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Gardening Events in the U.K.

If it is on, we will try to list it 
(but you need to tell us about your gardening events first!)

The Gardening Events Board is a free service that we offer to our clients and other horticultural organizations. The aim is to inform our visitors, so please bear that in mind when using this service!


 To make use of our Gardening Events service, please  E-mail the details of your event, giving full  details, including the date, time and address of the event. We will also need  the address and phone number of the organizer. (We also need to know the name of the organization that you represent, and your position within it)

Contact us by Email dhgardenseeker1@googlemail.com

Events in -   July 2010 : August 2010 : September 2010
 

  

July 2010

Jekka’s Herb Farm Open Days, near Bristol:  23rd – 25th July, 10am – 4pm

Jekka’s Herb Farm, Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3SY

Jekka’s Herb Farm is an award-winning, organic herb nursery, growing over 600 herb varieties for mail order. The farm is usually closed to the public, but 5 times each year holds Open Days, when all are welcome to browse and buy amongst the herbs, to attend (pre-bookable) herb workshops with writer, author and broadcaster, Jekka McVicar, and twice daily farm tours. Chat with Jekka and the team about growing and using herbs, and handpick your herb garden. Seasonal, locally sourced refreshments available throughout each Open Day. Visit www.jekkasherbfarm.com/ tel: 01454 418878 for details and workshop bookings.


Carshalton Lavender Harvest 2010 -  24th - 25th July

The award-winning Carshalton Lavender opens its fields once again for the annual harvest, 24th and 25th July, 10am to 4pm.

Visitors can come and PYO lavender, and enjoy the heritage fields in full bloom. Other attractions include lavender oil distillation, aromatherapy and massage, barbecue, lavender products, beekeepers, plant sale.

Entrance is free. PYO Lavender: £1, small bunch; £2 large bunch; from £6 per bucket.

Please bring scissors, a bag for your lavender and protection from the sun (if it's sunny!).

Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th July 2010, 10am to 4pm.

The Local Lavender Project was established by environmental charity BioRegional Development Group, with the London Borough of Sutton, Yardley of London and Downview Prison. It aims torestore the world-famous lavender industry of Carshalton and Mitcham. Enthusiasts from Downview grew and planted cuttings on vacant Council allotments. Each summer the public are invited to pick their own lavender and the remainder of the crop is made into Lavender essential oil. Since 2003, a group of volunteers, Carshalton Lavender, has managed the field and organised the harvest days at Stanley Road allotments.

How to get there ...
Stanley Road Allotments, Carshalton Beeches, SM5 4NQ
By rail: frequent trains from London Victoria, West Croydon and Sutton to Carshalton Beeches - 10 min walk
By bus: 154, 127, 157, S4.

Please come by public transport or cycle if possible. Parking is very limited.

www.carshaltonlavender.org


August 2010

Auction at Coldred Nursery. Sunday 1st August 10am.

Little Manor Farm, Church Road, Coldred, Dover.CT15 5AQ. 01304 831102.

This a friendly, informal affair and you don't need any experience so come along and bid for a few bargains!

Lots of plants - bedding and patio plants, hanging baskets, hardy perennials and shrubs. Also some barrels, furniture, miscellaneous items.

Viewing Saturday 31st July and before bidding starts Sunday. Pre-bids welcome if you can't make it on the day or don't want to stay for the whole event.

If you have anything you would like to sell, give us a ring or call in for details. No guns or livestock!

This is not a closing down sale - the nursery will be open for business as usual after the auction, selling a wide range of hardy perennials, shrubs and climbers, and bedding plants in season. Oak barrels and tubs also available.

01304 831102, Or Email here for further details


An Evening with Monty Don - At Regents Park Open Air Theatre (London) 22 August 2010
7.30pm  Tickets £20 / £25 **

Gardening legend Monty Don will bring the Open Air Theatre alive with a special evening of stories, anecdotes and Q&A with friends and guests. Monty is best known for presenting BBC 2’s Gardeners World from 2003 to 2008, Don Roaming, Fork to Fork, Real Gardens and Lost Gardens. His most recent shows include Mastercrafts and the beautifully made My Dream Farm. Monty is a keen organic gardener and became President of the Soil Association in 2008.
0207 734 5566  www.bigwheeltickets.com   


September 2010

 

Dundee Flower & Food Festival 2010   -  Friday 3 - Sunday 5 September

Camperdown Country Park, Coupar Angus Road, Dundee   DD2 4TF 

 

The region's top lifestyle event taking place over 3 days, offering the best in food, horticulture and live entertainment. The packed weekend programme includes

free cookery and gardening demonstrations, children's activities, a craft fair,

the chance to buy an amazing range of plants and quality food products and much more. The 2010 Festival plays host to the National Vegetable Society's Championships, and helps the Society celebrate its 50th anniversary. We also have TV celebrity duo,

The Hairy Bikers, dropping in. The two cooks, who have become known to millions of television viewers as they combine their love of motorcycling with down-to-earth cookery programmes, will be spending two days cooking and mingling with visitors to the Festival.

For further information visit www.dundeeflowerandfoodfestival.com

 

 


 

Jekka’s Herb Farm Open Days, near Bristol:  3rd -5th September, 10am – 4pm

Jekka’s Herb Farm, Rose Cottage, Shellards Lane, Alveston, Bristol BS35 3SY

 Jekka’s Herb Farm is an award-winning, organic herb nursery, growing over 600 herb varieties for mail order. The farm is usually closed to the public, but 5 times each year holds Open Days, when all are welcome to browse and buy amongst the herbs, to attend (pre-bookable) herb workshops with writer, author and broadcaster, Jekka McVicar, and twice daily farm tours. Chat with Jekka and the team about growing and using herbs, and handpick your herb garden. Seasonal, locally sourced refreshments available throughout each Open Day. Visit www.jekkasherbfarm.com/ tel: 01454 418878 for details and workshop bookings.


Garden Party - Question Time
Thursday 30th September, 2.30pm - 5pm (on behalf of Perennial and Mercy Ships UK)

Netherurd House, Blyth Bridge, West Linton Peeblesshire, EH46 7AQ
"Have those nagging gardening questions answered by the experts. Enjoy afternoon tea in the company of some of Scotland's best known horticulturalists amid the beautiful surroundings of Netherurd House."
Tickets £20
For more information or to book tickets, please contact Susie Hope
on 01899 830 475 or email susie.hope@mercyships.org.uk