What not to miss when you visit the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival
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With an open theme, the beautiful Show Gardens category allows talented designers to turn unique artistic plans into a feast for the eyes. Our Get Started Gardens aim to inspire all who are new to gardening. These gardens showcase simple, low cost and achievable ideas using reliable plants that are affordable and easy to look after. Career Changer Gardens invite those coming to design later in life their first RHS Show Garden, and Feature Gardens give the opportunity to explore a key horticultural theme.
Get inspired by talks, creative demonstrations and practical workshops on gardening, floristry and health and wellbeing with a line-up that includes experts and celebrities. For music lovers, sit back and enjoy a drink as the Bandstand fills the air with the sounds of summer.
There are plenty of free activities to keep all the family entertained at the festival, with lots of highlights for children. Get stuck in with hands-on activities and learn new skills to encourage a lifelong appreciation for nature, gardening and the outdoors. From den building to family trails, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
With hundreds of tradestands to choose from, a unique shopping experience can be found at RHS Hampton Court. New flowers and, fabulous ideas picked up in the Floral Marquee, clothes, crafts and gifts in the RHS Pavilion and food, drink and artisan stalls dotted all around the showground.
Enjoy delicious street food or sit back and relax with a cup of tea and cake. With refreshments all around the showground you are never too far away from tucking into a delicious treat.
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.