Two of our favourite things: Japanese Maples and Flower Shows. When they meet, only happiness can ensue. Below you’ll find the flower shows we’ll be attending (fingers crossed!) in 2024.
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We are proud to be a member of the Plant Fairs Roadshow, a collective of specialist nurseries who organise and promote plant fairs in the south east of England. For more information about the events and the nurseries that take part, have a look at their website: www.plantfairsroadshow.co.uk
Arundel Castle Spring Plant Fair – Sunday 21st April, 10am to 5pm
Castle, lovely gardens, plants for sale… Why not come along and have a chat, maybe buy a tree (or two?). Don’t forget to book your tickets…
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
NEW! Ramster Gardens Plant Fair – Sunday 28th April, 10am to 3pm
Very excited to be taking our trees to Ramster Gardens for the first time this year. If you don’t know it, you’re in for a treat – beautiful woodland gardens with amazing rhododendrons, camellias, azaleas – oh, and quite a few Acer!
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Bishop’s Waltham Garden Fair – Sunday 5th May, 10am to 5pm
A well-established garden fair which helps to raise funds for the St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group – this means you can happily come and buy lots of plants and support a charity at the same time!
For more details: Bishop’s Waltham Garden Fair website
Borde Hill Garden Spring Plant Fair – Sunday 12th May, 10am to 3pm
Fantastic setting for a plant fair and a lovely time of year too! This is always a popular event so make sure you come along and see what fabulous plants are available for sale…
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
RHS Chelsea Flower Show – 21st May to 25th May
We’re back! We’re delighted to return to Chelsea after last year and we’ll be with six other members of Plant Fairs Roadshow which may help to calm the nerves! This flower show doesn’t really need much of an introduction does it? Come and see us in the Great Pavilion, stand GPC040.
For more details: RHS Flower Shows website
NEW! Benington Lordship Gardens – 9th June, 11am to 4pm
Our first visit to these gardens and we’re really looking forward to heading ‘up north’ – well, Stevenage. It should be a lovely day so come along and say hello!
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
NEW! Leonardslee Gardens Summer Plant Fair – 16th June, 10am to 3pm
A wonderfully important Sussex garden and we’re delighted to be exhibiting there for the first time. A fantastic venue full of glorious plants and horticultural history.
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Horniman Museum and Gardens Summer Plant Fair – 6th July, 11am to 4pm
Such a successful show last year and lovely to be returning to the big smoke. Held on a Saturday instead of the traditional Sunday so make sure you turn up at the right time!
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Chenies Manor House Plant Fair – 21st July, 10am to 5pm
Our annual visit to this neck of the woods – a great venue with a wide range of specialist nurseries to buy lots of lovely plants from. The gardens are a wonderful place in which to take a wander or enjoy a picnic; a fantastic day out!
For more details: Chenies Manor House website
The Great Comp Summer Show – 10th & 11th August
Venturing to the wilds of Kent for a lovely show in this famous garden. There will be a fine selection of nurseries to buy wonderful plants from, while at the same time, being serenaded by jazz standards. What more could you ask for a summer day out?
For more details: Great Comp website
Hole Park Late Summer Plant Fair – 18th August, 11am to 4pm
Back to Hole Park for the first time in a couple of years and really looking forward to it. A wonderful place with fabulous gardens and in the company of plenty of other planty people. Why miss it?
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Sussex Prairie Garden Autumn Plant Fair – Sunday 1st September, 12pm to 5pm
Great to be back in this lovely setting and since we’re coming into tree planting season, this is a fantastic opportunity to choose the Acer of your dreams…
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Borde Hill Autumn Plant Fair – Sunday 15th September, 10am to 3pm
We’ll be back at Borde Hill bringing the beginnings of mists of mellow fruitfulness. This is such a good time of year for tree planting, so come along and choose a maple for your garden….
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Mount Ephraim Gardens – Sunday 22nd September, 11am to 4pm
We attended the inaugural show last year and met lots of lovely people. If you didn’t get a chance to go, put the date in your diary now – it will be lovely to see you.
For more details: Plant Fairs Roadshow website
Great Dixter Autumn Plant Fair – 5th & 6th October, 11pm to 4pm
There’s nowhere quite like Dixter so if you only attend one flower show this year, make it this. Specialist nurseries, mouth-watering plants, sumptuous gardens and more plant geeks than you can shake a stick at. See you there…
For more details: Great Dixter website