All dates and times are to the best of our knowledge correct at the time of compiling this calendar of garden events. Always check with organisers before attending.
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Chelsea - The Greatest Flower Show on Earth. Read how the show has developed since its beginning. See how a variety of different gardens were designed, developed and exhibited at the Chelsea Flower show. See in colour photographs how the gardens were constructed, how different and similar plants were combined and how many exciting effects were obtained. Colour drawings of the plans, with good descriptions, clearly illustrate how some of the gardens were planned and exhibited. Buy the book, Chelsea Flower Show, at Amazon UK. |
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| 15th & 16th January | RHS London Flower Show Winter Colour |
Royal Horticultural Halls,Greycoat Street, London, SW1 | ||||||
| 26th & 27th January From 1pm |
Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekend | Colesbourne Park, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP | ||||||
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| 1st & 2nd February 9.30am - 4.30pm |
Hellebore Open Days | Harveys Garden Plants, Great Green, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3SJ |
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| 3rd February | Potato Day dozens of varieties of seed potatoes to buy |
Ryton Organic Gardens,Ryton on Dunsmore, nr. Coventry, Warwickshire Telephone 02476 303517 | ||||||
| 2nd & 3rd February From 1pm |
Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekend | Colesbourne Park, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP | ||||||
| 9th & 10th February From 1pm |
Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekend | Colesbourne Park, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP | ||||||
| 12th & 13th February | RHS London Flower Show Signs of Spring |
Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London, SW1 | ||||||
| 16th & 17th February From 1pm |
Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekend | Colesbourne Park, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP | ||||||
| 22nd & 23rd February 9.30am - 4.30pm |
Hellebore Open Days | Harveys Garden Plants, Great Green, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3SJ |
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| 23rd & 25th February From 1pm |
Colesbourne Snowdrop Weekend | Colesbourne Park, Colesbourne, Nr. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL53 9NP | ||||||
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| 1st & 2nd March 10am - dusk |
National Gardening Scheme Weekend | Capel Manor College,Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ Telephone 020 8366 4442 |
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| 11th & 12th March | RHS London Flower Show The World of Plants |
Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London, SW1 | ||||||
| 12th - 16th March | Country Living Spring Fair | Business Design Centre, 52 Upper Street, London, N1 0QH |
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| 15th & 16th March | RHS London Orchid Show | Royal Lawrence Hall, Greycoat Street, London, SW1 | ||||||
| 21st - 24th March 10am - 5pm |
Suffolk Spring Garden Show | Suffolk Showground, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich | 29th March 10.30am - 5.00pm |
16mm Association National Garden Railway Show |
Hall 2, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LZ | |||
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| 4th & 5th April 9.30am - 4.30pm |
Special Woodland and Shade Loving Plants Open Days |
Harveys Garden Plants, Great Green, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3SJ |
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| 5th & 6th April | Cornwall Garden Society's Spring Flower Show |
Boconnoc House, Middle Taphouse, nr. Lostwithiel Telephone 01726 882488 |
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| 6th April 10am - 4pm |
Spring Plant Fair | Arley Hall and Gardens, Arley, nr. Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA Telephone 01565 777353 | ||||||
| 11th - 13th April 10am - 5pm |
Spring Gardening Show | Capel Manor College,Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ Telephone 020 8366 4442 |
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| 11th - 13th April | East of England Garden Show | East of England Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | ||||||
| 12th April 9.30am - 1.30pm |
Plant Market | St. Peters Assembly Rooms,134 Cecil Road, Hale, Altrincham, WA15 9NU | ||||||
| 13th April 10am - 5pm |
Plant Fair | Ness Botanic Gardens, Ness, Neston, South Wirral, Cheshire,CH64 4AY | ||||||
| 13th April 11am - 5pm |
Specialist Plant Fair | Spetchley Park Gardens, Worcester, WR5 1RS | ||||||
| 17th April | Garden Design 'Taster Day' | Garden Design School Training Centre, Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey. Tel: 01380 728788 | ||||||
| 18th - 20th April | RHS Spring Flower Show | Bute Park, Cardiff RHS Information Line: 020 7649 1885 |
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| 18th - 20th April |
Spring Gardening Weekend | Loseley House, Guildford, Surrey | ||||||
| 18th - 20th April | Newark & Notts Garden Show | Newark & Nottinghamshire Showground, Winthorpe, Newark, Notts. | ||||||
| 19th April 9.30am - 2pm |
Plant Market | Community Centre, High Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0AY | ||||||
| 19th & 20th April | Spring Plant Fair | Borde Hill Garden, Balcombe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 1XP Telephone 01444 412151 | ||||||
| 24th - 27th April 9.30am - 5.30pm |
North of England Horticultural Society Harrogate Spring Flower Show |
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, HG2 8PW | 25th April - 5th May | Tulip Festival with Bloms Bulbs | Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst,Nr. Wadhurst, East Sussex Telephone 01580 200888 |
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| 26th & 27th April | The Weald of Kent Garden Show | The Hop Farm Country Park, Paddock Wood, Tonbridge, Kent | ||||||
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| 3rd & 4th May | Southend Garden Show | Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | ||||||
| 3rd - 5th May | Annual Orchid Show | Raby Castle, Staindrop, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 3AH |
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| 3rd - 5th May 9.30am - 5.30pm |
Tonbridge Garden & Home Show | Leisure Park, r/o High Street, Tonbridge, Kent | ||||||
| 4th & 5th May | The Herts Garden Show | Knebworth House, Knebworth, Hertfordshire, SG3 6PY | ||||||
| 8th - 11th May | Malvern Spring Gardening Show | Three Counties Agricultural Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW | ||||||
| 9th - 11th May | Norfolk Garden Show | Norfolk Showground, New Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk | ||||||
| 11th May 10am - 4pm |
NCCPG Rare Plant Fair | Arley Hall and Gardens, Arley, nr. Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA Telephone 01565 777353 | ||||||
| 11th May 10.30am - 4pm |
Specialist Plant Fair | Renishaw Hall Gardens, Derbyshire | ||||||
| 11th May 10am - 4.30pm |
New Spring Plant Fair 'a day in a country garden' |
Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE | ||||||
| 16th - 18th May | Essex Garden Show | The Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Road, Brentwood, Essex | ||||||
| 17th May | 20th Annual Barnsley Village Garden Festival includes access to gardens of Barnsley House Hotel |
Barnsley, Gloucestershire | ||||||
| 20th - 24th May | Chelsea Flower Show | Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, SW3 | ||||||
| 24th - 26th May 9.30am - 5pm |
The Kent Garden Show | Kent Showground, Detling, nr. Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF | ||||||
| 25th May 11am - 6pm |
Mellor Open Gardens Explore 16 Private Gardens |
Mellor, Stockport, Greater Manchester | ||||||
| 26th May 10am - 4pm |
Plant Fair | Stonyford Cottage Nursery and Gardens, Stonyford Lane, Cuddington, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 2TF | ||||||
| 30th May - 1st June | Holker Garden Festival | Holker Hall, Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr. Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria | ||||||
| 30th May - 1st June | Gardening Scotland 2008 | The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, near Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||
| 30th May - 2nd June | Cambridgeshire Garden Show | Wood Green Animal Shelter, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire | ||||||
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| 1st June 12 - 4pm |
Plant Fair | Norton Priory Museum & Gardens, Tudor Road, Manor Park, Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7 1SX | ||||||
| 1st June 12 - 5pm |
Preston Capes NGS Seven Gardens Open |
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire | ||||||
| 1st June 11am - 4pm |
Specialist Plant Fair | Sutton Park, Sutton-on-the-Forest, York, North Yorkshire, YO6 1DP | ||||||
| 6th & 7th June | Dorset Garden Show | Canford Park Arena, Poole, Dorset | ||||||
| 6th - 8th June | The Garden Show | Stansted Park, Rowlands Castle, Hampshire. | ||||||
| 11th - 15th June | BBC Gardeners' World Live | NEC, Birmingham | ||||||
| 12th June | Garden Design 'Taster Day' | Garden Design School Training Centre, Painshill Park, Cobham, Surrey. Tel: 01380 728788 | ||||||
| 13th - 15th June | South East Essex Garden Show | Barleylands Farm, Billericay, Essex | ||||||
| 13th - 15thJune | Special Rose Weekend - over 85 varieties displayed throughout the garden | Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst,Nr. Wadhurst, East Sussex Telephone 01580 200888 |
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| 14th & 15th June 10am - 5pm |
Enfield Rose & Horticultural Show | Capel Manor College,Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ Telephone 020 8366 4442 |
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| 15th June 11.30am - 5pm |
Bayford Musical Gardens Day 15 Large and Village Cottage Gardens open |
Bayford, Hertfordshire Between Hatfield and Hertford (4 miles) off B158 |
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| 20th - 26th June | Rose Week Floral displays in the castle. Tours of the gardens with the castle gardeners. |
Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent Telephone 01732 865224 |
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| 21st & 22nd June 10am - 6pm |
Abbots Ripton Hall Garden Show | Abbots Ripton Hall, Abbots Ripton, Nr. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 2PQ | ||||||
| 21st & 22nd June 11am - 5pm |
Summer Living at The Rose Weekend | Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Telephone 01707 287010 |
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| 28th & 29thJune | Arley Garden Festival | Arley Hall and Gardens, Arley, nr. Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA Telephone 01565 777353 |
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| 28th & 29th June | Alconbury Flower Festival | Alconbury Parish Church, Nr. Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4DY | ||||||
| 28th & 29thJune 10am - 5pm |
Usk Open Gardens Weekend 30 Private Gardens |
Usk, Monmouthshire | ||||||
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| 3rd - 6th July | The Royal Show | National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire Telephone 01203 696969 |
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| 5th July 10am |
Practical Clematis Demonstrations hosted by Raymond Evison OBE |
Fairweather's Garden Centre, High Street, Beaulieu, Hampshire, SO42 7YB Telephone 01590 612307 |
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| 8th - 13th July | Hampton Court Palace Flower Show | Hampton Court Palace, East Molesley. Surrey | ||||||
| 12th & 13th July | Garden Weekend | Parham House & Gardens,Storrington, Nr. Pulborough, West Sussex, RH20 4HS |
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| 13th July | Garden Gadabout Over 40 gardens open for charity |
Brighton & Hove, Sussex | ||||||
| 18th July |
The West Garden Open for National Gardening Scheme |
Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire Telephone 01707 287010 |
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| 18th - 20th July |
The Great Gardening Show | Loseley House, Guildford, Surrey | ||||||
| 20th July 10am - 5pm |
Plant and Garden Fair | Chenies Manor, Chenies, Buckinghamshire, WD3 6ER | ||||||
| 20th July | Garden Gadabout Over 40 gardens open for charity |
Brighton & Hove, Sussex | ||||||
| 23rd - 27th July | RHS Flower Show | Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire | ||||||
| 26th & 27th July 10am - 5pm |
Fuchsia & Family Fun Show | Capel Manor College,Bullsmoor Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 4RQ Telephone 020 8366 4442 |
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| 27th July 1pm - 5pm |
Saltwood Gardens Safari Explore 12 Private Gardens |
Saltwood, Kent | ||||||
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| 1st & 2nd August | Taunton Flower Show | Vivary Park, in the centre of Taunton, Somerset | ||||||
| 1st - 3rd August | Lily Weekend | Pashley Manor Gardens, Ticehurst,Nr. Wadhurst, East Sussex Telephone 01580 200888 |
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| 3rd August | Arley Gardens Open Day National Gardens Scheme |
Arley Hall and Gardens, Arley, nr. Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA Telephone 01565 777353 | ||||||
| 16th & 17th August | Tomato Festival | Wimpole Hall Arrington, Royston, Cambridgeshire, SG8 0BW Tel: 01223 206000 |
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| 17th August 10.30am - 3.30pm |
Renishaw Gardens Open for National Gardens Scheme |
Renishaw Hall Gardens, Derbyshire | ||||||
| 15th & 16th August | Shrewsbury Flower Show | Quarry Park, Shrewsbury | ||||||
| 17th August 10.30am - 4pm |
Specialist Plant Fair | Renishaw Hall Gardens, Derbyshire | ||||||
| 21st - 24th August | Southport Flower Show | Victoria Park, Rotten Row, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 2BZ |
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| 24th & 25th August 10am - 5pm |
Chilli Festival | Benington Lordship Gardens, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 7BS |
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| 24th & 25th August 10am - 5.30pm |
Plant Fair | Dorothy Clive Garden, Willoughbridge, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4EU | ||||||
| 23rd - 25th August | Southend Garden Show | Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | ||||||
| 29th - 31st August | Suffolk Autumn Garden Show | Suffolk Showground, Felixstowe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk | ||||||
| 31st August 10am - 4.30pm |
New Autumn Plant Fair 'a day in a country garden' |
Newby Hall, Ripon, North Yorkshire, HG4 5AE | ||||||
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| 5th & 6th September 9.30am - 4.30pm |
Special Autumn Open Days | Harveys Garden Plants, Great Green, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 3SJ |
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| 6th September 9.30am - 1.30pm |
Plant Market | St. Peters Assembly Rooms,134 Cecil Road, Hale, Altrincham, WA15 9NU | ||||||
| 6th & 7th September | The Autumn Kent Garden Show | Kent Showground, Detling, nr. Maidstone, Kent, ME14 3JF | ||||||
| 6th - 7th September | The Garden Show in Autumn | Althorp,Northampton, NN7 4HQ. | ||||||
| 7th September 10am - 5pm |
Plant Fair | Ness Botanic Gardens, Ness, Neston, South Wirral, Cheshire,CH64 4AY | ||||||
| 12th - 14th September | North of England Horticultural Society Harrogate Autumn Flower Show |
Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate | ||||||
| 14th September | Honey Fete | Norwood Gardens, Llanllwni, Carmarthenshire, SA39 9DU | ||||||
| 14th September 2pm - 5pm |
Plant Fair | Alswick Hall, Hare Street Road, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 0AA |
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| 14th September | Hertford Garden Festival | Hertford Castle Grounds, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG14 1HR |
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| 20th & 21st September | Mediterranean Weekend | Hever Castle & Gardens, Hever, Nr. Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG Telephone 01732 865224 |
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| 30th September | An Evening with Roy Lancaster Plus a tour of the World Garden |
Lullingstone Castle, Eynsford, Kent, DA4 0JA | ||||||
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| 5th October 10am - 5pm |
Apple Day Apple tasting, identification etc |
Ryton Organic Gardens,Ryton on Dunsmore, nr. Coventry, Warwickshire Telephone 02476 303517 | ||||||
| 10th - 12th October | NAFAS National Show | The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, EH28 8NF | ||||||
| 24th - 26th October |
Autumn Gardening Weekend | Loseley House, Guildford, Surrey | ||||||
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| 29th November - 7th December | Christmas Floral Extravaganza | Arley Hall and Gardens, Arley, nr. Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6NA Telephone 01565 777353 | ||||||
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