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May 2019
Donington Le Heath 1620’s House and Garden Plant Fair
This is an unusual and exciting venue for our plant fairs in Leicestershire. The Medieval Manor House dating back to 1280, has a fascinating history and was owned by one of the Gunpowder Plotters! Donington le Heath Manor House is a surviving example of a family home built around seven hundred years ago and modernised in 1618. Surrounding the Manor House, are period gardens and woodland planted as part of the development of the National Forest. The gardens, re-created in…
Find out more »Weston Park Plant Fair
Weston 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 Cafe…
Find out more »Ness Hall Plant Fair
This beautiful private garden looks stunning, at any time of the year, and for 2019 we are back in the spring time. Harriette and her gardener, Alan, have lots of plans for the garden so until I visit them in April, I, too, am in the dark! I do know that they have planted over 500 tulips for the May events over the years and continue to add to their bulb collections so you can be assured of spectacular planting…
Find out more »The National Memorial Arboretum
Our Plant Hunters' Fairs are now an established item on the calendar at The National Memorial Arboretum and you will find us along Yeomanry Avenue our regular home from now on. Come along and buy some wonderful plants - you can leave them with the nurserymen whilst you explore this inspiring venue and pop back later to collect them. The Arboretum is a unique haven of peace, contemplation and hope for the future and is the site of the Armed…
Find out more »Adlington Hall Plant Fair
2019 will be our 11th year at this grand venue in the heart of Cheshire and the plant fair will be held beside the house as usual and as visitors have come to expect, will feature top quality nurseries each with their own unique specialties. Home of the Legh family since 1315, Adlington Hall is one of the oldest and most historic Cheshire houses. The 2,000 acre Estate contains parkland landscaped in the 18th century in the style of 'Capability…
Find out more »The National Flower Show
The National Flower Show's Floral Pavilion forms the centre of this year’s show. Packed with exhibitors showcasing the UK’s finest nurseries and plantsman competing for the prestigious Best in Show Award. You will find an abundance of trade stands selling everything from unique garden gazebos, greenhouses and arbours to gardening sundries and hundreds of other products from over 100 leading exhibitors. Our Food and Drink Pavilion will be packed with a range of scrumptious food and drink purveyors and artisans,…
Find out more »British Ironwork Centre Plant Fair
The British Ironwork Centre not only boasts a working smithy and a showroom featuring the biggest choice of quality British ironware for both indoors and garden use but also the Shropshire Sculpture Park featuring a safari in ironwork that has to be seen to be believed! The venue has lots to see and explore with something for all ages, plus the bonus of a great Plant Hunters Fair to enjoy! So far our plant fairs have raised over £6000 for…
Find out more »Rare Plant Fair Winterbourne House and Garden
Winterbourne is one of the best surviving examples of an Edwardian Arts and Crafts suburban villa garden in Birmingham. The garden was lovingly created by the homeowners, Margaret and John Nettlefold, using the books of Gertrude Jekyll as guides and inspiration. When the Nettlefolds left in 1919, two subsequent families called Winterbourne home. The latter, John Nicolson, was an avid gardener and built on the existing foundation with further features such as a Japanese bridge and scree garden. When the…
Find out more »Kingston Bagpuize House Rare Plant Fair
This 18th century house is in a unique setting on the edge of The White Horse Vale and surrounded by its beautiful garden and parkland. The area of garden to the immediate east and north of the house was formal in layout and today this remains the case. The lawns once graced by majestic trees are now largely open; the vista from the east, looking up the beech avenue towards the house, framed by the four Wellingtonias planted around 1860,…
Find out more »June 2019
High Glanau Manor Rare Plant Fair
High Glanau Manor is an important Arts and Crafts house set in 12 acres of gardens designed in 1922 by H. Avray Tipping. Tipping was the Architectural Editor of Country Life magazine from 1907 until his death in 1933. Original features, once lost, have been lovingly restored by the current owners, including an Edwardian glasshouse and large pergola. What was a rustic stone tank set into the wall with steps leading to a swimming pool, surrounded by concrete and lampposts,…
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