National Events 2008

January

Garden Organic Ryton - The Wassail. Sunday 20th, 12pm - 2.30pm. A traditional ceremony in the organic orchard. Click here for details.

February

Garden Organic Ryton - Potato Day. Sunday 3rd, 10am - 5pm. Over 100 varieties of seed potatoes will be available, also talks, cookery demonstrations and tasting sessions. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 1) Saturday 9th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Click here for details.  

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 2) Saturday 23rd, 1.30pm - 4.30pm Click here for details.

March

Garden Organic Ryton - Planning an organic vegetable garden, Saturday 1st, 1.30pm - 4.30pm.
Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 3) Saturday 15th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Orchid Show Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th, 10am - 5pm. Royal Horticultural Hall, Greycoat street, London. Click here for details.

April

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 4) Saturday 5th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 5) Saturday 26th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Cardiff Spring show, Bute park Cardiff. Friday 18th - Sunday 20th. Click here for details.

Harrogate Spring Flower Show, Thursday 24th - Sunday 27th. Click here for details.

Tulipmania Festival, Mid April - Mid May (six weeks) in South Lincolnshire and the Fens. This will include the Spalding Tulip parade and the World Tulip Summit. Click here for details.

May

BTCV 'Spring into Action, campaign to encourage people to get involved with conservation of local green spaces and wildlife. May 1st - June 8th. Click here for details.

World Tulip Summit in Spalding, Thursday`1st and Friday 2nd. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Spring show, Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 6) Saturday 17th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show, Tuesday 20th - Saturday 24th. Click here for details.

Gardening Scotland 2008, Friday 30th - Sunday June 1st. Click here for details.

June

Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley Gardens. 'Music Festival'  Thursday 5th - Saturday 7th.
Click here for details.

Garden Show Ireland, Friday 6th - Tuesday 10th. Click here for details.

BBC Gardeners World Live, Wednesday 11th - Sunday 15th. Click here for details.

Growing Food for London conference, Monday 30th, 9.30am - 5pm. The conference is organised by the London Food Link in partnership with the London Parks and Green Spaces Forum. (There will be a session about allotments.) Click here for details and a booking form.

July

The Continuous Picnic at Montague Place and Russell Square, Saturday 5th. Click here for details.
10am - 12noon: The Inverted Market and See How We've Grown competition.
12noon - 4pm: The Picnic.
4pm - 6pm: Community Composting.

Royal Horticultural Society, Hampton Court Flower Show, Tuesday 8th - Sunday 13th. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society, Tatton Park Flower Show, Wednesday 23rd - Sunday 27th. Click here for details.

August

Shrewsbury flower show Friday 15th & Saturday 16th. Click here for details.

National Allotment Gardens Trust, National Allotments Week. Dates will be available soon. Click here for details of 2007 events. .

Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley Flower show, Tuesday 19th - Thursday 21st. Click here for details.

September

National Amateur Gardening Show including National Giant Vegetables Championship, Friday 5th - Sunday 7th September. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 1) Saturday 6th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Harrogate Autumn Flower Show, Friday 12th - Sunday 14th. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Planning an Organic Vegetable Garden Saturday 20th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 2) Saturday 27th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society Malvern Autumn show, Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th. Click here for details.

October

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 3) Saturday 18th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Royal Horticultural Society, Wisley Gardens. 'A Taste of Autumn'  Friday 17th - Monday 20th.
Click here for details.

Apple display from a painting by Jodie Francis (a pupil at St Barnabus Primary school in 2007).

November

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 4) Saturday 8th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 5) Saturday 22nd, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

December

Garden Organic Ryton - Starting an Organic Allotment (part 6) Saturday 6th, 1.30pm - 4.30pm. Click here for details.

Additions

Please send information about forthcoming allotment and horticultural events to our contact address info@hahf.org.uk

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