UK Garden
& Flower Shows2006
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Flower
and Garden Shows in the UK 2006
Right - The Ecover Pensioners' Garden, Chelsea winner 2005
April 1st and 2nd 2006
Cornwall Spring Flower Show - Boconnoc near Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
Organised by the Cornwall Garden Society held at Boconnoc House
in Lostwithiel, this annual celebration includes a flower show
and competition, floral arts and crafts and food stalls.
For tickets, further information and trade enquiries please
contact:
Sally-Jane Coode (Show Director). Carwinnick, Grampound, TR2
4RJ
Tel: 01726 882488
Email: sjcoode@aol.com
Entrance at the gate £6, under 16s free
CGS members £3.00 (on showing current Membership card)
Advance tickets £5.00 from Show Director
Groups 20+ £5.00
Includes entrance to the Boconnoc Estate gardens
April the 4th 2006
Garden Design Lecture in aid of Hope and Homes for Children
Charity
Royal Geographical Society, London.
Award winning garden designer Lady Xa Tollemache is giving a
lecture in aid of HHC at the Royal Geographical Society, London
on 4 April 2006 at 7pm (bar opens at 6.30pm)
Tickets for 'Gardening Across the British Isles' are £12
and can be purchased by post using the form (click
here) or by calling 01722 790111
April 15th to the 17th 2006
RHS Cardiff Spring Flower Show - Bute Park, Cardiff.
Set in Bute Park, against the magnificent backdrop of Cardiff
Castle, some of the UK’s finest nurseries will come together
to fill the showground with a spectacle of flowers.
Tickets in advance
RHS members: £7
Non-members: £8
On
the door: £9
Ticket
hotline: 08700 667799
14th
(Good Friday ) to 17th (Easter Monday) April 2006
Suffolk Spring Garden Show - Suffolk Showground, Ipswich.
The Suffolk Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product
demonstrations, gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped
gardens. The show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and
save on a total selection of garden & home related products
and services for building, gardening and decorating.
Adult £3.00 each when pre-booked (£5.00 on the
gate). Children are FREE
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
April 21st to 23rd 2006
Newark & Notts - Newark & Notts Showground.
Adult £3.00 each when pre-booked (£5.00 on the
gate). Children are FREE
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
April 27th to 30th 2006
Harrogate Spring Flower Show
Two shows are now held each year at the Great Yorkshire Showground
in Harrogate where you can enjoy the purpose-built event facilities
as well as fully ramped and floored marquees. Over 70% of the
show is undercover and most of it is on hard surfacing, making
it particularly suitable for disabled visitors and a grand day
out - whatever the weather.
Please 'click
here' for tickets, booking online, telephone and further
details
April 29th to the 1st May 2006
Bath Spring Flower Show
At the Royal Victoria Park, during the Bank Holiday weekend
of the 29th April -1st May, Bath & North East Somerset is
proud to host the Annual Bath Spring Flower Show for 2006.
Open 10.00am - 6.00pm each day
Entrance charge is £6.50 for adults, £5 for OAP’s
and all unaccompanied children
Accompanied children under 16 come free
For Further Information & to book tickets, please
contact the Show Secretary,
Sarah Giovannini Bath & North East Somerset Council, Leisure
& Amenity Services, Royal Victoria Park Nursery, Marlborough
Lane, Bath, BA1 2LZ Tel (01225) 394041 - Fax (01225) 480072
Email: sarah_giovannini@bathnes.gov.uk
Group discounts apply for 20 or more if booked and paid for
in advance
April 29th to the 1st May 2006
Southend - Garon Park, Eastern Avenue, Southend-on-Sea.
The Southend Spring Garden Show features over 300 exhibits,
product demonstrations, gardening seminars, plant sales, and
landscaped gardens. The show is a unique marketplace to shop,
compare and save on a total selection of garden & home related
products and services for building, gardening and decorating.
Adult £3.00 each when pre-booked (£5.00 on the
gate). Children are FREE
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
May 5th to the 7th 2006
Dorset Garden Show - Canford Park Arena, Poole.
The Dorset Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product demonstrations,
gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped gardens. The
show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and save on a
total selection of garden & home related products and services
for building, gardening and decorating
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
May 11th to the 14th 2006
Malvern Spring Gardening Show, Three Counties Showground, Malvern,
Worcestershire.
Held in a spectacular setting at the foot of the Malvern Hills,
the show attracts a diverse range of nurseries, exhibitors and
societies from around the country, helping to make this a great
day out.
Enquiries and booking: 01684 584924
Online Box Office: www.threecounties.co.uk
E-mail: info@threecounties.co.uk
May 12th to the 14th 2006
Norfolk - Norfolk Showground, Norwich.
The Norfolk Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product
demonstrations, gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped
gardens. The show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and
save on a total selection of garden & home related products
and services for building, gardening and decorating.
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
May 19th to the 21st 2006
Essex - Brentwood Centre, Doddinghurst Rd, Brentwood.
The Essex Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product demonstrations,
gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped gardens. The
show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and save on a
total selection of garden & home related products and services
for building, gardening and decorating
Adult £3.00 each when pre-booked (£5.00 on the
gate). Children are FREE
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
May 23rd to 27th 2006
Chelsea Flower Show - Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London.
Every year, for five days during May, the grounds of the Royal
Hospital in Chelsea are transformed into a plant paradise with
thousands of glorious blooms, a selection of spectacular show
gardens and the finest examples of horticultural excellence
in the world.
See this years show garden designs
Order tickets or book online, 'click
here'
June 14th to 18th 2006
BBC Gardeners World Live 2006 - NEC Birmingham - 9am to 6pm
The 2005 show was a great success with over 400 exhibitors,
200 specialist nurseries, live stages with celebrity demonstrations
among the 124,000 visitors.
Fore more information & to book tickets, 'click
here'
3rd July 2006
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - Charity Gala Preview
The Charity Gala Preview of the Hampton Court Palace Flower
Show, to be held on Monday 3 July 2006, is an exclusive evening
of champagne, entertainment and the very best in horticulture,
set in the Royal Palace’s majestic parkland. Up to 5000
guests spend a memorable evening relaxing by the Long Water,
enjoying the stunning gardens and floral masterpieces of the
world’s largest annual flower show.
Prices start at £60 - Telephone: 020 7630 5999 or
'click
here'
July 4th to 9th 2006
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
For one week in July the majestic Hampton Court Palace provides
the perfect backdrop for the world’s largest annual flower
show. This RHS event features more than 700 exhibitors and illustrates
the best in horticulture during high summer.
RHS members rates
Tuesday 4 - 10.00am to 2.30pm £29 : 3.00pm to 7.30pm £18.50
Wednesday 5 - 10.00am to 2.30pm £24 : 3.00pm to 7.30pm
£15.50
Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 10.00am to 2.30pm £19 : 3.00pm
to 7.30pm £12.50
Public rates
Thursday 6 - Sunday 9 10.00am to 2.30pm £24 : 3.00pm
to 7.30pm £15.50
Child aged 5 - 15 £5.00 all days and times except
Tuesday 4 where £29.00
Children under 5 FREE every day and times
To book online, by telephone and for more information,
'click
here'
July 19th to 23rd 2006
Tatton Park RHS Flower Show, Knutsford, Cheshire
Ideas, inspiration and plants - all yours to take home from
the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park in Cheshire. Gardeners have
grown to love this flower show for its relaxed ambience, original
back-to-back small gardens and exciting show gardens that indulge
a wide cross-section of tastes, budgets and planting preferences.
RHS members' rates (in advance only)
10.00am - 7.00pm
Wednesday 19 £22
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 £16
Public rates
Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 £21 on the day; save £2
by booking in advance - £19
Child aged 5 - 15 ** £5
Child under 5 Free
*The show closes at 5pm on Sunday, 23 July. The sell off of
display plants starts at 4pm.
** Children aged 5-15 £22 on Wednesday, 19 July.
For more information and to book tickets, 'click
here'
August 4th, 5th and 6th 2006
Ayr Flower Show, Ayr, Scotland.
Historically, Ayr Flower Show has been Scotland's answer to
the Chelsea Flower Show, and this year sees the event in it's
46th year. Held in the beautiful setting of Rozelle Estate,
Monument Road with its feature trees, ponds and woodland walks
and the glorious Rozelle Mansion House and Galleries, the event
draws thousands of visitors from all over Scotland and beyond.
For details and to book tickets, 'click
here'
August 11th and 12th 2006
Shrewsbury Flower Show, Quarry Lodge, Shrewsbury.
Shrewsbury Flower Show, already known as Britain's best two
day summer show, this year will be living up to its wider claim
to fame - as one of the finest events of its kind in the world.
Ticket prices vary from tomes and days etc.
Click 'here'
to visit the website with full details.
Tickets can be purchased by post : The Shropshire Horticultural
Society, Quarry Lodge, SHREWSBURY SY1 1RN
Cheques made payable to The Shropshire Horticultural Society
By Credit Card on our Telephone Sale Line 01743 234058
Please
note there is a one off charge on all Credit Card sales of £1.00
General
Enquiries: info@shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk
Telephone: 01743 234050 | Fax: 01743 233555
August
17th, 18th, 19th and 20th 2006
Southport Flower Show. Victoria Park, Southport.
The Southport Flower Show combines a seaside atmosphere with
a celebration of all that is best from the gardening world.
It is the largest independent flower show in the country and
attracts over 100,000 visitors each year.
For full details, 'click
here'
September 1st to 3rd 2006
Suffolk Autumn Garden Show - Suffolk Showground, Ipswich.
The Suffolk Autumn Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product
demonstrations, gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped
gardens. The show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and
save on a total selection of garden & home related products
and services for building, gardening and decorating.
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
September 8th to the 10th 2006
Norfolk Autumn Garden Show - Norfolk Showground, Norwich.
The Norfolk Garden Show features over 300 exhibits, product
demonstrations, gardening seminars, plant sales, and landscaped
gardens. The show is a unique marketplace to shop, compare and
save on a total selection of garden & home related products
and services for building, gardening and decorating.
Book online 'click
here'
Or call our ticket booking team on 01702 549622
September 15th to 17th 2006
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Two shows are now held each year at the Great Yorkshire Showground
in Harrogate where you can enjoy the purpose-built event facilities
as well as fully ramped and floored marquees. Over 70% of the
show is undercover and most of it is on hard surfacing, making
it particularly suitable for disabled visitors and a grand day
out - whatever the weather.
For more information, ticket prices, times, book online
or twlwphone, 'click
here'
