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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...