Gardeners Club

RHS Spring Plant and Orchid Show
2017-03-29 - 2017-03-30 | RHS Lindley and Lawrence Halls
Enjoy a spectacular show, featuring fresh spring plants and exuberant orchid displays.
RHS Members £5,Public £6 in advance, £9 on the day

Gardens Illustrated Festival
2017-03-25 - 2017-03-26 | Westonbirt School, TETBURY, GL8 8QG
Now in its second year, the Gardens Illustrated Festival is taking place at Westonbirt School in the Cotswolds. The programme includes talks, garden plant and design garden related shopping.

RHS London Harvest Festival Show
2016-10-04 - 2016-10-05
This fun autumn show will return on 4-5 October 2016, with a late event on 4 October

Join us on 4 & 5 October 2016 for two days of autumn delights, including giant pumpkins, apple bobbing, tasty seasonal food, and RHS Gardening Advice. Make a date, too, for the evening event on Tuesday, 4 October, which includes all this, plus delicious cocktails and toe-tapping live music.
Highlights of last year’s 2015 show
Giant vegetable competition
Giant pumpkins took prime position at the RHS London Harvest Festival Show. Weighing almost as much as two Shetland ponies was a pumpkin grown by Ian Paton from Hampshire. At 509kg (1,122lbs) his was the heaviest at the show taking first place and £1,000 prize money. In second came Beech Grove School from Dover in Kent with a fruit of 428kg (874lbs) and in third was Gregory Brown with a pumpkin of 201kg (443lbs).
RHS Fruit and Vegetable Competition
The competition featured an abundance of blemish-free specimens including apples and pears. Gardeners could seek advice from theRHS Gardening Advice team regarding common problems like apple scab, sawfly damage and bitter pit. Apple tasting was also on the menu with three cultivars of pear, eight dessert apples and six cooking apples being offered by the RHS Fruit Department.
Shopping
The show was the perfect place for buying seasonal fresh produce and stocking up on seeds. A display of autumnal treats for sale from Pennard Plants, Somerset included a selection of unusual quince, artichokes and cape gooseberries. More than 20 different colourful and unusual chilli plants could be found at the exhibit by Sea Spring Seeds, Dorset.
School exhibits
Schools taking part in the RHS Campaign for School Gardening, entered a variety of fruit and vegetable inspired art and fresh produce as well as preserves and chutneys. Colourful photographs of the children at work in their school gardens, showed how horticulture is part of everyday learning.
Read the full list of talks and exhibitiors who were at this year’s show (609kB pdf)

Heydon Hall and Village Open Gardens Day
2016-06-19 14:00 - 17:00 UTC | Heydon Village, Heydon, Norwich, Norfolk, NR11 6AD, United Kingdom
A wonderful opportunity to explore the gardens of Heydon Hall – which are rarely open to the public – plus gardens of picturesque Heydon village.
We invite you to visit one of the prettiest villages in Norfolk and take a stroll through the gardens of Heydon Hall, The Grange, The Old Rectory, The Old Cottage, Poppyland and others.
There will also be a display by North Norfolk Classic Vehicle Club, entertainment by Holt Ridge Morris dancers, a plant and produce stall, plus refreshments on the village green.
Heydon is one of less than a dozen privately owned villages in Great Britain and became Norfolk’s first conservation area in 1971. Heydon is also currently home to six County Wildlife Sites. Heydon has won Best Kept Village on two occasions and has been the setting of numerous film and TV productions.

Gardening Scotland
2016-06-03 - 2016-06-05 | Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH28 8NB, United Kingdom
Gardening Scotland is the National Gardening and Outdoor Living Show
If you want to find the best plants, catch the latest gardening trends, find a designer to transform your own garden or ask the experts about anything from growing vegetables to keeping bees, then this is the one Show that you won’t want to miss!

RHS London Rose Show
2016-06-03 - 2016-06-04
For the second year running the RHS Lawrence Hall will hold the RHS London Rose Show. Running from 3-4 June, this event is growing in its number of exhibitors constantly. Come and celebrate England’s favourite flower and support specialist rose growers and florists. You will be able to admire stunning rose displays, gain advice and tips on how to grow and take care of roses, and learn about different varieties.
Highlights of 2015
Last years show saw a number of marvellous exhibits and talks on offer. Among the many highlights were:

Wonderful displays from Harkness, including the vibrant Rosa Bridge of Sighs ‘Harglowing’
The Historic Roses Group of the National Rose Society, displaying modern roses alongside historic selections.
Stalls with rose-related products
The National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies (NAFAS) showing what can be done with a variety of colour themed displays in vases

See the list of exhibitors at the 2015 show (265kB pdf)
See the programme of talks at the 2015 show (355kB pdf)
The 2016 RHS London Rose Show is the place to be if you are a lover of roses so make sure you come and take part in this annual gala.
For more information head over to https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-london-shows/rhs-london-rose-show

RHS London Spring Plant Extravaganza
2016-04-01 - 2016-04-02
The RHS Horticultural Halls will host The RHS London Spring Plant Extravaganza featuring the RHS London Orchid Show from 1-2 April 2016. In the RHS Lindley Hall, you will encounter large displays from professional growers, orchid societies and botanical gardens from around the world. You will be able to enjoy a spectacular array of exotic orchids, learn about their extraordinary history, wonder at their unique beauty and buy some highly collectible and new species.
In addition, when you visit the RHS Lawrence Hall you will be able to:

Gather inspiration from nurseries and trade stands showing their spring wares
Find the very best plants to buy
Listen to a full programme of talks
Gain tips and advice from the growers themselves

Tickets are also available for the exclusive late event where visitors can be the first to experience all the show has to offer in this special after-hours event, with live entertainment, wine, and canapés.

For more information visit https://www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/rhs-london-shows/rhs-london-spring-plant-extravaganza

Wisley Spring Plant Fair
2016-03-18 - 2016-03-20 | RHS Garden Wisley
RHS Wisley is worth visiting at any time of the year, the Spring Fair provides another reason for visiting. Entry is free for RHS members.

The Magic of Christmas
2015-12-19 10:00 - 2015-12-20 16:00 | RHS Garden Rosemoor, Great Torrington, Devon, EX38 8PH, United Kingdom

Rustic Christmas Wreath
2015-12-12 11:00 - 14:00

Candlelight & Carol Evening
2015-12-07 10:00 - 17:00
Members £7.20, non-Members £9.00

The Magic of Christmas (NGE)
2015-12-06 10:00 - 17:00 | RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8ET, United Kingdom

Gingerbread and Santa at RHS Garden Wisley (NGE)
2015-12-06 10:00 - 15:00 | RHS Garden Wisley
Children Must of any age but must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Each session timed 1 hour – (30mins decorating gingerbread and 30mins with Santa storytelling). Children are provided with all ingredients and equipment.
