Garden display by Olive at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, part of the RHS Glow after-dark light scheme.
Olive is hosting What Now? November/December at RHS Garden Harlow Carr on Thursday 5 November. It's a session for anyone who thinks the gardening year winds down once the leaves start to drop; the whole point is that there's still plenty to do in the garden throughout November, and Olive will be talking through exactly what that looks like.
If you're used to packing the tools away by October, this is a good reminder that the late autumn months are when a lot of the groundwork for next spring actually happens. It's less about the frantic planting of the earlier seasons and more about the steady, quiet jobs that keep a garden healthy over winter. Olive will be running through those tasks, so if you've been wondering whether to prune, mulch, or just leave things alone, this is where you'll get a straight answer.
It's also worth keeping in mind that Harlow Carr has a bigger winter programme going on. From 26 November to 30 December, the garden hosts RHS Glow, a light display that transforms the landscapes with colour after dark. It's one of five Glow displays running across the RHS gardens this season, alongside Wisley, Bridgewater, Hyde Hall and Rosemoor. If you're heading over for Olive's session, you're already in the right place for it later in the month.
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And if you're a regular at the garden, an RHS individual membership changes the numbers a bit: it unlocks member prices for Glow, and beyond that, it gives you unlimited visits to all five RHS gardens, access to more than 240 partner gardens, a subscription to The Garden magazine, free gardening advice and discounted tickets to RHS Shows, including the Chelsea Flower Show. The session is at RHS Garden Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QB.
