Shows & Events

Newton-le-Willows Flower and Vegetable Show, which has been running for almost 100 years, is being held on Saturday, September 9th, from 2.00 p.m. This year's Newton-Le-Willows Flower & Vegetable Show includes, competitive classes for flowers, pot plants, vegetables, fruit, art, photography, baking, jam, jellies and chutney and also classes for children to enter. There will also be stalls selling plants, a tombola and a raffle. The Show will end at approximately 4.15 p.m., with the presentation to the winners. Entry…

Enjoy a day out browsing the specialist plant nurseries selling unusual plants and shrubs and gather great ideas for your garden for the following year. The Arley gardeners will be at the fair and will be only to pleased to give advice, guidance and answer any questions you may have about the best type of plants for your garden. The Gardener’s Kitchen café is open for meals or just delicious tea and cake. Admission: £1.50, or £1 if booked in…

Weston Park is an award winning stately home set in 1000 acres of "Capability" Brown parkland much of it wooded and planted with spring bulbs, bluebells, azaleas and rhododendrons. The fair will be held on The Dairy Green, close to the house with the Stables Coffee Bar close on hand. There is also a great adventure playground for children plus a selection of outdoor games in the courtyard. The miniature railway will also be running (additional charge). The Deli and…

Here are just some of the highlights of this year's Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. Our theme this autumn is Plants of Pleasure, a journey across thousands of years of guilty plant enjoyment. From cocoa beans and grape vines, to love potions and perfumed oils we explore the origins of those plants often considered to be naughty, but nice. How did the bitter taste of coffee become so popular? And could you really make someone fall in love with a perfume?…

Henbury Hall is a hidden gem in the heart of the rolling north Cheshire countryside and is a setting of almost magical peace and tranquility. The 12 acre gardens have recently undergone a transformation to awake them from years of slumber and are just waiting to be explored and loved. Set in an undulating landscape and surrounding two magnificent lakes, the gardens contain many fine trees and shrubs including some rare specimens as well as more intimate spaces such as…

A 15-acre listed garden and arboretum with lakes, streams and cascades, created by the Rhyd y Meirch stream as it flows through the garden. Unusual trees including several national champions, shrubs and flowers have been planted since 1790. It is likely that the landscaping trends of Capability Brown influenced the owners in the late 18th Century, as seen by plantings of stately London plane trees and beech which to this day, cast their shadows on the lawns and parkland. The…

Abbeywood is a 45-acre family estate nestling in the Delamere countryside, right in the heart of Cheshire. Abbeywood Gardens has lots to offer including acre upon acre of woodland, informal and formal gardens including the dramatic prairie garden, all different and distinctive in their own right, plus you can relax and drink up the atmosphere in the Garden Cafe which serves fine foods for your enjoyment. There is a 2km wildlife walk, incorporating 27 acres of mature and newly-planted woodland;…

Malvern Autumn Show, in association with Westons Cider Mill, returns this September, and offers fun for all the family. Expert gardeners battle it out to see who can grow the heaviest or longest veg and be crowned the ultimate vegetable growing champion at the CANNA UK National Giant Vegetables Championship. Last year saw four world records beaten! Youngsters can explore the vintage village and the Old Tyme Fairground, or visit the World of Animals. With dog agility, floral displays and…