IN FULL BLOOM

22 PLACES FOR A FLORAL FIX THIS SPRING & SUMMER

There’s no better way to boost your mood than to step among a dazzling display of scented flowers during a springtime walk, a garden tour or plant fair...

COLOUR FOR LIFE

Harewood’s gardens and their bold colours are among the inspirations in Colours Uncovered. The exhibition explores artists using colour theory, the science of extraction of pigments from nature, how colour affects wellbeing and colour trends through history. Garden connections include pieces of Sèvres porcelain collection from the 1700s planted with bulbs from the gardens.

Muted colours from the ivy berries, eucalyptus and alder harvested from the estate’s grounds appear in a hand-dyed 24m square rug by Max Lamb in the Harewood House collection. And Memory Garden 2023 is a textile installation by Cecilia Charlton, inspired by flowers found in a British garden, on loan and shown for the first time outside London.

Colors Uncovered runs until June 9. harewood.org

DIG IN

Take a shopping trip to the weekly plant and woodwork sale at Marsden Moor. All funds go back to helping look after the moors, and plants for sale have been lovingly grown and tended to by volunteers who are on hand to offer advice. The team will be selling woodwork including planters, troughs, seed trays, hedgehog houses and bird boxes, made by volunteers from recycled wood. Card payments only. Sales take place every Friday in May from 10am–2.30pm in the yard by the National Trust Marsden Moor Office, HD76DH. nationaltrust.org.uk

VILLAGE ON SHOW A WONDERFUL WANDER

Little Ouseburn takes part in the Open Gardens scheme with a village showcase in May. The small, picturesque village between Harrogate and York will show off large and compact loved gardens brimming with take-home ideas. The Grade I listed church features the Thompson family Mausoleum. There will be flower arranging and Green Man trails, as well as a plant sale.

£6 adults, accompanied under-16s free. Tickets can be purchased on the day at theMoat Hall car park and Little Ouseburn Village Hall.May 19, 10am-5p

A WONDERFUL WANDER

Thorp Perrow Arboretum covers 100 acres and is current ly home to five National Plant Collections and 51 Champion Trees (recorded and designated by the Tree register of the British Isles).

In May you can enjoy carpets of bluebel ls and clouds of fragrant blossom.

Or join Wendy Bristow, from Twigs and Sprigs, to create a willow owl sculpture to display in your home or garden.

Willow weaving,May 15, £90-95. thorpperrow.com

TULIPS GALORE

Prepare to be captivated by the vibrant hues and natural beauty of spring at Harrogate RHS Harlow Carr Tulip, Daffodil, and Rhododendron Competition. Immerse yourself in a riot of colours and the mesmerising diversi