From the glamour and excitement of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to the laid-back charm of the Great Comp Summer Show, our round up of this year’s best flower shows, festivals and events.
We'll be updating this article through the year so be sure to check back for what's new. Bookmark it for quick and easy re-finding!
So, let's make some plans and make the most of what's going on. Here's what you've got to look forward to in 2025:
Gardens Illustrated events and show guide 2025
APRIL 2025
5 - 6 April: Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show
Described by The Telegraph as the 'Chelsea of the West', this flower show has inspiring show gardens, fascinating talks and plenty of shopping opportunities. Catch speakers including Geraint Richards, head forester for the Duchy of Cornwall; Sheila Das, the National Trust's head of gardens and parks; and the four-time Chelsea-gold-medal-winning garden designer Tom Hoblyn.
Open 10am-5pm (Saturday), 10am-4pm (Sunday)
Tickets £10-£12 per day / £15-£18 for both days
Location The Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, PL27 7JE
Web cornwallgardensociety.org.uk
5 April - 7 September: Laura Ellen Bacon at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Derbyshire-based artist Laura Ellen Bacon is creating a huge, immersive woven willow installation in Yorkshire Sculpture Park's 18th century chapel. She'll use 80 bundles of sustainably produced Somerset willow, before it's dismantled and reused in the landscape to create wildlife habitats.
Open 10am - 4pm
Tickets £7 - £11 / free with certain memberships
Location Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, Wakefield, WF4 4LG
Web ysp.org.uk
13 April: Garden Museum Spring Plant Fair, London
Pick up plants from specialist nurseries and hear talks on everything from urban fruit trees to youth-led nature recovery. There will be plenty of chances to chat with expert growers and get answers to your own horticultural queries.
Open 10am - 4pm
Tickets £4 - £5 for entry, plus £5 - £10 per talk
Location Garden Museum, 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB
Web gardenmuseum.org.uk
23 - 24 April: Create your own kitchen garden workshop, Sculpture by the Lakes, Dorset
Get hands-on experience and practical insights on creating a thriving kitchen garden from Sculpture by the Lakes’ head kitchen gardener, Chi Chi Dunford. Your ticket includes all sowing materials, as well as tea, garden snacks and a delicious lunch made with produce from the garden.
Timings 9:30am - 4:30pm
Tickets £120
Location Sculpture by the Lakes, Pallington Lakes, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 8QU
Web sculpturebythelakes.co.uk
24 April - 4 May: Euroflora, Italy
This international plant and flower exhibition dates all the way back to 1966; but this year it's taking place at the newly redeveloped Waterfront di Levante in Genoa, covering 85,000 square meters of indoor and outdoor exhibition space, which stretches out onto the water in the marina. Explore more than 140 gardens and browse plants, accessories and natural products at the shopping pavilion.
Open 9am - 7pm
Tickets €19.50 - €26.50 per day
Location Waterfront di Levante, Sopraelevata Aldo Moro, 194, 16128 Genova GE, Italy
Web ticket.euroflora.genova.it
MAY 2025
2 May: Tulip Appreciation and Painting Day with Rosanna Morris
This event begins with a tour of Broadwell Manor's walled garden and its 1,000 tulip bulbs, as Rachel de Thame shares planting and cutting advice. Choose your favourite stems to take back to the house, where botanical painter Rosanna Morris will guide you through the painting process. Delicious lunch and refreshments included.
Timings 10:30am - 3:30pm
Tickets £200
Location Broadwell Manor, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, GL56 0YD
Web broadwellmanor.com
3 May - 28 September: Of The Oak, Kew Gardens, London
One of Kew's most impressive trees, the Lucombe oak, will be the focus of a brand-new six-metre-high digital and auditory artwork revealing the web of water, oxygen and carbon at work underneath the bark and soil across the four seasons. Get involved by moving in front of the oak to affect its motions and synchronise your breathing with its rhythms when you visit.
Open 10am - 6pm
Tickets free with general admission to Kew (£1 - £24.50)
Location Kew Gardens, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE
Web kew.org
8-11 May: RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Worcestershire
Get inspired by exploring the beautiful gardens at RHS Malvern. You'll also have the chance to enjoy tasty food and buy plants and supplies for your own garden.
Open 9am - 6pm
Tickets £16 - £45
Location Three Counties Showground, WR13 6NW
Web rhs.org.uk
10 May - 29 September: Trebah Garden Exhibition
A rare chance to discover more about the history of one of Cornwall's most loved gardens, from the Middle Ages and through its transformation into a globally recognised sub-tropical paradise from the 1800s onwards. Pore over rare archival documents and never-before-seen photos spanning almost 200 years.
Open 9:30am - 5pm
Tickets Free with entry from £16.50
Location Trebah Garden, Mawnan Smith, Cornwall, TR11 5JZ
Web trebahgarden.co.uk
15-18 May: Firsts London
This rare book fair is opening with the theme of 'Books in Bloom' this year, and is supported by rare book collector, Alan Titchmarsh. Browse horticultural books, maps and prints from over 100 dealers from around the world, across a wide price range.
Open Thursday 5-9pm, Friday 11am-8pm, Saturday 11am-6pm, Sunday 11am-5pm
Tickets Sunday: free, Saturday: £5, Friday: £10, Thursday: £60
Location Saatchi Gallery, King's Road, London SW3 4RY
Web firstslondon.com
20 May: Ground Level, London
Get inspired at an evening of talks by some of the UK's biggest wildlife gardeners - all at a venue crowned London in Bloom's Churchyard of the Year twice running. You'll hear from writer-broadcaster Kate Bradbury and the Horniman Museum's head of horticulture, Errol Reuben Fernandes, and you can ask questions at the Q&A led by the venue's own head gardener, Tim Hewitt.
Timings 6:30 - 8:15pm, bar open until 9pm
Tickets £13.70
Location St Mary's Church, Walthamstow, London, E17 9RJ
Web eventbrite.co.uk
20-24 May: RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London
Don't miss the biggest event in the horticultural calendar; the RHS Chelsea Flower Show is back this year on 20-24 May. Book tickets to take in the spectacular show gardens, visit the iconic Great Pavilion and browse all the inspiring exhibitors at Chelsea 2025.
Open 8am - 8pm
Tickets £38.85 - £130.85
Location Royal Hospital, Chelsea, SW3 4LW
Web rhs.org.uk
JULY 2025
1-6 July: RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, London
With inspiring show gardens, community-focussed allotments and Pocket Planting Gardens highlighting try-at-home ideas, this event offers plenty to see and do. Make time to enjoy live music, hear talks from leading horticulturalists, and sample the tasty street food available.
Open 10am - 6:30pm
Tickets £10.85 - £38.85
Location Hampton Court Palace, KT8 9AU
Web rhs.org.uk
16-20 July: RHS Flower Show Wentworth Woodhouse, South Yorkshire
Here's a brand new event showcasing up and coming designers, growers and local artisans, all hosted at the the Grade I listed Wentworth Woodhouse stately home in South Yorkshire.
Open 10am - 5pm
Tickets £10.85 - £35.85
Location Wentworth Woodhouse, S62 7TQ
Web rhs.org.uk
SEPTEMBER 2025
18-20 September: Yeo Valley Organic Garden Festival
Visit the Yeo Valley farm for talks by horticultural icons including Arit Anderson, John Little, Frances Tophill and Kate Bradbury. There will also be the chance to take part in hands-on gardening workshops and demonstrations, as well as buy seasonal plants and bulbs, and enjoy food and entertainment.
Tickets £10 per day / £44 for three-day ticket
Location Yeo Valley Organic Garden, Holt Farm, Bath Road, Bristol, BS40 7SQ
Web yeovalley.co.uk/
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25 September: A Taste of Autumn and Spice at Goldstone Hall Hotel & Gardens, Shropshire
This Georgian manor house runs regular tours of its five-acre gardens in Shropshire, but this one includes the chance to enjoy a seasonally inspired, spicy tasting menu of local food afterwards - part of the area's Ginger & Spice Festival. You'll be shown around the gardens by Head Gardener, Ross Underwood, and Kitchen Gardener, Sarah Smith-Roe.
Open 10:30am - 3pm
Tickets £65 (£52 for RHS members)
Location Goldstone Hall Hotel and Gardens, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 2NA
Web goldstonehallhotel.co.uk
Dates and prices correct at time of publication. Please check details for each show prior to travelling.