Plot to Plate at RHS Gardens

From growing and picking, to eating and pickling, celebrate the harvest season at an RHS Garden near you. Be inspired by tasting events, foodie demos and guided tours, and pick up expert tips to grow your own food

At Plot to Plate pick up fresh ideas and ingredients to spark your culinary creativity

A celebration of growing and cooking

Come and discover an abundance of garden produce and explore the delights of the season at the five RHS Gardens. Enjoy tasting events, growing competitions, preserving demos, guided walks and planting tips to help you make the most of your growing space for years to come.

Discover what grows successfully in different parts of the country, as each RHS Garden showcases its own unique harvest – you’ll be amazed at what can grow thanks to Devon rain or Essex sunshine. Learn more about how to grow your own, even down to how soil health can boost the nutrition of your food.

Be inspired by live cookery demonstrations from top chefs and foodies, browse food markets and meet local producers and growers to talk about their produce and grab something delicious to eat. Our RHS advice teams will be on hand to answer your questions, and there’s the chance to take tours of our edible gardens and get tips about growing your own ingredients.
Discover how to get the best from your home-grown produce at RHS Harlow Carr

RHS Garden Harlow Carr

6 – 7 September 2025

Get ready for a fun-filled weekend at RHS Garden Harlow Carr packed with practical tips and inspiration for growing your own produce. Take guided tours of the Kitchen Garden, catch live cookery demos from talented local chefs, and chat with RHS experts for down-to-earth gardening advice. We’re thrilled to welcome Sam Hamrebtan from The Life Larder, who will share her insights into the vital connection between soil health and gut health. Tuck into delicious street food, browse ingredients from local producers and join in with our family-friendly cooking sessions. Enjoy lively entertainment from The Barrow Band, plus inspiring talks about gardening and food waste from Martin Fish and the North Yorkshire Rotters.
Get inspired by garden tours and cookery demos at RHS Bridgewater

RHS Garden Bridgewater

13 – 21 September 2025

Celebrate the bounty of autumn at RHS Garden Bridgewater, with garden tours, expert advice and live cooking demos from RHS gardeners and notable foodies, including Wholefood Warrior Eva Humphries. Take guided tours exploring different garden areas, including the Kitchen Garden, Orchard and Community Grow Garden, to discover more about the produce we grow or forage. Enjoy vibrant floral displays from the North West Counties Chrysanthemum Show and Cyclamen Society Show, or get creative decorating a beautiful autumnal plate. With different activities almost every day, there’s plenty of seasonal inspiration to take home from a week packed with flavour and colour.
Pick up tips on growing tasty ingredients at RHS Hyde Hall

RHS Garden Hyde Hall

3 – 5 October 2025

Be inspired by the harvest season at RHS Garden Hyde Hall, with guided tours of the Global Growth Vegetable Garden showcasing edible plants from around the world that grow successfully in Essex and pick up expert growing tips along the way. Enjoy exploring our RHS Autumn Competitions featuring over 150 classes of mouthwatering fruit, vegetables and ornamental plants, from apples to autumn blooms! Watch live cooking demonstrations by talented chefs and catch talks from local food producers. Browse a bustling food market filled with local produce and artisanal treats, and get your gardening questions answered by RHS advisors throughout the weekend.
Celebrate the apple harvest and local flavours at RHS Rosemoor

RHS Garden Rosemoor

4 – 5 October 2025

Savour the flavours and traditions of autumn at RHS Garden Rosemoor with a weekend of apple-themed fun, seasonal food and family-friendly activities. Bring your unknown apples for expert identification by Jim Arbury, explore rare West Country apple varieties with Orchards Live, and enjoy apple pressing demonstrations. Learn more about sustainable farming with Josh Sparkes of The Collective at Woolsery, explore cider diversity with Clare from Rull Orchard, and discover delicious garden-to-plate recipes from Tineke Cooks. With over 35 local traders, live folk music, shire horse logging, kids crafts in the tipi, and a feast of autumnal produce, it’s a harvest celebration for all ages.
Discover how to grow and cook nutrient-rich foods at RHS Wisley

RHS Garden Wisley

8 – 12 October 2025

Celebrate the journey from plot to plate with a week of grow-your-own inspiration, delicious food and recipes, and live entertainment at RHS Garden Wisley. Head to the mini plant nursery to pick up seedlings, herbs and expert tips to start your own edibles garden, explore the World Food Garden on guided tours, and enjoy seasonal flavours at the vibrant food and drink market. Take a seat at the cookery theatre for live demos and inspiring talks from notable chefs and gardening experts, and relax with live music each afternoon from the Butterfly Pavilion.

Joint membership

Enjoy unlimited days out at the RHS Gardens for 2 adults, a family guest and up to 4 children.

Join now

You may also be interested in...

Summer holiday fun

Join The Great Woodland Adventure

Summer holiday fun

Grow your own

All the tips and advice you need

Grow your own

RHS Horticultural Competitions

Win prestigious trophies and prize money

RHS Horticultural Competitions

Get involved

The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.