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Spring delights announced for the RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff

January 18 2007

An edible ambrosial forest, a futuristic allotment and a garden of serenity are just some of the highlights visitors can expect at the RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff (Friday 20 - Sunday 22 April 2007). Ticket sales are going well and visitors can save money by booking in advance on 08700 66 77 99. Tickets can also be booked online by visiting www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff.

Preparations for the show are rapidly gathering momentum and six show gardens have been confirmed with more to come. Fresh from her Gold Medal win at the RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff 2006, Stella Caws returns with a design inspired by the Serenity Prayer. The garden Serenity is designed to be placed within the grounds of a hospice for moments of quiet contemplation by residents, staff and families.

The RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff also looks set to inspire gardeners to grow their own fruit and veg as edible delights shape up to be one of the central themes of the show. The South Rise Leisure Gardeners Society presents an allotment garden of the future, Tomorrow’s Garden Today, designed to grow fruit and veg all year round by using renewable energy from solar panels and wind turbines to avoid CO₂ emissions. There is also an edible forest garden, The Ambrosial Forest - Food for the Gods by Anthea Guthrie Garden Design. This showcases unusual and unexpected edible plants such as mahonia berries, violets and primroses alongside woven willow sculptures of gods of the forest.

The new Interactive Allotment continues the edible theme. There will be a series of presenters giving on-site practical gardening tips on how to grow your own fresh, healthy produce throughout the year.

Other new features include Claim to Fame gardens from communities throughout Wales and a schools wheelbarrow competition to test the skills of Cardiff’s green fingered youngsters. Finally, the Experience Wales marquee returns featuring the very best of Welsh design accompanied by a feast of Welsh produce, food and crafts.

Notes to Editors

For further information about the show and images of the gardens, please contact Hannah Talbot at the RHS Press Office on 020 7821 3043, or e-mail: hannahtalbot@rhs.org.uk

For further details about Cardiff City please contact Tim Powell, Cardiff Council on 0292 0873968.

Full details of the show will be posted on the RHS website as it becomes available.

Images of the show in 2006 are available to download for free on www.papicselect.co.uk

Opening Times and Ticket Prices

Friday 20 April: 10am-5.30pm
Saturday 21 April: 10am-5.30pm
Sunday 22 April: 10am-4.30pm

RHS members in advance: £8
Public in advance: £9
Groups of 10+ in advance: £8.50
ALL tickets on the day: £10
Children under the age of 16 are admitted free with an accompanying adult

www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff

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Founded in 1804, the Royal Horticultural Society is Britain's largest gardening charity and is committed to being the leading organisation demonstrating excellence in horticulture and promoting gardening. Renowned for its outstanding gardens and inspirational flower shows, the RHS is a key source of advice and information for all gardeners. It encourages gardening through its publications, trials, lectures, education programmes and scientific research and is home to the Lindley Library, which contains the most comprehensive collection of horticultural books in the world.

Membership of the Royal Horticultural Society offers many exclusive benefits including a monthly copy of The Garden magazine; free entrance to RHS Gardens Wisley in Surrey, Rosemoor in Devon, Hyde Hall in Essex and Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire; free access to a further 88 beautiful gardens across Britain and 20 gardens in Belgium and France; access to seeds collected at RHS gardens; free gardening advice and privileged tickets to 18 RHS flower shows, including the Chelsea Flower Show, the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.

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