Enjoy your show
Get even more out of visiting Hampton Court with our top tips from keen showgoers on the RHS forums. Thanks to forum-ites Sue1002, Phot's-Moll, RogerB, Susiq, Filippo lippi, and EvaInNL for these tips.
- Wear sensible shoes - you will be much more comfortable than tottering around in 4-inch+ heels - even if they do look good!
- Arrive early,visit those stands you really want to see first. If your feet are tired, or one garden/stand doesn't interest you, don't feel guilty for giving it a miss.
- Take a notebook and collect website and e-mail addresses so if you want to make purchases when you get home you can.
- When making notes in your notebook, make a note of where you saw it as well as what you saw (eg stand number etc).
- Grab a show catalogue - the map is essential and it will have details of all those nurseries you want to order from.
- Take a digital camera to take pictures of plants and their labels; scribbled notes are good, photos are much, much better better.
- Charge the battery of your camera and take an extra memory card.
- A mobile phone or two per group is useful when you lose each other or want to meet up.