From the glamour and excitement of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to the laid-back charm of the Great Comp Summer Show, our round up of this year’s best flower shows, festivals and events.

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So let's make some plans and make the most of what's going on. Here's what you've got to look forward to for 2023:

Gardens Illustrated events and show guide 2023

12 March 2022 – 16 April 2023: Robert Indiana: Sculpture 1958-2018

Discover the work of the late American pop artist Robert Indiana as Yorkshire Sculpture Park hosts the first UK exhibition of his sculptures. Spanning six decades of his work, it includes his iconic Love sculpture series, including LOVE (Red Blue Green), shown above right. 12 March – 8 January 2023, 10am-5pm. £6. Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF4 4LG. Tel 01924 832631, ysp.org.uk

Robert Indiana, LOVE (Red Blue Green), 1966-1993, conceived 1966 executed 1993
Robert Indiana, LOVE (Red Blue Green), 1966-1993, conceived 1966 executed 1993 Photo: © Jonty Wilde, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Artwork: © 2022 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd./ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/DACS, London

FEBRUARY

4 February: Terrariums - Success with Succulents

Terrarium made with succulents
© RHS Joanna Kossak

Make your own hanging glass globe terrarium from a selection of plants, stones, shells, sand and gravel. Led by horticulturalist Sue Jeffries.

Open 10.30am - 12pm and 1-2.30pm
Tickets £45
Location RHS Garden Bridgewater, Occupation Road, Off Leigh Road, Worsley, Salford, Greater Manchester M28 2LJ
Web rhs.org.uk

4 February - 5 March: Orchid Festival

Orchid Festival Kew Gardens
© RBG Kew

The Orchid festival returns to Kew Gardens inspired by the biodiversity of Cameroon. Expect horticultural displays and living plant sculptures throughout the Princess of Wales Conservatory.

Open 10am - 5pm (6pm from 1 March)
Tickets Free with garden ticket
Location Kew Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE.
Web kew.org

5 - 26 February: Snowdrop Weekends

Galanthus nivalis
© Logan Botanic Garden

See carpets of snowdrops in the sub-tropical Logan Botanic Garden in south-western Scotland.

Open Saturdays and Sundays only
Tickets Entry by donation
Location Logan Botanic Garden, Port Logan, Stranraer DG9 9ND
Web rbge.org.uk

10 February: Garden Design Drawing Skills

Jack Wallington drawing plants into garden plan.
© RHS / Joanna Kossak

This one-day course led by Andrew Wilson, director of the London College of Garden Design, will help you hone your drawing technique, an essential skill for successful garden design.

Open 10.30am - 4pm
Tickets £105
Location RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley Lane, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB
Web rhs.org.uk

10 February: Introduction to Creating a Cutting Garden

Picking lavender

A one-day course for anyone looking to start a cutting garden. You will learn to sow seeds, support plants and care for them, and how to cut for and create natural displays.

Open 10am - 4pm
Tickets £75
Location One Garden Brighton, Stanmer Park, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 9SE
Web onegardenbrighton.com

14 February: Sustainable London and the Energy Garden

Learn how the greening of three of London’s Overground stations has been achieved by joining this online talk by Agamemnon Otero, director of The Energy Garden, for London Parks and Gardens

Open 6-7pm
Tickets £5
Location online
Web londongardenstrust.org

16 February: Winter and Snowdrops Walk - Breakfast and a Guided Walk

A winter walk in the company of Nick Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens, created by his father Geoff, is an immersion in coloured bark and berries, hellebores and some 9000 snowdrops, all individually planted.

Open 9.30am-12.30pm
Tickets £40
Location Barnsdale Gardens, The Avenue, Exton, Oakham, Rutland LE15 8AH
Web barnsdalegardens.co.uk

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) in the Geoff Hamilton Winter Borders at Barnsdale Gardens. Large terracotta vase behind.
© Steve Hamilton

19 February: Peckham Grown and Thrown - Plants and Ceramics Market

© Peach Photo at Green Rooms Market 3
© Peach Photo at Green Rooms Market

The organisers at Green Rooms Market have collaborated with The Independent Ceramics market to create a shopping experience filled with houseplants and handmade pots and vases from talented ceramicists.

Open 11am-5pm
Tickets £1
Location Unit 8, Copeland Park, 133 Copeland Road, SE15 3SN
Web greenroomsmarket.com

25 February: Willow Garden Structures Workshop

Willow garden structures

Learn to create beautiful and unique garden structures for the garden using natural willow stems from weaving expert Helen Lomberg.

Open 10am-4.30pm
Tickets £115
Location Waterperry Gardens, nr. Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England, OX33 1JZ
Web waterperrygardens.co.uk

MARCH

2 March: Silent Earth - Saving Our Insects

Book now for Silent Earth: Saving Our Insects, a winter lecture by Professor Dave Goulson organised by the Oxford Botanic Garden.

Open 7-8pm
Tickets £15
Location Lecture Theatre 1, Maths Institute, Andrew Wiles Building, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG.
Web obga.oex.ac.uk

7 March: Gardening in the Dolfor Hills

great lawn border in Dolfor hills
© Dr Wolfgang Schaefer

An online talk given by Dr Wolfgang Schaefer for the NGS that covers the major landscaping and gardening projects undertaken over the past 30 years at his garden of just under 3 acres near Newtown, Montgomeryshire.

Open 7-8.30pm
Tickets £10
Location Online
Web ngs.org.uk

7 & 28 March: Designing for a Small Garden

Small garden
© Kate Gould

Chelsea Flower Show gold medallist Kate Gould leads a 2-day course, Designing for a Small Garden, at RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey. The course will show you how to deliver maximum impact while still meeting all your requirements for the garden. The course takes place over two days, 7 March and 28 March, and includes a light lunch.

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Open 10.30am-4pm
Tickets £195
Location RHS Garden Wisley, Wisley Lane, Woking, GU23 6QB
Web lcgd.org.uk

10 March: Creating a Woodland Garden by John Grimshaw

Upton Wold is welcoming John Grimshaw, director of Yorkshire Arboretum, to give a lecture on the many layers in a woodland garden and how to create a multi-season planting scheme. Tickets include entry to Upton Wold Garden.

Open 10.30am arrival
Tickets £50, payable by cheque or bank transfer
Location Northwick Estate, Upton Wold, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 9TR.
Web uptonwold.co.uk

13 - 17 March: Dazzling Daffodils at Hever Castle

Anne Boleyn's Orchard photo credit Vikki Rimmer
© Vikki Rimmer

Over 70,000 daffodil bulbs are set to bloom this month at Hever Castle. For the full experience book one of their twice-daily tours given by head gardener Neil Miller and daffofil expert Johnny Walkers.

Open 11.30am - 2pm
Tickets TBC
Location Hever Castle, TN8 7NG.
Web hevercastle.co.uk

17-21 March: Australian Landscape Conference

Take part in garden tours and masterclasses at the biennial Australian Landscape Conference.

Web outlandishventures.au

19 March: Rare Plant Fair

Find unusual plants from a range of specialist growers including Hilltop Plants, Avon Bulbs and Potterton’s Nursery while wandering the 14 acres of gardens at The Bishop’s Palace in Wells.

Open 10am-4pm
Location The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2PD.
Web rareplantfair.co.uk

21 March: Coastal Gardens with Mark Laurence

Coastal garden
© Mark Laurence

Designer Mark Laurence delivers an online masterclass on the challenges and opportunities of creating a successful coastal garden, many of which are likely to be on clay rather than sandy soil.

Open 6-7pm
Tickets £24
Location Online
Web gardenmasterclass.org

22 March - 4 June: Private and Public - Finding the Modern British Garden

Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960), Conservatory at the Cedars, image courtesy of Liss Llewellyn
© Evelyn Dunbar (1906-1960), Conservatory at the Cedars, image courtesy of Liss Llewellyn

An exhibition of paintings of gardens and public green spaces by artists painting during the interwar period in Britain opens this month at the Garden Museum. It includes works by Charles Mahoney, Evelyn Dunbar, Eric Ravilious and Ithell Colquhoun.

Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets Museum admission £14
Location Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB.
Web gardenmuseum.org.uk

25 March: Yeo Valley Early Spring Plant Fair

The Hardy Plant Society will be visiting Yeo Valley Organic Garden for an Early Spring Plant Fair. Shop from some of the south west's top nurseries.

Open 10am-3pm
Tickets £5
Location Yeah Valley Organic Garden, Bath Road, Blagdon, BS40 7SQ
Web yeovalley.co.uk

27 March: Botanical Art with Metal

Botanical art from metal © Jess Wheeler for Create Academy_1
© Jess Wheeler for Create Academy

Create botanical artwork from metal in this hands-on workshop at Kew. Tutor Jess Wheeler will show you how to transform recycled sheet brass and wire into delicate everlasting florals.

Open 10.30am-12.30pm
Tickets £90
Location Nash Conservatory, Kew Gardens, Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE.
Web kew.org.uk

29 March: Lino-printing Inspired by Nature

Join Juliet Sargeant’s Sussex Garden School in a lino-printing workshop at Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm. You’ll learn cutting and inking techniques from designer and crafter Wendy Darby and everyone will take home several completed images. The day includes refreshments, lunch and a tour of the flower farm.

Open 10am-3.30pm
Tickets £106
Location Pitfield Barn Cut Flower Farm, Chalkers Lane, Hustpierpoint, BN6 9LR.
Web sussexgardenschool.com

APRIL

1 - 2 April: Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show

Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show
© Charles Francis

Specialist nurseries with dramatic displays of flowers and shrubs.

Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets £10
Location Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge PL27 7JE
Web cornwallgardensociety.org.uk

1 - 2 April: Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair

Specialist nurseries including Avon Bulbs, Beth Chatto Gardens and Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants.

Open 11am-4pm.
Tickets £13
Location Great Dixter House & Gardens, Northiam, Rye, TN31 6PH
Web greatdixter.co.uk

2 April: Artisan Fair and Spring Walk

Kelmarsh Hall gardens
© Sarah Vivienne

Visit Kelmarsh Hall for a fair hosting craft stalls, homewares, antiques and gifts and explore the historic gardens. The gardens are open for the season from April to September.

Open 11am-3pm.
Tickets £10 per car
Location Kelmarsh Hall and Gardens, Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, NN6 9LY
Web kelmarsh.com

8 April: Easter Wreath Making Workshop

Join an immersive masterclass and learn the art of wreath making using an abundance of woodland materials.

Open 9.30-11.30am
Tickets £130
Location Petersham Nurseries, 2 Floral Court, WC2E 8JD
Web petershamnurseries.com

14 April: Wildside - The Story of a Garden Film Premiere

A film following Keith Wiley at his innovative garden, Wildside, throughout the year. Premiering at Yeo Valley Organic Garden.

Open 3-9.30pm
Tickets £48
Location Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Blagdon, BS40 7SQ.
Web gardenmasterclass.org

14-16 April: Fête des Plantes de Printemps

Over 200 exhibitors offer specialist plants and advice within a beautiful château garden (also held in autumn).

Open 10am-6pm
Tickets €15
Location Château de Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, Rue de Château, 91940 Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard, France
Web chateaudesaintjeandebeauregard.com

15-16 April: Green Rooms Plant Market

Green rooms market
© Peach Photo

Green Rooms plant market returns to Margate.

Open 10am-4pm
Tickets Free entry
Location Foyle Rooms, Turner Contemporary, Margate, CT9 1HG.
Web chateaudesaintjeandebeauregard.com

17 - 23 April: Tulip Celebrations

Tulips in front of the Castle. Pic credit Hever Castle
© Hever Castle

Visit Hever Castle to see 40,000 tulips blooming and join a free tour with head gardener Neil Millar.

Open 10.30am - 4.30pm
Tickets From £17.15
Location Hever Castle and Gardens, Hever, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 7NG
Web hevercastle.co.uk

18 April: Spring Flower Arranging Workshop

Join Thomas Broom-Hughes at Peterhsam Nurseries in Richmond for a workshop in spring flower arranging.

Open 11am - 1.30pm
Tickets £95
Location Petersham Nurseries, Church Lane, Off Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AB
Web petershamnurseries.com

21 April: Spring Photography Workshop with Jason Ingram

Award-winning photographer Jason Ingram will share his in-depth knowledge and help you capture amazing images from York Gate garden in Leeds.

Open 10am-4.30pm
Tickets £220
Location York Gate, Back Church Lane, Leeds LS16 8DW
Web gardenmasterclass.org

20 - 23 April: Harrogate Spring Flower Show

Inspiration from show gardens, a plant nursery pavilion, floral art, garden shopping, expert advice and live entertainment.

Open TBC
Tickets From £21.50
Location Great Yorkshire Showground HG2 8NZ
Web flowershow.org.uk

22 April: RHS Chelsea Preview at Gaze Burvill

Join Gaze Burvill for a panel discussion with some of the UK's leading garden designers, including Charlotte Harris and James Smith, and a tour of the company workshops.

Open 10.30am-3pm
Tickets £25
Location Gaze Burvill, Lodge Farm, GU34 3QH
Web gazeburvill.com

22 April: Glyndebourne Open Gardens

Glyndebourne open gardens
© Vicky Skeet

Explore 12 acres of expertly managed gardens and purchase refreshments and lunch from the restaurant.

Open 11am - 4pm
Tickets From £10
Location Glyndebourne, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 5UU
Web glyndebourne.com

23 April: Cyanotype Workshop

Learn the nineteenth century photographic process of producing blue prints using chemicals and exposure to sunlight. Create prints using leaves and flowers.

Open 9.30am - 11.30am
Tickets From £50
Location Forest, Deptford High Street, London, SE8 4NS
Web forest.london

23 April: Spring Plant Fair

Arundel Castle spring plant fair

Attend a Plant Fairs Roadshow at Arundel Castle. Purchase plants directly from growers and receive free advice.

Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets From £14
Location Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9AB
Web arundelcastle.org

25 April: Spring Pickling and Kefir Workshop

Learn a variety of preserving techniques inspired by seasonality and superb ingredients.

Open 10am-1pm
Tickets £125
Location Petersham Nurseries, Church Lane, Off Petersham Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 7AB
Web petershamnurseries.com

28 April: Polyculture workshop

Alys Fowler
© Roo Lewis

Join Alys Fowler for an in depth workshop in polyculture, a holistic approach to edible gardening.

Open 10am-4pm
Tickets £120
Location Damson Farm, Northend, Somerset, BA1 8ES
Web alisonjenkins.co.uk

28 April: Capturing the Garden - Photographic Masterclass

Eva Nemeth
© YSGD

Join internationally renowned garden photographer Eva Nemeth for an exclusive masterclass capturing the beauty of the garden through the camera lens.

Tickets £185 + VAT
Web ysgd.co.uk

28 - 29 April: Toby's Garden Festival

Garden festival in Devon bringing together nurseries from the West Country and beyond, with gardening talks, arts and crafts, street food and music.

Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets From £11
Location Powderham Castle, Kenton EX6 8JQ
Web tobygardenfest.co.uk

28 - 30 April: BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair

Shopping and inspiration set in the grounds of Beaulieu.

Open TBC
Tickets From £24
Location Beaulieu, New Forest, Hampshire SO42 7ZN
Web bbcgardenersworldlive.com

28 - 30 April: Beltane retreat

Beltane

A long weekend retreat set in barns previously used as a studio by the artist Romi Behrens. With flowers and the natural world at its heart a unique opportunity to take some time to create guided by 5 inspiring individuals. Draw, arrange, photograph and indulge with delicious food, walks to the sea, foraging and discussion with Joanna Game, Grace Alexander, Bex Partridge, Britt Willoughby - Dyer and Jacqueline Mills.

Tickets £1200
Location Prussia Cove
Web gracealexanderflowers.co.uk

28 April - 6 May: Japanese Week at Compton Acres

Visit the Japanese garden at Compton Acres and shop for plants native to Japan alongside Japanese-style statuary and ornaments.

Tickets Standard garden entry fee
Location Compton Acres, 164 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7ES
Web comptonacres.co.uk

28 April - 27 May: Beans & Menhirs

High-res-Hanne Westergaard - Beans and Menhirs - image credit @sharedprogramme-6
© @sharedprogramm

Artist Hanne Westergaard will be exhibiting her collection of ceramic beans and pods, inspired by her time spent gardening at the allotment, in a solo show at Cupola Gallery in Sheffield. All works will be for sale

Open 10am-6.30pm
Tickets Free
Location Main Gallery, Cupola Contemporary Art, 178a Middlewood Road, Sheffield S6 1TD
Web cupolagallery.com

MAY

4, 5 & 6 May: Taking Inspiration from the Wild Landscape of Sicily

A three day event held in partnership with Radicepura Garden Festival. Day one you will spend botanising on Etna, day two will be lectures and workshops from James Hitchmough and Sarah Eberle and day three will be local garden visits including Piante Faro nursery before joining the press preview of the festival.

Open 10am-5pm
Tickets €400
Location Sicily
Web gardenmasterclass.org

5 May: Biodynamics workshop

Join Robin Snowdon of Limeburn Hill Biodynamic Vineyard to learn all about the principles of biodynamic growing.

Open 10am-4pm
Tickets £120
Location Damson Farm, Northend, Somerset, BA1 8ES
Web alisonjenkins.co.uk

7 May: Specialist Spring Plant Fair

Plant Fairs Roadshow returns to Borde Hill. Shop from a wide range of UK nurseries.

Open 10am - 3pm
Tickets Included in garden admission
Location Borde Hill, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1XP
Web bordehill.co.uk

9, 10 & 11 May: Designing with Plants

Three day introductory course to dip your toe into the world of planting design. Learn about the mechanics and artistry behind some of the world's best planting compositions.

Open 10am - 4pm
Tickets £450+VAT
Location Harewood House
Web ysgd.co.uk

9, 10 & 11 May: How to Make a Garden

Visit the Garden House for a 3-session course on how to revamp your garden. You will learn how to optimise the space, hone you rideas, plan a garden for year-round interest, assess your site and put your ideas into practice. Lunch, cake and refreshments included.

Open 10am - 4pm
Tickets £325
Location The Garden House, 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4NT.
Web gardenhousebrighton.co.uk

11 - 14 May: RHS Malvern Spring Festival

Set against the backdrop of the Malvern Hills, enjoy the RHS Spring Festival.

Open 9am - 6pm
Tickets From £25.85
Location Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcester, WR13 6NW
Web rhs.org.uk

12 - 14 May: Beervelde Gardens Days, Belgium

240 exhibitors at a three-day garden garden festival on a family estate in Flanders. Expect a wide selection of culinary specialities, artisan craft items, antiques and musical entertainment.

Open 10am - 6pm
Tickets From €12
Location Beervelde Park, Beervelde-Dorp 75, 9080 Beervelde
Web parkvanbeervelde.be

12 - 14 May: Les Journées des Plantes de Chantilly, France

France's leading garden event (also in autumn)

Open 10am-7pm
Tickets €16
Location Domaine de Chantilly, 7 Rue du Connétable, 60500, Chantilly, France
Web chateaudechantilly.fr

13 - 21 May: Temps de Flors, Spain

Spectacular displays around the historic centre of Girona.

Location Girona, Spain
Web tempsdeflors.girona.cat

19 - 21 May: The National Flower Show

Celebrating the best of homes and gardens with flower displays and exhibitors.

Open 9am - 5pm
Tickets From £13
Location Hylands House, London Road, Writtle, Chelmsford CM2 8WQ
Web thenationalflowershow.co.uk

20 May: Meadow Arrangement Workshop

Create your own meadow-style arrangement with flowers from the Cutting Garden. All materials provided including coffee and cake.

Open TBC
Tickets £75
Location Pod & Pip, Ebble House, Stratford Tony, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP54 4AT
Web podandpip.co.uk

23 - 27 May: RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Chelsea Flower Show returns in 2023. Explore cutting-edge garden designs and shop from specialist nurseries and sellers.

Open 8am-8pm, Friday also late from 5.30pm-10pm, Saturday 8am-5.30pm
Tickets From £48.85
Location London Gate, Royal Hospital Road, Royal Hospital Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR
Web rhs.org.uk

Don't miss our Chelsea Flower Show hub and everything you need to know about Chelsea Flower Show 2023

26 - 29 May: Manchester Flower Festival

Manchester flower festival - phone box filled with pink flowers
© Matt Eachus

Celebrate the start of summer with the Manchester Flower Festival. Shops, windows, doorways, balconies and public squares will be brought to life in this floral trail.

Location Manchester city centre
Web visitmanchester.com

JUNE

1 - 5 June: Bord Bia Bloom, Ireland

Ireland's largest gardening event.

Open 9am - 6pm
Tickets From €20
Web bordbiabloom.com

2 - 4 June: Hex Garden Festival, Belgium

Garden and plant show.

Open 10am - 6pm
Tickets From €10
Location Castle Hex, Hoogstraat 1, B3870 Heks-Heers
Web hex.be

3 - 4 June: The Plant Fair, Sculpture by the Lakes

Showcasing a range of exhibitions offering a spectacular array of plants and garden must haves as well as expert talks and advice.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington Lakes, Dorchester DT2 8QU
Web sculpturebythelakes.co.uk

10 June: Royal Windsor Flower Show

Flower show raising funds for the charitable work of the Royal Windsor Rose & Horticultural Society.

Open 10am - 6pm
Tickets TBC
Location Windsor Great Park, SL4 2BS
Web rwhs.com

15 June: Yeo Valley Organic Garden Workshop

The theme of this Organic Garden Workshop is 'Garden Detox' where you will learn to live in peace and harmony with all the insects in your garden.

Open 10am - 12.30pm
Tickets £38
Location Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Blagdon, BS40 7YE.
Web yeovalley.co.uk

15 - 18 June: BBC Gardeners' World Live

Gardens inspiration, stands, exhibits and expert advice.

Open 9am - 6pm, Sunday 9am - 5pm
Tickets From £25
Location NEC, North Avenue, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT
Web bbcgardenersworldlive.com

16 - 18 June: Handmade in Oxford

150 makers will be exhibiting their wares at Waterperry Gardens for the third edition of Handmade in Oxford.

Location Waterperry Gardens, Oxford OX33 1LA
Web handmadeinbritain.co.uk

23 - 25 June: Blenheim Palace Flower Show

Shop from exhibitors for plants and arts and crafts in the setting of Blenheim palace.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location Blenheim Palace. Woodstock, Oxfordshire OX20 1PP
Web blenheimflowershow.co.uk

30 June - 2 July: Jekka's HerbFest

Celebration of herbs with talks, gardening workshops and cookery demonstrations from experts headed up by Jekka McVicar.

Open 9.30am - 4.30pm
Tickets £45
Location Jekka's Herb Farm, Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3SY.
Web jekkas.com

JULY

4 - 9 July: RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

Shop for plants from specialist nurseries and be inspired by gardens.

Open 10am - 6.30pm, Sunday 10am - 5.30pm
Tickets From £28.85
Location Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU
Web rhs.org.uk

13 - 16 July: Charleston Festival of the Garden

Four days of talks, demonstrations and entertainment bringing together pioneering gardeners, designers, writers, artists and activists. Day and festival tickets available.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location Charleston, Firle, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 6LL.
Web charleston.org.uk

15 & 16 July: Belvoir Castle Flower and Garden Show

Inspiring garden designs, horticulture talks, sculpture artists, nurseries, garden tools, furniture and crafts.

Open 9.45 am - 4.30pm
Tickets From £12.50
Location Ladies Field, Belvoir Castle, Grantham, NG32 1PE
Web belvoircastleflowerandgardenshow.co.uk

19 - 23 July: RHS Flower Show Tatton Park

Floral displays set in magnificent parkland.

Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets From £29.85
Location Tatton Park, Mereheath Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 6QN
Web rhs.org.uk

AUGUST

2 - 6 August: RHS Hyde Hall Flower Show

Specialist plant nurseries, expert tips and mouth-watering food.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Creephedge Lane, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex CM3 8A
Web rhs.org.uk

12 & 13 August: The Great Comp Summer Show

Specialist plant nurseries, artists and crafts people.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location Great Comp Garden, Comp Lane, Platt near Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 8QS
Web greatcompgarden.co.uk

18 - 20 August: RHS Garden Rosemoor Flower Show

Specialist plant nurseries, floral displays, demonstrations and live music.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon EX38 8PH
Web rhs.org.uk

SEPTEMBER

3 September: Sussex Prairie Late Summer Plant Fair

Specialist plant nurseries.

Open 12-5pm
Tickets £10
Location Sussex Prairie Garden, Morlands Farm, Wheatsheaf Road, nr Henfield, West Sussex, BN5 9AT.
Web sussexprairies.co.uk

5 - 10 September: RHS Garden Wisley Flower Show

Specialist plant nurseries, floral displays, demonstrations and exhibitors.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6QB
Web rhs.org.uk

15 - 17 September: Harrogate Autumn Flower Show

Inspiration from show gardens, a plant nursery pavilion, floral art, garden shopping, expert advice and live entertainment.

Open TBC
Tickets TBC
Location Newby Hall & Gardens, Estate Office, Newby Hall, Ripton, North Yorkshire HG4 5AE
Web flowershow.org.uk

22 -24 September: Malvern Autumn Show

Flower show, shopping and giant veg growing displays.

Open 9am - 6pm
Tickets From £20
Location Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire WR13 6NW
Web malvernautumn.co.uk

28 September - 1 October: Orticolario

Show located on the shores of north Italy's Lake Como highlighting gardens, plants and craftsmanship.

Location Villa Erba, Largo Luchino Visconti 4, 22012 Cernobbio, Italy.
Web orticolario.it

OCTOBER

16, 17 & 18 October: An Introduction to Garden Design

Students will be given first-hand insights into the founding principles of spatial design, the art and craft of planting design, drawing techniques and designing with a range of hard materials.

Open 10am-4pm
Tickets £550+VAT
Location Yorkshire School of Garden Design
Web ysgd.co.uk

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Dates and prices correct at time of publication. Please check details for each show prior to travelling.

Authors

Molly Blair
Molly Blaireditorial and digital assistant

Molly is the Gardens Illustrated's editorial and digital assistant. She has a roof garden and has her RHS level 2.

Annie Gatti is an award-winning garden writer and co-author of the RHS Your Wellbeing Garden

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