Garden Festivals and Flower Shows in England

BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Held at The NEC, Birmingham. The show dates for 2008 are 11th to 15th June.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show - Chelsea is the Royal Horticultural Society's most famous event and dates back to 1852 (originally it was held in Kensington, it moved to Chelsea in 1913). The show is normally held in the last week of May in the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea.

RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show - Unlike at the Chelsea Flower Show, gardeners can buy plants. 2007 dates are 3rd July to 8th July.

Malvern Autumn Garden & Country Show - The show is held in the Three Counties Show Ground. It is run by the Three Counties Agricultural Society in conjuction with the RHS. 2009 dates are 26th to 27th September.

Malvern Spring Gardening Show - The show is held at the Three Counties Show Ground. 2009 dates are 7-10th May.

RHS Tatton Park Flower Show, Cheshire - 2007 dates are 18-22 July.

Stansted Park Garden Show, Hampshire - Free talks and stalls with gardening products, sculpture, art, gifts, country food and wines. The show dates for 2008 are 6th to 8th June.