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What’s On!

March 29, 2009

A list of gardening related events for the coming week, compiled by The SUN gardening team.

To submit a gardening event, please see below the last event for this week.

Week 14

Wednesday April 1st

Trerice, Kestle Mill, nr Newquay, Cornwall TR8 4PG

2.00pm – 3.30pm

Guided tours of National Trust gardens with Head Gardener

Cost

For booking & details call 01637 875404

Friday April 3rd – Monday April 27th

Marle Place Gardens & Gallery, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 7HS

10.00am – 5.00pm.

Wild at Art Group Exhibition

Cost £5.00 (4-12 £1.00)

For more details call 01892 722304

Saturday April 4th – Sunday April 5th

Boconnoc, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0RG

10.00am – 5.00pm

Cornwall Spring Flower Show

Cost £6.00 (under 16’s free)

For more details call 01208 872507

Sunday April 5th

Bowburn Community Centre, Durham, County Durham, DH6 5AT

11.00am-4.00pm

21st Anniversary Show of the North East of England Orchid Society

Cost £2.00

For more details call 01914 879515

Monday April 13th

The Dorothy Clive Garden, Willoughbridge, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 4EU

10.00 a.m.

Plant Hunters’ Fair

Cost £2.50 (children free) to Garden and Fair, Free Parking.

For more details call 01270 811443

To submit a gardening event, send details of time, place, duration and cost (if any). Also a contact number, to www.thesun.co.uk/gardening

Or contact us by logging on to www.thegardeningchannel.net where you can also see our gardening video clips.

What’s On!

March 23, 2009

What’s On!

A list of gardening related events for the coming week, compiled by The SUN gardening team.

 

To submit a gardening event, please see below the last event for this week.

 

Week 13

Thursday March 26th

Barnsdale Gardens, Exton Oakham, Rutland LE15 8AH

10.30am-12.30pm

Guided Spring Walk with Nick Hamilton

Cost £15.00

For more details call 01572 813200

 

Saturday March 28 th

Be creative with Clematis

West Dean College, Chichester, West Sussex

10.30am-3.30pm

Lecture with Marcus Dancer

Cost £52.00 includes refreshments + Lunch

For more details call 08444 994408

 

Saturday March 28 th

Alpine Garden Society – Northumberland Show,

The Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, NE46 3PN.

12.00 noon to 4.00 pm

Alpine Plants display & Plant sale

Cost £2.00 = AGS members free

For more details call 01386 554 790

 

Saturday March 28 th

Alpine Garden Society – South West Show,

St Luke’s Science & Sports College, Harts Lane, Exeter, EX1 3RD

12.00 noon to 4.00 pm

Alpine Plants display & Plant sale

Cost £2.00 = AGS members free

For more details call 01386 554 790

 

Saturday March 28 th-Sunday March 29th

Daffodil Weekend

Thriplow, Royston, Cambridgeshire

11.00am – 5.00pm

Gardens Open Plant sale & Fun weekend

Cost £5.50 children £2.50 (under 5’s free)

For more details call 01763 208538

 

Sunday March 29th

Rare Plant Fair

The Bishop’s Palace, Wells, Somerset

11.00am – 4.00pm

Rare Plants display & Plant sale

Cost £4.00

For more details call 0845 468 1368

 

 

To submit a gardening event, send details of time, place, duration and cost (if any). Also a contact number, to www.thesun.co.uk/gardening

 

To see our gardening video clips log on to www.thegardeningchannel.net

What’s On!

March 14, 2009

A list of gardening related events for the coming week, compiled by The SUN gardening team.

 

To submit a gardening event, please see below the last event for this week.

 

Wednesday March 18th- Tuesday April 7th

Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2JT

10.00 am – 6 pm Monday – Friday & 10.00 am – 1.00 pm Saturday

Art Exhibition ‘Beauty Spot‘, by Tony Heywood

For more details and booking call 0207 629 5116

 

Thursday March 19th

Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, Chelsea, London, SW10 0XE

Lecture – Plants for your home by Stephen Davies & Guy Pullen

Cost £15.00

For more details and booking call 0207 352 1900

 

Saturday March 21st  

Alpine Garden Society – East Lancashire Show

The Riverside, Whitworth Civic Hall, Market St, Whitworth, Lancs OL12 8DP

12.00 noon to 4.00 pm

Alpine Plants display & Plant sale

Cost £2.00 = AGS members free

For more details call 01386 554 790

 

Saturday March 21st  

Alpine Garden Society – Kent Show,

Rainham School for Girls, Highfield Road, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 0BX

12.00 noon to 4.00 pm

Alpine Plants display & Plant sale

Cost £2.00 = AGS members free

For more details call 01386 554 790

 

Saturday March 21st  

Hampstead Garden Suburb Horticultural Society, Free Church Hall, Northway, London NW11

2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Spring Flower Show

Cost £1.00 (Members free)

For more details call 0208 455 6507

 

Saturday March 21st  

Arden School, Knowle, West Midlands, B93 0PT

2.00 pm to 4.00 pm

Primula Show

Cost £1.00

For more details call 01530 222458

 

Saturday March 21st  – Sunday March 22nd

RHS Lawrence Hall, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square London SW1

10am – 5pm

RHS Orchid Show 2009

Cost £5.00 (£3.00 for RHS members)

For more details and booking call 08456 121253

 

Sunday March 22nd

Four Oaks Direct, Lower Withington, Nr Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 9DX

10.00am – 4pm

Flower Power Fair

Cost £2.00

For more details call 07730 859441

 

Sunday March 22nd

Marks Hall Gardens & Arboretum, Nr Coggeshall, Essex CO6 1TG

10.30am – 4pm

Gardens Open & Plant Sales

Cost £10.00 per car (£8.00 for RHS members, £5.00 (£3.00 for Marks Hall)

For more details and booking call 01376 563796

 

 To submit a gardening event, send details of time, place, duration and cost (if any). Also a contact number, to www.thesun.co.uk/gardening

 

To see our gardening video clips log on to www.thegardeningchannel.net

What’s On

March 7, 2009

What’s On

A list of gardening related events for the coming week, compiled by The SUN gardening team.

 

To submit a gardening event, send details of time, place, duration and cost (if any). Also a contact number, to www.thesun.co.uk/gardening

 

Week 11

 

Monday March 9th – Sunday 15 th

RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey

10am open,

Talks/Lectures/Demonstrations – by RHS Scientists

Normal garden entry terms apply

For more details call 0845 260 9000

 

Wednesday March 11th

Janine Pattison Garden Scholl @ Compton Acres, Poole, Dorset

10am – 3.30pm

One Day course – The Cutting Garden with Sarah Raven

Cost £145.00 (lunch included)

For more details and booking call 01202 426143

 

Thursday March 12th

The RHS Centre, Pershore College, Pershore, Worcestershire. WR10 3JP

7.30pm

Lecture – Croome – The Rebirth of a Landscape Park with Michael Smith

Cost £8.50 (£7.00 for RHS members)

For more details and booking call 01386 554609

 

Thursday March 12th

RHS Gardens Harlow Carr, Crag Lane, Harrogate, North Yorks HG3 1QB

2.00pm,

Walk – Spring Flowers

Cost £11.50 (£5.00 for RHS members)

For more details and booking call 01423 565418

 

Thursday March 12th

Garden Organic, Ryton, Nr Coventry, Warwickshire.

2.00pm – 4.00pm

Workshop – Organic Plant propagation

Cost £25.00 (Garden Organic members £20.00)

For more details and booking contact the gardens on 02476 217717

 

Saturday March 14th

RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Rettendon, Chelmsford, Essex

10.30am – 3.30pm

Workshop – Spring Floower Arranging for beginners with Diana Barnes

Cost £56.00 (£50.00 for RHS members) lunch included

For more details and booking call 01245 400256

 

Saturday March 14th – Sunday 15th

Place for Plants, East Bergholt, Suffolk

10.00am – 5.00pm

Open Weekend (guided tours of Arboretum @ 2.00pm each day)

Cost £3.00 (children free)

For more details call 01206 299224

 

Saturday March 14th – Sunday 22 nd

Meadow Croft Garden Centre, Woodham Road, Battlesbridge, Wickford

Essex. SS11 7QU

Normal opening times & entry is free

Viola & Pansy Festival up to 700 named varieties on display.

For more details call 01245 320314

 

Tuesday March 17th

Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants, Whitchurch, Hampshire

10.30am – 12.30pm

Nursery tour/Demonstration – Early Spring-flowering perennials

Cost £10.00 (£8.00 for RHS members)

For more details call 08456 121253