APRIL 2010

Events for gardeners and garden lovers in April

1-30 Thursday to Friday
Tulip Festival at Waddeson Manor, Waddesdon, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH. Including two special beds in front of the house filled with a dazzling array of tulips. Open from 10am to 5pm. Event is free. Normal garden admission fees apply £5.50 weekdays, £7 weekends.
•Information: Call 01296 653226 or visit www.waddesdon.org.uk

3 Saturday
Solihull and District Orchid Society Orchid Show at Arden School, Station Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands. From 11am to 4pm. Admission £1.50 adults, children free.
•Information: Call 01564 822 897.

4 and 5 Sunday and Monday
Easter at Benington Lordship Gardens, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG2 7BS. The gardens are covered by Scilla bithynica, a relative of the bluebell plus large clumps of daffodils. Admission £4 for adults, £2 for under 16s and children under 12 free. Open from noon to 5pm both days.
•Information: Call 08701 261709 or visit www.beningtonlordship.co.uk.

4 April
Spring Plant Fair at Arley Hall and Gardens, Northwich, Cheshire CW9 6NA. Admission £2.50 adults, children free. Open from 10am to 4pm.
•Information: Call 01565 777353.

6 and 7 Tuesday and Wednesday
The RHS Greener Gardening Show at Lawrence Hall, Greycoat Street, London SW1P 2QD. Open from 11am to 7pm on the 6th and from 10am to 5pm on the 7th. Admission £5 on Tuesday and £3 Wednesday.
•Information: Call 0845 6121253.

10 Saturday
Stalham and District Horticultural Society’s Annual Spring Show at Stalham High School, Norwich, Norfolk NR12 9DG. Open from 2pm. Entry free.
•Information: Email susancarter2@nhs.net

14 Wednesday
The Museum Gardens in Spring at the Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York YO1 7FR. Guided tour of the museum gardens to look at the spring horticultural highlights. From 2pm to 3pm. Entry free.
•Information: To book a place call 01904 650333.

18 Sunday
Specialist Plant Sale at Stables Hill, Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire DE45 1PP. Forty specialist nurseries offering a wide range of plants. From 11am to 5pm. Free entry.
Information: Call 01246 565300.

25 Sunday
Auricula Open Day at Field House Nursery, Leake Road, Gotham, Nottingham NG11 0JN. Around 400 varieties will be available. Admission free. Open from 11am to 5pm.
•Information: Call 0115 983 0278.
Specialist Plant Fair at Spetchley Park Gardens, Spetchley, Worcester WR5 1RS. Thirty nurseries from England and Wales offering unusual garden plants. Chris Bailes, curator of RHS Garden Rosemoor will talk on Brilliant Borders. Open from 11am to 5pm. Admission £5 on the day, excluding or £10 pre-booked, including lecture.
•Information: Call 01531 650480 or visit www.plantfair.co.uk

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