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Gold again at Harrogate Spring Flower Show 2025!
We love taking part in the spring Harrogate Flower Show and 2025 was no exception! Our show garden was awarded gold, which made the students very happy. We are very grateful to Tesco for sponsoring our show garden this year! Their management team came along and helped...
Danke schön to the Lions Clubs!
A group of students had a fantastic trip to Frankfurt thanks to the Harrogate Lions Club, as well as Leeds and Skyrack Lions! They participated in loads of activities, including sightseeing, sailing and horseriding. The students had a whale of a time. For...
The Sun Shone for our Summer Cocktail Party
The Horticap Summer Cocktail Party was a huge hit with guests, staff, volunteers, trustees, and students alike! DJ Chris was manning the decks and cranking out some fab, old-school vibes for around 80 people. Mixologist Rob from Eller's Farm Distillery created a...
Plenty to Do in the June Garden
We were hopeful that June would bring more dry weather and slightly more consistent sunshine, but so far we are still waiting. Despite the wet weather, students have been busy in the veg gardens. The bedding plants are all ready...
May Brings a bit More Warmth for Gardening
May sees a gradual change to some warmer weather and a little less rain, allowing students to get busy in the veg gardens. There has been a massive amount of activity around the site. The greenhouses continue to be a hive of activity filling up with bedding plants...
Incredible 40th Anniversary Awards Event
What a fabulous afternoon we had celebrating both our students' accomplishments and Horticap's 40th Anniversary! Our Patron, Alan Titchmarsh, CBE attended, as did the Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Jo Ropner, Andrew Jones MP, Phil Gomersall, president of the...
Horticap’s Gardening Calendar: A Busy April’s Gardening
April sees a lot of busy students both at the nursery and out and about. With a few more rain-free days, the teams are starting with grass cutting on our off-site jobs. The first cut this year has been tougher than usual with the warm, wet weather, and a later start...
Horticap’s First Climate Action Event Was a Great Success!
We had a wonderful weekend as part of the Climate Action Festival - Harrogate District Climate Change Coalition (HDCCC) The Harrogate District Climate Change Coalition is an independent collaborative group of businesses, public sector organisations, and voluntary...
Why Social Enterprise Should Be Every Business’s Mindset
Horticap Ltd is an independent, registered charity. Our team of suitably qualified staff and volunteers provide adults with learning and other disabilities training in horticulture, allied crafts, and rural skills. While we rely heavily on donations (and we have many...
Why a Nature Trail Is an Amazing Place for Adults and Children to Learn About the Environment
Nature trails. What’s the big deal? You’ve seen trees and flowers and bugs before. So what? Well, if a nature trail is worth its salt (and has been designed thoughtfully), it should appeal to at least four of the five senses (taste is the exception, unless you’re a...