there.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+John OBrien Yes, I was really impressed with the yellow of those daffs picking up the brightness in the cornus stems too. A beautiful garden. By the way, John, if you ever have a few spare moments I would appreciate if you could write a few words review on lulu.com about my book. It is looking quite sad at the moment with only one review. Thank you :)

[@maireadharkin5124]

Hi yes that alpine house is out of this world !! thank you for showing us this lovely garden Mairead Harkin

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Mairead Harkin Thank you, Mariead, and nice to hear from you again. The alpine house was impressive!

[@Susana1024]

Oh, the colors are quite fantastic! But, I bet the colors were more vibrant and surely a feast to the eyes. I'm sure that you have a great time.♥

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Susana1024 Well, we were blessed with a sunny day in March. A relatively unusual event but one that makes winter gardening so worth while. Thank you for watching.

[@mohannadalmadanie4425]

amazing trip ,first time see those wonderful maybe succulents thanks a lot

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+mohannad al madanie They were alpines, Mohannad, and looking fabulous in flower in spring. Thank you for watching.

[@meehan302]

Beautiful Garden Rachel. You are getting to see wonderful gardens these days.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Patrick Meehan Thanks, Patrick. Brautiful gardens in beautiful weather - a winning combination!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Gardening at Douentza PS Patrick, when you finish the book I would really appreciate a review on lulu.com. I have only one review on there so far. lol. Thank you.

[@meehan302]

I will do that Rachel

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Gardening at Douentza Thank you, Patrick.

oh wow Rachel that is stunning! I was watching it with some sunshine coming in through the windows and felt very happy and peaceful! thank you for posting this wonderful video!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Robert Gębczyński Well, I always find that flowers and plants make me imminently happy too :) Thanks for watching.

[@rkatika9]

I'd love an Alpine greenhouse like that! That garden is so beautiful, thank you for sharing Rachel!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Kati R. Thank you :)

[@desertplantsofavalon]

Harlow Carr gardens is so BEAUTIFUL and WOW at the Alpine house, I would LOVE a greenhouse that size haha! so many BEAUTIFUL plants and blooms :-) so so INCREDIBLE :-) Thanks so much for sharing your AMAZING day with us Rachel and sending you tons of love and heaps of happiness from Waterford to Wexford and have a BRILLIANT Easter XXXXX

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Desert Plants of Avalon I think we would all love that greenhouse, Lyn :))) Thanks for watching and have a wonderful Easter. xx

[@marygorchidsmore2058]

Hi Rachel, Nicely done , thanks for sharing. You got to do one in summer for Wisley as well. Happy Easter.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+MaryG Orchids Oh well that would be wonderful but isn't really on the cards. Happy Easter, Mary.

[@amazingworld7359]

Aww....such a beautiful place....❤❤❤ Nice to watch it....❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jackiebinkley4391]

Have always wanted to do a heather garden with magnolias but, alas, it is just a wee bit too cold here for the heathers they become desicated although a few magnolias do well. Lovely alpines, not all that easy to grow though. Loved this. Would love to be a stowaway in your travelling suitcase. Hee, hee.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Jackie Binkley Well, it's funny you should say that because I dislike heather intensely. However, it is hard not to appreciate its beauty when it is mass planted and in bloom. Jackie, you are a stowaway, via my videos :) Happy Easter!

[@orchidsadutchy4940]

How wonderful! Very beautiful place! Are those hellebores at 1:13? They are sold in Finland in December as christmas roses. It's hard to keep them indoors over the winter, and they get mites easily (they often come with mites, so I don't even buy them anymore). They look lovely. The blue crocuses are always so wonderful. Oh, the lavender and pink sea of flowers at 3:05 is breathtaking!!! The Alpine Greenhouse has so many beautiful plants, wow! Thanks, Rachel!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Orchids & a Dutchy Yes, those are hellebores, Andrea, a great garden plant. In this part of the world anyway. I never tried keeping them indoors. That is heather at 3:05 in the video, which I generally dislike intensely. But it was quite breathtaking at Harlow Carr. And, yes, the alpine house - we could all do with one of those :)

[@orchidsadutchy4940]

Gardening at Douentza Oh, heather? Calluna vulgaris? It grows in the nature here in Finland and we all love it! :) It's a wonderful plant, specially when you see it growing wild in rocky hills, so beautiful!

[@MiracleOrchids1]

Beautiful garden 😀are you planing to visit Kew Gardens also? someday? 😊

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Miracle Orchids Hi Ana Maria. I know Kew Gardens well as five of the 10 years I spent abroad were in UK. It is a beautiful place but I've no plans to visit again this year. I'm sure you will look around after the show!

[@frankanderson3503]

Loved the video, all of it. What music was that , it was perfect for the video? I just watched over again.

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Glad you liked the video of these super gardens. I'm afraid I can't tell you what the music is. It's one of the KZbin royalty-free ones.

[@RogersOrchidsGardenandBonsai]

That looks an interesting place (the 'wrong' end of the country for me). If you spend much more time 'over the sea', you'll be picking up the accent!

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Roger Frampton Ha ha, Roger. Just one more video to come, from my return via Wales. I lived in UK for five years, just long enough for Irish people to think I was English when I returned home but not long enough to fool the English. I think it's well worn off by this stage.

[@frannatura]

Ola, eu vi alguns dos seus videos que Sao incriveis suas plantas e suas orquideas, fiquei entusiasmada. Eu tambem adoro plantas e cultivo adenium passa pra da una olhada! abraco

[@GardeningatDouentza]

+Fran Natura Obrigado. Seus comentários fazem-me muito feliz.

[@ammarkhan_8]

Wow stunning content ✌️👍💟🇵🇰

[@GardeningatDouentza]

Thank you but such a stunning garden!