RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

How To Stage

New for this year, the How To Stage, hosted by gardening writer podcaster and social media star Mike Palmer, is the place to find practical tips, essential advice and all things gardening 

Don’t miss: Jonathan Moseley

Wednesday 3 July, 3pm

Internationally celebrated floral designer Jonathan Moseley is a passionate advocate for seasonal blooms and British growers. He is the UK ambassador for British flowers and was the floral judge on BBC’s The Big Allotment Challenge. Catch him on the How To Stage where he’s sharing expert advice on how to grow and arrange seasonal flowers.

Tuesday 2 July 2024

  • 11-11.30am | Planting for Borders with Mike Palmer
  • 12noon-12.30pm | How to Plant a Mixed Culinary Herb Pot for the Kitchen with Jekka McVicar
  • 1-1.30pm | Shore Leave Haslar – A Haven for Veterans with Chris Robson
  • 2-2.30pm | New Directions in Horticulture for Wellbeing with Mark Diacono

  • 3-3.30pm | Implement Wildflowers Within an Ornamental Bed with Kent Wildflower Seeds & Tabi Jackson Gee
  • 4-4.30pm | A Floral Feast with Carolyn Dunster and Mark Diacono
  • 5-5.30pm | Grow Your Own Mushrooms at Home with Caley Brothers

Alan Heeks
Jonathan Moseley
Becky Searle

Wednesday 3 July 2024

  • 11-11.30am | Greener Gardens – How to Use Your Garden as a Force For Good with Becky Searle
  • 12-12.30pm | Use Organic Skills to Cultivate Yourself with Alan Heeks
  • 1-1.30pm | Amersham in Bloom with Steve & Michell Catanach Amersham in Bloom

  • 2-2.30pm | Propagation with Mike Palmer
  • 3-3.30pm | A Feast of Fabulous Flowers with Jonathan Moseley
  • 4-4.30pm | Greener Gardens – How to Use Your Garden as a Force For Good with Becky Searle
  • 5-5.30pm | A Room to Grow with Alitex

Mike Palmer
Kate Bradbury
The land Gardeners

Thursday 4 July 2024

  • 11-11.30am | The Importance of Soil with Mike Palmer
  • 12-12.30pm| Recipes to Heal Your Soil with The Land Gardeners
  • 1-1.30pm | Greening Arundel – a Catalyst for Community-Based Change with Katrina Murray

  • 2-2.30pm | Good Night from the Garden with Emma Crawforth
  • 3-3.30pm | In Conversation With Kate Bradbury
  • 4-4.30pm | Top Tips for Creating a Resilient Garden with Sally Morgan
  • 5-5.30pm | Sharpen & Maintain Your Secateurs with Felco

Adam Alexander
Helena Dove
Eddie Bailey

Friday 5 July 2024

  • 11-11.30am | Seed Saving with Adam Alexander, The Seed Detective
  • 12-12.30pm | Botany of the Kitchen Garden with Hélèna Dove
  • 1-1.30pm | The Power of Labels with Molly Klemova-White

  • 2-2.30pm | How to notice and appreciate all seasons: container planting using perennials, grasses and weeds with Andrew Timothy O’Brien
  • 3-3.30pm | The Invention of Plants! with Eddie Bailey, RhizoPhyllia
  • 4-4.30pm | Planting for Borders with Mike Palmer
  • 5-5.30pm | Maintain Your Garden Tools with Niwaki

Zoe Claymore
Tom Leonard
Caroline Quentin

Saturday 6 July 2023

  • 11-11.30am | A Sit-Down Q&A with the Drag Queen Gardener AKA Tom Leonard
  • 12noon | Find Solace in Your Garden with Caroline Quentin
  • 1pm | Roots4Life and Roots2Grow with Sophie Amos and Cat Flannery

  • 2-2.30pm | Propagation with Mike Palmer
  • 3-3.30pm | Gardening While Renting with Zoe Claymore
  • 4-4.30pm | Great British Floristry with Howard Franklin
  • 5-5.30pm | Sow in the Summer with Palo Arrigo, Franchi Seeds

Kim Stoddart
Anya Lautenbach
Sam Southgate

Sunday 7 July 2024

  • 11-11.30 | Build a Dead Hedge with Sam Southgate
  • 12-12.30pm | How to Naturally Manage Pests in a Changing Climate with Kim Stoddart
  • 1-1.30pm | Money-Saving Gardening with Anya Lautenbach

  • 2-2.30pm | Planting for Containers with Mike Palmer
  • 3-3.30pm | Using Wildflowers to Support Soil Health & Create Habitats with Kent Wildflower Seeds with Tabi Jackson Gee
  • 4-4.30pm | How to Build a Show Garden with Steve Smith

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