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6 GLORIOUS GARDENS for joy and inspiration

1 HARLOW CARR, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The glorious 58-acre gardens at Harlow Carr offer a treat for the senses, with colour and fragrances. The talent of Nigel Dunnett, who designed the gardens at London’s Olympic Park, is clear to see. The wild flower meadows are a delight, while cool blue Meconopsis poppies, one of Harlow’s signature plants, burst into flower along the Streamside Walk. Cherries, magnolia and rhododendrons put on great displays, as do the dolly mixture candelabra primulas.

The Scented Garden is filled with glorious wisteria,

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