I thought I’d start off this week with some flowery dates for your diary. You may notice a couple that I’ve already featured on Flowerona. But I thought you’d appreciate them being included in this list.
FEBRUARY
Fashion & Gardens Exhibition
- Dates : February 7th-April 27th
- Location : The Garden Museum, Lambeth Palace Rd, London, SE1 7LB
- Website : The Garden Museum
Exhibition by floral artist Rebecca Louise Law
- Dates : February 9th-15th
- Location : The Coningsby Gallery, 30 Tottenham Street, London W1T 4RJ
- Website : Coningsby Gallery
MARCH
Camellia Festival at Chiswick House
- Dates : March 1st-30th
- Location : Chiswick House, London, W4 2QN
- Website : Chiswick House
APRIL
RHS Show Cardiff
- Dates : April 11th-13th
- Location : Bute Park, Cardiff Castle, Cardiff, CF10 3EA
- Website : RHS Show Cardiff
Harrogate Flower Show
- Dates : April 24th-27th
- Location : Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG2 8NZ
- Website : Harrogate Flower Show
Floral Guernsey Festival
- Dates : April 26th-May 4th, July 5th-13th, Sep 20-28th
- Location : Guernsey, Channel Islands
- Website : Floral Guernsey Festival
MAY
RHS Malvern Spring Festival
- Dates : May 8th-11th
- Location : Malvern Showground, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
- Website : RHS Malvern Spring Festival
Chelsea Fringe
- Dates : May 17th-June 8th
- Location : Different venues and settings across London
- Website : Chelsea Fringe
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
- Dates : May 20th-24th
- Location : Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, SW3 4SL
- Website : RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Chichester Cathedral Festival of Flowers
- Dates : May 29th-31st
- Location : Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1PX
- Website : Chichester Cathedral Festival of Flowers
JUNE
BBC Gardener’s World Live
- Dates : June 12th-15th
- Location : NEC, Birmingham, B40 1NT
- Website : BBC Gardener’s World Live
WAFA World Flower Show
- Dates : June 18th-22nd
- Location : The Royal Dublin Society, Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Website : WAFA World Flower Show
Blenheim Palace Flower Show
- Dates : June 20th-22nd
- Location : Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1PP
- Website : Blenheim Palace Flower Show
JULY
RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
- Dates : July 8th-13th
- Location : Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU
- Website : RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
- Dates : July 23rd-27th
- Location : Tatton Park, Mereheath Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Website : RHS Flower Show Tatton Park
AUGUST
Shrewsbury Flower Show
- Dates : August 8th-9th
- Location : Quarry Park, Shrewsbury
- Website : Shrewsbury Flower Show
The Battle of Flowers
- Dates : August 14th-15th
- Location : Jersey, Channel Islands
- Website : The Battle of Flowers
Flowers@Oxford
- Dates : August 22nd-24th
- Location : Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, Oxford, OX2 6QA
- Website : Flowers@Oxford
SEPTEMBER
St. Albans Cathedral Flower Festival
- Dates : September 25th-28th
- Location : St. Albans Cathedral, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 1BY
- Website : St. Albans Cathedral Flower Festival
Malvern Autumn Show
- Dates : September 27th-28th
- Location : Malvern Showground, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW
- Website : Malvern Autumn Show
I’m sure that there are lots more floral events taking place around the UK and Ireland over the coming 12 months. Please do feel free to add any of them to this list by typing in the ‘Leave a Reply’ box below….then, other Flowerona readers can find out about them too.
P.S. Do look out for the new TV programme, ‘Grow, Make, Eat : The Great Allotment Challenge‘ which is expected to air on BBC2 in early 2014. Florist, Jonathan Moseley, is on the panel of judges.
A few extra dates for those further north, or to plan a lovely Scottish holiday around:
Gardening Scotland 2014
30 May to 1 June
Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh
Ayr Flower Show 2014
2 – 4 August
Dundee Flower and Food Festival 2014
5 – 7 September
Thank you very much Paula :-).