Floral summer spectacular

Here’s our pick of the best garden and flower shows taking place in Britain over the next few months

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Expect colourful displays at Shrewsbury Flower Show

WHAT: Shrewsbury Flower Show
WHEN: 10-11 August
WHERE: Quarry Park, Shrewsbury

With 125 years of practice behind it, the Shrewsbury Flower show knows how to please its visitors. This year, expect the very best in stunning floral displays, garden design, planting and upcoming trends. Over three million blooms are bought into Shrewsbury for the Flower Show each year to impress the thousands of visitors but if all the gardening and floral displays weren’t enough to impress you, make sure to check out the celebrity chefs, talks, live bands, quad and motorcycle stunt shows. Keep the little ones happy with Bob Hogg and his sheepdog, magicians, clowns and competitions galore.

For tickets and more information visit www.shrewsburyflowershow.org.uk

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WHAT: Taunton Flower Show
WHEN: 3-4 August
WHERE: Taunton, Somerset

Somerset’s historic Vivary Park will once again host the annual Taunton Flower Show, often hailed by media as ‘The best in the West’. As it rivals its prestigious counterparts in London, this year the show is investing more than ever before on entertainment to captivate visitors of all ages, whether or not they be gardening enthusiasts. With a myriad of delightful activities from the Dog and Duck Display show to the Robin Hood themed displays and demonstrations, the sponsors of this year’s show are eager to promote the fun day out as much as the flowers. However the horticultural side of the show is in full bloom this year. The ‘Ready, Steady, Garden’ competition to build a small garden in just 2 hours is unique to Taunton Flower Show. With a nod to the topical concern for water conservation, the series of talks by experts will include a presentation by Dinah Lindon-Critchley of Blooming Hill Plants in Shepton Mallet on growing vegetables in dry conditions. Be sure to catch the beautiful and exotic displays by the South West Orchid Society and the British Cactus Society to inspire your gardens. And to wrap up the two day extravaganza make sure to get yourself a ticket to the Sunday evening Prom which is back after its inaugural success last year.

For tickets and more information visit www.tauntonflowershow.co.uk

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WHAT: RHS Malvern Autumn Show
WHEN: 29-30 September
WHERE: The Three Counties Showground, Malvern

Set in the heart of Worcestershire, this garden show is set to welcome in autumn and all its delights this September. The Landscaping Live display will show visitors how to transform garden space with their range of landscaping projects. The RHS gardens will, as always, display exquisite displays from the country’s top nurseries and the Harvest Pavilion will showcase impressive flower and vegetable displays, including the giant vegetable section! French celebrity chef, Jean-Christophe-Novelli, will be on hand for demonstrations and dishing out some top tips throughout the two day show and there will be more than enough to keep the whole family entertained with a discovery zone, a bake off, daily animal parades and much, much more.

For tickets and more information visit www.rhs.org.uk/shows-events/malvern-autumn-show

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http://www.threecounties.co.uk/malvernautumn/