Graham Porter’s gardening: diary dates

Sep 11 2010 by Our Correspondent, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

WHY not treat yourself to a trip to Thorp Perrow Arboretum, this wonderful, privately owned arboretum, near Bedale in North Yorkshire.

The arboretum is 34 hectares (85 acres and contains one of the finest collection of trees and shrubs in the country. You can enjoy an autumn tour on September 28 or October 12 in the company of the owner, Sir John Ropner.

` The tours commence at 12.30pm with a lunch, including wine and finish at 4.30pm. Tickets are available by calling 01677 425323.

Visit www.thorpperrow.com for more details of this and other autumn events.

The Harrogate Autumn Flower Show opens next Friday, September 17 and runs until Sunday at the Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate

It is one of the last shows of the season. There is so much see and do that it is difficult to know what to list but the giant vegetables are a must, along with the new fruit show and the gladioli, dahlias, fuchsias, chrysanthemums, bonsai and many more. Visit www.flowershow.org.uk for more details. Come along and say hello at the new Garden Advisory Bureau – I will be there for the three days of the show.