The schedule is attached as a pdf and is also available to view online here: https://bradford.bcss.org.uk/harlow-carr-schedule/
The show has 57 classes, including educational, collection and display classes, all with different judging criteria with the aim of giving as many members as possible the opportunity to enter. There is also a class for cactus and succulent themed arts and crafts, which will be decided by a visitors' vote.
We will also have 4 non-competitive displays of plants, which members are also invited to bring along a plant for. The displays will show what can be grown in a greenhouse, as a houseplant, outdoors all year round and outdoors for summer. Find out more about the plant displays here: https://bradford.bcss.org.uk/plant-displays/
There will be a large sales table, where all exhibitors and volunteers can sell plants.
We will also have a free plant activity for children visiting the show. Our volunteers are currently growing hundreds of Aeonium plants, and young visitors will be able to repot one of these, add gravel and a label and take the plant home with them. Find out more here: https://bradford.bcss.org.uk/plant-activities/
The Autumn Cactus and Succulent Show will be held across the 3 rooms of the Bramall Learning Centre, a modern eco-friendly building with a Sedum roof. For show entrants, there is easy step-free access from the car park for the staging of plants. Find out more about the show on Bradford's website: https://bradford.bcss.org.uk/branch-show/
RHS Harlow Carr features a range of planting styles including woodland, prairie, streamside and kitchen gardens, with the Sub-Tropicana Garden likely to be of particular interest to BCSS members. This is planted with a range of colourful Aeonium and x Mangave cultivars each summer. A new cactus bed is being constructed in the Alpine House this year. You should see a good selection of hardy succulents and South African bulbs on display here during September too.
Details
Date: Saturday 23rd September 2023
Time: show open 11am until 4pm. The garden is open 9.30am until 6pm.
Cost: free entry to RHS Harlow Carr on the day for all BCSS members.
Location: RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG3 1QB
What’s on: Cactus and succulent show with 56 plant classes and an arts and crafts competition. Plus sales table, activities and displays.
Staging of plants: Saturday morning from 8.15am until 10am and Friday 22nd September from 5pm until 6pm.
- Alpine House