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Win Chelsea Flower Show tickets

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

Graham & Green – Win 2 Tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show

Win 2 Tickets to the Chelsea Flower Show with Graham & Green
WIN 2 tickets to the sold out Chelsea Flower Show on Saturday 28th May!

Simple to enter and deadline 24th May

Seedy Sunday in Brighton!

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

seedy sundaySeedy Sunday Saturday seedling swap

Saturday 7th May 2011, 10am to 1pm

The event is free and will take place next to the Harvest demonstration vegetable garden in Preston Park, behind the Rotunda Cafe, BN1 6HN.

Alan Titchmarsh TV show

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Alan Titchmarsh is to have a new gardening program.

The producer says the show will have a magazine format that is “not like Gardeners’ World”, to include “broader subject matter” that is “not specifically about how to garden and more about what people have in their domestic gardens all round the country”. He added: “It is different by nature because it is ITV and not BBC.” But he said ITV might change the format.

Episodes of the 12-show series will be 30 minutes long, beginning on Friday 10 June at 8pm

Edible garden show

Saturday, February 19th, 2011

The Edible Garden Show held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire between 18th – 20th March
Save up to 20% when buying tickets in advance

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Taunton Flower Show

Friday, January 21st, 2011

Taunton Flower Show 2011
5th and 6th August 2011
Held at the Vivary Park in the centre of Taunton
Tickets in advance get a 10% discount

Gardening on TV

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Life in a Cottage Garden with Carol Klein begins at 8.30pm on BBC2 on 7 January.
6-part series features lapsed-time photography which should show a full year in the garden!

Essex Country Show at Barleylands Today

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Full speed ahead at Barleylands Today!
Sunday 12th September

Essex Country Show

We had a fantastic day at the show yesterday. Families all enjoyed the displays in the arenas which included; jousting, birds of prey and dog demonstrations.

We’ve heard a rumour that we have three Top celebrities joining us this morning to film for their show. We would highly recommend that you arrive early not to miss them!

There are many other attractions and amusements to keep the whole family entertained and the weather is great today in Billericay. Come along and join us for a brilliant day out.

Admission to the show is;
Adults £10, Children (3 – 12yrs) £5, Senior citizens £7, Family (2 + 2) £25
10am to 5pm
Barleylands Farm, Barleylands Road, Billericay, Essex CM11 2UD
For more information visit www.barleylands.co.uk/essex-country-show

Summer Wine tasting at Clifton Nurseries

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Summer Wine tasting at Clifton NurseriesSummer Wine tasting at Clifton Nurseries

6.00pm-9.00pm August 11th


The next Summer wine tasting at Clifton Nurseries is idyllically set under cover of the flourishing house vines* at London’s much loved and oldest plant nursery. In conjunction with the experts at ‘The Winery’, West London’s award-winning wine specialists (www.thewineryuk.com), this year promises to be even more special than previous Summer tastings, thanks to an intriguing new crop of bio-dynamic wines to try, plus the Winery’s recommendations for the essential wines to help prolong the Summer for many more weeks to come. Staff at The Winery are experts in discovering the rising stars of the wine world: come and be among the first to taste these exquisite new flavours of white, red and rosè varieties and of course a range of glittering new champagnes.


Tickets and contact information: tickets are £25.00 (Friends of Clifton tickets are priced £20.00) to include light summer snacks and all drinks. For tichets call Guy Pullen on 020 7432 1866 or email guy.pullen@clifton.co.uk.


*or indoors in the indoor plants green house according to the weather

How to get there?

Clifton Nurseries is a short walk from their shop at: 5a Clifton Villas, W9 (nearest tube: Warwick Avenue on the Bakerloo Line).

More information on the Clifton Nurseries website

New Roses from Mattocks – at Hampton Court show

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Mattocks are exhibiting on Stand RF/12 at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 6th – 11th July, 2010.

Mattocks to launch three new roses at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2010

Specialist rose grower, Mattocks, has announced that it will be launching three award-winning new roses at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show.

The County® of Staffordshire, Joie de Vivre and Pomponella roses will be introduced at the event, the world’s largest annual flower show, which opens on July 6th at the historic south west London venue.

“Joie de Vivre is lively, vibrant and extremely versatile,” said Jo Davey at Mattocks. “Its attractive colouring and subtle scent are complemented by superb health qualities and a height and spread of 50cm x 40cm, making it the ideal summer gift.”

Pomponella is a free flowering floribunda rose with unusual rich pink pompom shaped flowers emerging from small rounded buds. The rose, which features dark green foliage and an upright habit, is also lightly fragranced. As with all Mattocks roses, Pomponella is highly disease resistant. Height and spread is 80cm x 60cm and sold in 5L pots at a RRP of £11.99.

“Pomponella is a real head-turner,” says Jo Davey at Mattocks. “Its unique flower form will give this season’s buyers a new and appealing variation.”

Pomponella won ADR 2006, plus international Gold/Silver and Bronze Medals

Commenting on the new launches, John Lord, managing director at Mattocks’ parent company, John Woods Nurseries said, “In The County® of Staffordshire, Joie de Vivre and Pomponella, Mattocks will have a colourful and exciting presence at Hampton Court this year. These new additions to an already successful range of durable roses will be of interest to gardeners of all types, from the private individual to the landscape professional.”
For more information and a list of all stockists visit: www.mattocks.co.uk

Brighton’s Seedy Sunday

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Brighton’s Seedy Sunday is a chance to swap seeds.

The Brighton & Hove Community Seed Swap takes place on the 1st Sunday in February every year