|
January
February
March
Philadelphia Flower Show
Running a full week in early March, this is one of the largest flower shows in the world with many full-scale gardens, thousands of individual amateur plant and artistic exhibits and an extensive marketplace spread out over thirty-three acres. Many special events, including afternoon teas by reservation and ongoing lectures, demonstrations and presentations by nationally known experts. Annual event. Contact: Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 100 North 20th Street, 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA. Web site: http://www.philadelphiaflowershow.com Telephone: (215) 988-8800 in USA.
April
Floriade, 2012
The Floriade was held for the fifth time in the year 2002. It is a world horticultural exhibition that takes place every ten years and has now become the largest public event in the Netherlands. Up to 3 million people attended the Floriade in the Municipality of Haarlemmermeer between April 6th and October 20th, and a quarter of these visitors came from abroad. For more information, see floriade.nl.
May
Les Journees des Plants de Courson
Mid-May / France's Chelsea, a large exhibit and sale held twice a year on the grounds of the Domaine de Courson, a chateau near Paris. Includes more than 100 exhibitors and growers with their new introductions and unusual varieties. Contact Domaine de Courson 91680, Courson, Monteloup. E-mail courson@wanadoo.fr Telephone number from USA: 011 33 1 64 58 9012
Chelsea Flower Show
Generally, but not always, the third week in May / London, England. Sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society, this show is tops.You need to know that tickets for Chelsea Flower Show go on sale in December and are usually sold out by the end of February. No tickets are sold at the gate! This means that if you want to go to the show, you need to purchase tickets between December and the end of February.Or join our tour to Chelsea! http://www.rhs.org.uk
June
Newport Flower Show
New England's only outdoor flower show, this event takes place on the grounds and inside an historic Gilded Age mansion named Rosecliff. For over 10 years the show has offered floral arrangements, horticulture exhibits, an outdoor Garden Marketplace, a cafe, and educational workshops. For more infomration, call 401-847-1000, ext. 140 or see http://www.NewportFlowerShow.org
Wisley Flower Shows
Late June / The Royal Horticultural Society holds a show annually at the RHS Garden in Wisley, Woking, England. Contact the Royal Horticultural Society. 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE http://www.rhs.org.uk Telephone from USA: 011 44 171 649-1885 24-hr info.
July
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Generally, the first week of July in London, UK. Also sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society. 24hr RHS Member's ticket hotline is 0870 906-3810; please call +44 1293 45 3810 from overseas. Your credit/debit card will be charged to the First Call Group, appointed to sell tickets to RHS flower show. http://www.rhs.org.uk
Tatton Park Flower Show
Mid-July in Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire, UK. A new show sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society. 24hr RHS Member's ticket hotline is 0870 906-3810; please call +44 1293 45 3810 from overseas. Your credit/debit card will be charged to the First Call Group, appointed to sell tickets to RHS flower show. http://www.rhs.org.uk
August
Wisley Flower Shows
Late August / The Royal Horticultural Society holds a show annually at the RHS Garden in Wisley, Woking, England. Contact the Royal Horticultural Society at 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE http://www.rhs.org.uk Telephone from USA: 011 44 171 649-1885 24-hr info.
Historic Plant Hunting: Process & Discovery
August / A Biennial Symposium sponsored by the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. Participant numbers are limited and will be processed in order received. Write: Historic Plant Symposium, Monticello, P.O. Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA. For more information, contact Peggy Cornett at 804-984-9816; fax 804-977-6140 or email at pcornett@monticello.org
September
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show
Mid-September / This is a major show of more than a dozen national horticultural societies as well as over ninety nurseries. It features roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums in fantastic displays and is an annual event. Great Yorkshire Showground, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK. Contact North of England Horticultural Society, 4a South Park Road, Harrogate North Yorkshire HG1 5QU. E-mail: shelley@flowershow.org.uk Web: www.flowershow.org.uk Telephone: (01423) 561049
Malvern Autumn Show
September / The Malvern Show combines horticultural displays with rural crafts and skills in a celebration of the season. It features dahlias and other fall flowers as well as harvest fruit, rural crafts, identification clinics for apples, pears and fungi, horse-logging championships, sheep dog trials and more. Organized by the RHS along with the Three Counties Agricultural Society. Annual event. Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worchestershire, UK. Contact The Royal Horticultural Society at 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE http://www.rhs.org.uk Telephone from USA: 011 44 171 649-1885 24-hr info.
October
Les Journees des Plants de Courson
Mid-October/ France's answer to Chelsea Flower Show, a large exhibit and sale held twice a year on the grounds of the Domaine de Courson, a chateau near Paris. Begun in 1980, the show includes more than 100 exhibitors and growers with new introductions and unusual varieties. Contact Domaine de Courson 91680, Courson, Monteloup, France. E-mail courson@chateauxcountry.com Telephone number from USA: 011 33 1 64 58 9012 Visit their web site at http://www.chateauxandcountry.com/chateaux/courson/struct.html
November
December
|
|
|
