RHS London Plant and Design Show
Kick-starting the flower show year with winter colour and early, spring-flowering plants, the UK’s best nurserymen and growers will gather in RHS Lawrence Hall to showcase spectacular floral displays. Exhibitors include multi-RHS Gold medal winners Jacques Armand and Avon Bulbs. Plants are available to buy.
Making the most of small outdoor spaces is a major theme of the show, and two of the 2011 RHS Young Designer of the Year finalists, Alexandra Froggatt (above sketch) and Owen Morgan, will stage show gardens demonstrating how you can transform a neglected, unloved alleyway into a beautiful green oasis.
RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London, SW1P 2PE
Tickets: www.rhs.org.uk/londonshows, 0845 612 1253
RHS London Orchid and Botanical Art Show
Specialist growers from across the globe will be exhibiting a spectacular array of exotic and hardy orchids to highlight the importance of orchid conservation in the wild. Some of the orchids are so rare they have not been seen in this country before. Visitors can ask growers about their extraordinary history, wonder at their unique beauty and buy from a vast collection of orchids.
Exhibitors include The Orchid Society of Great Britain, Eric Young Orchid Foundation and the Writhlington School Orchid Project, all of whom are dedicated to the conservation of this mysterious plant.
16-17 March: RHS London Orchid and Botanical Art Show
15 March: Special Preview Evening
RHS Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, London, SW1P 2PE
With the arrival of spring, the RHS is holding a plant fair for people to stock-up on plants and receive advice from RHS experts on ways to replenish their frost-bitten gardens.
Leading nurseries and growers, the majority of which are RHS Chelsea Flower Show regulars, will be selling stunning spring-flowering plants, seeds and bulbs, including tulips, chrysanthemums, daffodils and much more. Top traders will also be selling tools and other essential gardening implements.
RHS London Autumn Harvest Show
Day 1 (TBC)10am – 7pm (Tickets: £8, RHS Members: FREE)
Day 2 (TBC)10am – 5pm (Tickets: £5, RHS Members: FREE)
A floral and foodie feast celebrating the colour and taste of autumn. See, taste and buy mouthwatering produce, marvel at magnificent floral displays and purchase plants, gardening products and gadgets.
Autumn is the perfect time to be planting and top nurserymen and growers will be holding interactive demonstrations to show how you can create impactful autumnal containers. RHS Advisory will also be on hand to answer all gardening queries.
There will be plenty of edible delights like chutneys, chillis, apples, jams and pumpkins to tempt both the eye and palate.
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