Divine Rose Gardens to Visit & Fabulous Rose Events to Attend this Summer!

When we think of summertime we often think of roses.  I adore scented roses!  I love growing roses and visiting rose gardens.  Here are some lovely gardens where you can celebrate and immerse yourself in the rose’s beauty and fragrance.

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Calendar of Winter, Spring, & Autumn Snowdrop Events for 2024!

Welcome to my Autumn & Winter Snowdrop Gardens, Talks, Events, and Open Days Calendar!  I want to help you discover the most beautiful and magnificent snowdrop gardens.  These gardens open to allow visitors the chance to experience the joy of visiting their snowdrop collections.  However, it’s not just garden openings in this calendar, you’ll also find details of snowdrop talks, lectures, webinars, virtual and online events, and any other lovely snowdrop events happening this autumn, winter, and spring!

Family Days Out & Gardens to Visit on Father’s Day 2021

This year, Father’s Day will be celebrated on Sunday 20th June 2021.  I’ve put together a list of special garden events and activities held over the Father’s Day 2021 weekend to help you find a memorable day out and celebrate a very happy weekend with your family.  Don’t forget that you may need to book tickets for these Father’s Day events in advance and places may be limited. 

2023 & 2024 Calendar of Specialist Plant Fairs, Festivals, Plant Sales, & Plant & Seed Swaps

Here’s my calendar with the dates and details of plant sales, festivals, and other super opportunities to buy wonderful, locally grown plants!  Great quality, rare, hard to find, unusual, choice plants and old favourites can all be found at the specialist plant fairs, plant sales, plant and seed swaps, and other events that I have listed for you below.

Snowdrop Events Calendar 2021

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Welcome to my 2021 Snowdrop Gardens, Talks, Virtual Events, and Open Days Calendar!  Here are the dates, and all the details of the openings of the most beautiful and magnificent snowdrop gardens.  These gardens are opening to allow visitors the chance to experience the joy of visiting their snowdrop collections.  

Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count 2020

I adore spending time immersed in nature, studying plants and butterflies.  Today I wanted to tell you about the Big Butterfly Counts I’ve taken at Bookham Common, in Surrey.

Butterfly Conservation’s Big Butterfly Count runs from Friday the 17th July 2020 until Sunday 9th August 2020 – so you still have plenty of time to join in and enjoy taking your own Butterfly Count! 

This year, Mothering Sunday, also known as Mother’s Day, will be held on Sunday 22nd March 2020, in the UK.  If you’re looking for a special family day out, the following gardens and attractions are all offering special offers to celebrate Mother’s Day 2020.  The offers differ, so I’ve listed the details of each event for Mother’s Day 2020 offer separately for every venue. 

2020 Daffodil Gardens and Events

To see my 2022 Calendar of Daffodil Garden Openings, Daffodil Shows, & Daffodil Events, please click here.

Daffodils are such cheerful flowers.  Full of hope and heralding the start of springtime; daffodils are a joy to behold.  Being such a popular flower, daffodils have been bred, selected, and re-selected, over a great many years, which has resulted in the creation of a diverse range of daffodil flowers. 

Daffodil Gardens to Visit this Springtime

If you’re looking for a superb day out this springtime, I’ve got plenty of ideas for you!  Here are some cheerful daffodil gardens where you can take an uplifting walk among the glowing daffodil flowers, in the spring sunshine!  Some of these gardens, like Winkworth Arboretum, are planted with early flowering daffodils that bloom in December, January, and February. 

2020 Calendar of Specialist Plant Fairs, Festivals, Sales, and Swaps

Happy new year!  Happy new plants!  Here are the dates and details of plant sales, plant festivals, plant swaps, seed swaps, and other super opportunities to buy wonderful, locally grown plants at fantastic prices; as well as details of events where you can swap plants or seeds for free!  Great quality, rare, hard to find, special, and unusual plants can be found at the specialist plant fairs and other events that I have listed for you below, in this, my 2020 Calendar of UK Specialist Plant Fairs, Festivals, Sales, and Swaps!

2020 Calendar of Specialist Orchid, Cactus, and Indoor Plant Fairs, Sales, & Swaps

If your garden is indoors and you’ve no outside space it can be difficult to find specialist plant fairs that sell orchids, cacti, and other indoor plants.  I’ve created this calendar to help you find these events, so you can turn your home into a plant filled oasis! 

2020 Calendar of Specialist Plant Fairs, Festivals, Sales, and Swaps

To see my 2022 calendar of Specialist Plant Fairs, Festivals, Sales, and Swaps, please click here.

Happy new year!  Happy new plants!  Here are the dates and details of plant sales, plant festivals, plant swaps, seed swaps, and other super opportunities to buy wonderful, locally grown plants at fantastic prices; as well as details of events where you can swap plants or seeds for free!  

Snowdrop Events Calendar 2020

To head straight to my 2022 Snowdrop Events Calendar, please click here.

Welcome to my 2020 Snowdrop Gardens, Talks, Events, and Open Days Calendar!  Here are the dates, and all the details of the openings of the most beautiful and magnificent snowdrop gardens across the UK, Ireland, America, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands.  These gardens are all opening to allow visitors the chance to experience the joy of visiting their snowdrop collections.  

Heritage Open Days 2019

An annual event, held every year in September, the Heritage Open Days allow visitors to experience local history, culture, and architecture.  The Heritage Open Days provide a rather wonderful opportunity to visit interesting, historic, beautiful, and important places, which are normally closed to the public.  These special events also give visitors an opportunity to enjoy free entry to some rather lovely places that usually charge an admission fee. 

Armed Forces Day 2019

Armed Forces Day is a special day, it was created to show appreciation and recognition for those serving in the Armed Forces, as well as Veterans, and Service Families.  Events of all kinds will be held up and down the country to celebrate Armed Forces Day 2019.  In this article, I’ve focused on the gardens with special offers for Armed Forces Day 2019.

Millais Nurseries and Exbury Gardens, at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2019 Millais Nurseries

One of the loveliest things about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is getting the chance to see amazing plants and having the opportunity to speak to plant experts.  If you’re interested in Rhododendrons and Azaleas, David Millais is the man to talk to.  David’s the Chairman of the Rhododendron, Camellia, and Magnolia Group, and the owner of Millais Nurseries in Churt, near Farnham, in Surrey.

Ideas for Celebrating Father’s Day 2019

This year, Father’s Day will be held on Sunday 16th June 2019.  I hope that this list of special garden events and activities held over the Father’s Day 2019 weekend will help you to enjoy a memorable, happy, and very special weekend with your family and friends. 

Gardens offering free entry to Fathers on Father’s Day 2019:

Here are the gardens and venues that are celebrating Father’s Day 2019 by offering discounts or free entry to fathers. 

Bluebell Woods and Bluebell Gardens

Since I wrote this article, I have produced a more extensive Bluebell Woods and Gardens’ Calendar. please click here to see my new Bluebell Calendar.

Bluebell woods and spring gardens full of bluebells are such wonderfully uplifting places to visit.  I hope you can enjoy time in amongst the bluebells this season, so you can envelop yourself with the scent and beauty of these awe-inspiring flowers. 

Mother’s Day 2019

Mothering Sunday, also known as Mother’s Day, will be held on Sunday 31st March 2019, in the UK.  If you’re looking for a special family day out, you might be interested in discovering more about the following gardens and attractions, which are offering free entry to Mothers, or other special offers on Mother’s Day 2019.  Some of these Mother’s Day offers differ, so I’ve listed the details of each event for Mother’s Day 2019 offer separately for every venue. 

Daffodil Shows and Competitions 2019

There are so many lovely daffodil shows and competition held by horticultural societies, plant societies, and gardening clubs in springtime.  I want to help you to find your local show, so I’ve compiled this calendar of daffodil shows and competitions.

To see my 2022 Calendar of Daffodil Garden Openings, Daffodil Shows, & Daffodil Events, please click here.