The Royal Horticultural Society is returning to the parklands of Cardiff Castle with a show that is ready to dazzle the Welsh capital with charming show gardens, beautiful displays of spring flowers and a host of fun activities for gardeners of all ages to enjoy.
History of the show
The RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff is in its fourth magnificent year.
The show was first held in 2005 and formed part of Cardiff’s celebratory centenary year as a city, as well as its 50th anniversary as the capital of Wales.
The show was officially opened by HRH The Princess Royal.
Prior to its return to the capital in 2005, the RHS last held a flower show in Cardiff in 1920.
Cardiff County Council, Park Ranger Service
Nature Fights Back
Designer: Nicola Hutchinson
Gardeners can play an important role in protecting precious habitats and environments. That’s the message from Nature Fights Back, a garden inspired by the important wet woodland habitat prevalent in the low-lying Cardiff area. Here three rivers meet the sea and this vital type of habitat provides sanctuary for a huge range of biodiversity from plants and insects to birds and mammals.
Nature Fights Back is a small representative piece of this wet woodland, complete with boggy ground and even part of a rusty old vehicle that represents the pressure put on these precious habitats by the urban environment, burnt-out cars and other blights on the landscape. It’s an emotional issue, mixing wet woodland species such as enchanters night shade (Circaea lutetiana), yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon), clumps of marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) and harts tongue fern (Asplenium scolopendrium) with a powerful message of their importance to wildlife. It’s a tribute to nature and her ability to fight back against the odds and a simple example of regeneration and rejuvenation.
Alongside the garden is a marquee of interactive educational elements of this message, bringing it alive for children and parents alike. There’s a tank of real pond life, a fascinating insight into conservation work and much more to highlight the importance of wet woodlands and other wild spaces.