National Events 2010

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January February March April
May June July August
September October November December

 

January

The Good Life - 100 years of Growing Your Own. An interesting exhibition at the Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB. Click here for details. The 6th October - 7th March 2010. Free entry offer for allotment growers who take along some home grown produce.

 

 

Visit some of the Potato Events
Click here for a list of venues.

London's Charity Potato Fair and Seed Exchange, Harris Girls' Academy, Holmstall Road, SE 22, Sunday 24th. Click here for details.

Gold Standard: Botanical Art Exhibition at Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London SW6 6EA. Friday 29th January - Monday 12th April. Click here for details.

Prepare for the Big Garden Bird Watch, Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st. Lots of information from the RSPB website. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Potato Day. Sunday 31st, 10am - 5pm. Over 100 varieties of seed potatoes will be available, also talks, cookery demonstrations and tasting sessions. Click here for details.

February

The Good Life - 100 years of Growing Your Own. An interesting exhibition at the Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB. Click here for details. Free entry offer for allotment growers who take along some home grown produce.

Gold Standard: Botanical Art Exhibition at Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London SW6 6EA. Friday 29th January - Monday 12th April. Click here for details.

Kew Gardens Tropical Extravaganza, February 6th - March 7th. Display of orchids and tropical plants. Click here for details.

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Royal Horticultural Society London Plant and Design Show, Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th, Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square, London. Click here for details.

Potato and Produce Plant Fair with Pennard Plants, Sunday 28th, 10.30am - 5pm. Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB. Click here for details.

March

The Good Life - 100 years of Growing Your Own, at the Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB. Click here for details. Free entry offer for allotment growers who take along some home grown produce. This exhibition will end on 7th March 2010.

Gold Standard: Botanical Art Exhibition at Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London SW6 6EA. Friday 29th January - Monday 12th April. Click here for details.

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

'Grow Your Own Open Days at four RHS gardens: Harlow Carr, Yorkshire and Wisley, Surrey: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th; Hyde Hall, Essex and Rosemoor, Devon: on Saturday 6th. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society London Orchid Show and Botanical Art Show, Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st, Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, and Vincent Square, London. Click here for details.

April

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Royal Horticultural Society London Greener Gardening Show, Tuesday 6th and Wednesday 7th, Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street, and Vincent Square, London. Click here for details.

Gold Standard: Botanical Art Exhibition at Fulham Palace, Bishop's Avenue, London SW6 6EA. Friday 29th January - Monday 12th April. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Spring show, Cardiff, Bute park Cardiff, Friday 16th - Sunday 18th. Click here for details.

Loseley Park Spring Gardening Show; Friday 16th - Sunday 18th. Click here for details.

Harrogate Spring Flower Show, Thursday 22nd - Sunday 25th. Organised by the North of England Horticultural Society. Special events in 2010: 'Grow it' - fruit and vegetable demonstrations. 'Spot it' - children's garden hunt. Click here for details.

Spring Plants and Produce Fair, Sunday 25th, 10.30am - 5pm, Museum of Garden History, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB. Click here for details.

May

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Grow Your Own Show, Loseley Park, Guildford Surrey, Sunday 2nd & Monday 3rd. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Spring show, Thursday 6th - Sunday 9th. Click here for details. There will be special events for the 25th Anniversary of this show.

Garden Festival Hillsborough Castle, Friday 21st - Sunday 23rd. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, Tuesday 25th - Saturday 29th. Click here for details.

Compost Awareness Week - 'Give it a Grow', Sunday 2nd - Saturday 8th. Click on the Recycle now website for information about the week and a composting guide.

June

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Gardening Scotland 2010, Friday 4th - Sunday 6th. Click here for details.

BBC Gardeners World Live, Wednesday 16th - Sunday 20th. Click here for details.

Loseley Park Gardening Show, Friday 18th - Sunday 20th. Click here for details.

July

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Royal Horticultural Society, Hampton Court Flower Show, Tuesday 6th - Sunday 11th. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society, Tatton Park Flower Show, Wednesday 21st - Sunday 25th. Click here for details.

August

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

National Allotments Week, details will be available later.

Shrewsbury flower show, Friday 13th & Saturday 14th. Click here for details.

Southport Flower Show, Thursday 19th - Sunday 2nd. Click here for details.

September

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

National Amateur Gardening Show including National Giant Vegetables Championship, Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th September. Click here for results from 2009 show. Details of 2010 show will be available later..

Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley Flower show, Click here for a report from the 2009 show. Details of 2010 will be available later..

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, Friday 17th - Sunday 19th.Organised by the North of England Horticultural Society. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Autumn show - A Celebration of Nature's Harvest, Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th. Click here for details.

October

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Royal Horticultural Society London Autumn Harvest Show, Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th, . Royal Horticultural Halls, Greycoat Street and Vincent Square, London. Click here for details.

  Bramley apple mosaic  


Bramley Bicentenary Apple Mosaic at Wisley garden

November

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Additional events will be added.

December

Ministry of Food Exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. Promoting healthy eating during and after the 2nd World War. February 12 - December 31st. Click here for details. You can also follow a blog about the exhibition and watch the video.

Seasonal events will be added later.

Proposed events for 2011

The Edible Garden Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, March 20th - 21st, 2011. This show was postponed from March 2010. Click here for details.

 

Additions

 If you want to add similar events to this list, send details to our contact address: info@hahf.org.uk

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