Local events
Find out what events are happening in your area this month and throughout the year. Select your nearest Homebase store and a month to view events from garden and flower shows to garden lectures and courses near to where you live as well as national events.
June
Little Bentley Hall Waterways and Garden Show
Venue Little Bentley Nr Colchester Essex CO7 8SD Contact www.littlebentley.net Tel: 01206 251790 Ticket information Cost - adults £7 . children under 15 free 10.00am to 6.00pm Event details This summers charity garden show features garden and specialist plant stalls, a variety of gardening talks including BBC gardening presenter Steve Brookes. An opportunity to visit one of the finest private gardens in...
Venue Little Bentley Nr Colchester Essex CO7 8SD Contact www.littlebentley.net Tel: 01206 251790 Ticket information Cost - adults £7 . children under 15 free 10.00am to 6.00pm Event details This summers charity garden show features garden and specialist plant stalls, a variety of gardening talks including BBC gardening presenter Steve Brookes. An opportunity to visit one of the finest private gardens in...
BBC Gardeners World Live
Venue National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham B40 1NT Contact www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com Tel: 0844 5811340 Ticket information Cost - from £19.75 in advance / from £24.50 on the door 9.00am to 6.00pm daily Event details Discover a world of wildlife on your doorstep with interactive exhibits from some of the UKs leading wildlife charities. Learn how to make your garden habitat friendly whilst...
Venue National Exhibition Centre (NEC) Birmingham B40 1NT Contact www.bbcgardenersworldlive.com Tel: 0844 5811340 Ticket information Cost - from £19.75 in advance / from £24.50 on the door 9.00am to 6.00pm daily Event details Discover a world of wildlife on your doorstep with interactive exhibits from some of the UKs leading wildlife charities. Learn how to make your garden habitat friendly whilst...
University of Oxford - Plant Hunters Exploration Day
Venue Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay Oxfordshire OX44 9PX Contact www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - £60 Advance booking required 10-00am to 4.00pm Event details Where do plants growing in our garden come from originally? Find out how plants have come into cultivation from the four corners of the earth. Undertake your own journey of exploration in the Botanic Garden guided by...
Venue Harcourt Arboretum Nuneham Courtenay Oxfordshire OX44 9PX Contact www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - £60 Advance booking required 10-00am to 4.00pm Event details Where do plants growing in our garden come from originally? Find out how plants have come into cultivation from the four corners of the earth. Undertake your own journey of exploration in the Botanic Garden guided by...
The Garden Show at Stansted
Venue Stansted Park Rowlands Castle Hampshire PO9 6DX Contact www.stanstedpark.co.uk Tel: 02392 412265 Ticket information Cost - adult £8 / concession £6 / family £24 (2 adults and 4 children) 10-00am to 5.00pm Event details Visitors can enjoy the diversity of a range of over 300 stands including plants and garden related products. The ancient Chapel will be brimming with the fabulous...
Venue Stansted Park Rowlands Castle Hampshire PO9 6DX Contact www.stanstedpark.co.uk Tel: 02392 412265 Ticket information Cost - adult £8 / concession £6 / family £24 (2 adults and 4 children) 10-00am to 5.00pm Event details Visitors can enjoy the diversity of a range of over 300 stands including plants and garden related products. The ancient Chapel will be brimming with the fabulous...
Roses All The Way - Lecture
Venue Wollerton Old Hall Garden Wollerton Market Drayton TF9 3NA Contact E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01630 685760 Ticket information Cost - £70 Advance booking required Event details Lecturer: Michael Marriott. After studying for a degree in Agricultural Botany, Michael first undertook research in the Tropics before entering the world of roses and more specifically David Austin. He is now their Technical Manager and...
Venue Wollerton Old Hall Garden Wollerton Market Drayton TF9 3NA Contact E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01630 685760 Ticket information Cost - £70 Advance booking required Event details Lecturer: Michael Marriott. After studying for a degree in Agricultural Botany, Michael first undertook research in the Tropics before entering the world of roses and more specifically David Austin. He is now their Technical Manager and...
West Woodhay House Garden Show
Venue West Woodhay Nr Newbury Berkshire RG20 0BS Contact www.westwoodhaygardenshow.com Tel: 01206 251790 Ticket information Cost - £6 in advance / £7 on the gate Event details The beautiful private gardens of the Henderson family will be opened for this bi annual event. In addition to the open gardens there will be Show Gardens designed by local garden designers and gardening...
Venue West Woodhay Nr Newbury Berkshire RG20 0BS Contact www.westwoodhaygardenshow.com Tel: 01206 251790 Ticket information Cost - £6 in advance / £7 on the gate Event details The beautiful private gardens of the Henderson family will be opened for this bi annual event. In addition to the open gardens there will be Show Gardens designed by local garden designers and gardening...
Crook Hall and Gardens - Garden Tour
Venue Frankland Lane Sidegate Durham DH1 5SZ Contact Tel: 0191 384 8028 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - adult £6.50 Advance booking essential Event details Join Keith Bell on a tour of these beautiful gardens. The gardens all have their own history and their own personalities. Some have been here for centuries whilst others are rather more recent additions. Gardens to enjoy,...
Venue Frankland Lane Sidegate Durham DH1 5SZ Contact Tel: 0191 384 8028 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - adult £6.50 Advance booking essential Event details Join Keith Bell on a tour of these beautiful gardens. The gardens all have their own history and their own personalities. Some have been here for centuries whilst others are rather more recent additions. Gardens to enjoy,...
Gardens in the Wild
Venue Stagg Meadow Titley Herefordshire HR5 3LR Contact www.gardensinthewild.org E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information See website for latest ticket information 9.30am to 6.00pm Event details The theme of the festival combines nature and landscape with the garden.It will focus on bringing wildness into the garden. It celebrates the beauty of summer in Herefordshire. Talks and interviews with speakers including: Anna Pavord, Noel Kingsbury, Nigel Dunnett, Peter...
Venue Stagg Meadow Titley Herefordshire HR5 3LR Contact www.gardensinthewild.org E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information See website for latest ticket information 9.30am to 6.00pm Event details The theme of the festival combines nature and landscape with the garden.It will focus on bringing wildness into the garden. It celebrates the beauty of summer in Herefordshire. Talks and interviews with speakers including: Anna Pavord, Noel Kingsbury, Nigel Dunnett, Peter...
The Woburn Abbey Garden Show
Venue Woburn Abbey Woburn Park Bedfordshire MK17 9WA Contact www.woburn.co.uk/tickets Tel: 01525 290333 Ticket information Cost - adult £10.99 / senior £9.99 / child £6.00 10.00am to 5.00pm Event details Entry to the Woburn Abbey Garden Show includes entry into the Woburn Abbey Gardens, including sculpture exhibition, free garden tours and free entry to the Hornbeam Maze. The Show promises a mixture...
Venue Woburn Abbey Woburn Park Bedfordshire MK17 9WA Contact www.woburn.co.uk/tickets Tel: 01525 290333 Ticket information Cost - adult £10.99 / senior £9.99 / child £6.00 10.00am to 5.00pm Event details Entry to the Woburn Abbey Garden Show includes entry into the Woburn Abbey Gardens, including sculpture exhibition, free garden tours and free entry to the Hornbeam Maze. The Show promises a mixture...
The Blenheim Palace Flower Show
Venue Blenheim Palace Woodstock Oxfordshire OX 20 1PP Contact www.aztecevents.co.uk Ticket information Cost - £12.00 on the day / £10.00 in advance Concessions - £9.00 on the day / £7.50 in advance Event details Discover a world of horticultural excellence at the Blenheim Flower Show. Featuring the best landscape and floral talent that the UK has to offer, alongside an extensive...
Venue Blenheim Palace Woodstock Oxfordshire OX 20 1PP Contact www.aztecevents.co.uk Ticket information Cost - £12.00 on the day / £10.00 in advance Concessions - £9.00 on the day / £7.50 in advance Event details Discover a world of horticultural excellence at the Blenheim Flower Show. Featuring the best landscape and floral talent that the UK has to offer, alongside an extensive...
All About Gardening Show - Lincolnshire
Venue Lincolnshire Showground Grange-de-Lings Lincolnshire LN2 2NA Contact www.aztecevents.co.uk Ticket information Cost - £6.50 on the day / £5.00 in advance Concessions - £5.50 on the day / £4.50 in advance Event details Featuring a large assortment of nurseries, plantsmen and garden companies alongside an extensive array of garden and home retail products. Open daily 9.30am - 5.30pm.
Venue Lincolnshire Showground Grange-de-Lings Lincolnshire LN2 2NA Contact www.aztecevents.co.uk Ticket information Cost - £6.50 on the day / £5.00 in advance Concessions - £5.50 on the day / £4.50 in advance Event details Featuring a large assortment of nurseries, plantsmen and garden companies alongside an extensive array of garden and home retail products. Open daily 9.30am - 5.30pm.
Unusual Edible Plants for your Garden: Illustrated Talk with Mark Diacono
Venue Chelsea Physic Garden 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea London SW3 4HS Contact Tel: 020 7352 5646 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - £25 2.00pm to 3.30pm Event details Mark runs Otter Farm, the UK’s only climate change farm, home to orchards of olives, peaches, pecans, szechuan pepper, apricots and a vineyard. He hopes to revolutionise the British larder by growing...
Venue Chelsea Physic Garden 66 Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea London SW3 4HS Contact Tel: 020 7352 5646 E-mail: [email protected] Ticket information Cost - £25 2.00pm to 3.30pm Event details Mark runs Otter Farm, the UK’s only climate change farm, home to orchards of olives, peaches, pecans, szechuan pepper, apricots and a vineyard. He hopes to revolutionise the British larder by growing...
In Depth - Wildlife Gardening
Venue South Worcestershire College Malvern Campus, Albert North Road Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2YH Contact Tel: 01684 565351 www.sworcs.ac.uk/part-time/course Ticket information Cost - £25 10.00am to 1.00pm Event details This morning session will explore: bees (bumble, honey and solitary), butterflies and moths, other insects, birds and wild plants in the garden. Just what is known about them, and how are they established? This...
Venue South Worcestershire College Malvern Campus, Albert North Road Malvern, Worcestershire WR14 2YH Contact Tel: 01684 565351 www.sworcs.ac.uk/part-time/course Ticket information Cost - £25 10.00am to 1.00pm Event details This morning session will explore: bees (bumble, honey and solitary), butterflies and moths, other insects, birds and wild plants in the garden. Just what is known about them, and how are they established? This...
