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Something for ‘Every-Mum’

February 27 2007

RHS Flower Shows - the ideal gift for Mothering Sunday

Whether she is fervent about flowers or gunning for grow your own, in pursuit of practical advice or seeking inspirational ideas, the RHS Flower Shows have something for every-mum! Treat your Mother this Mothering Sunday (18 March) with tickets to one of the RHS Flower Shows (Tickets now on sale and can be booked via www.rhs.org.uk/flowershows or telephone 0870 247 1223).

For the chic and the stylish the conceptual gardens at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (3-8 July; 3 & 4 RHS members only) offer modern mums avant-garde designs. Oinking piglets and a vegetable plot take centre-stage in the Daily Mail Pavilion, making the world’s largest annual flower show an animal lovers and ‘good life’ devotees’ dream. With a majestic backdrop and the chance to explore the stunning show gardens, tickets to Hampton are a gift fit for a queen.

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show, sponsored by Marshalls (22-26 May; 22 & 23 RHS members only) is the must-see event for the glamorous and the green. This year’s hot topic is sustainability, climate change and environmentally responsible gardening. Exciting green initiatives, such as solar-panelled sculptures and aquatic plant filters to recycle grey water, will be showcased by top garden designers. As the first event of the summer season, Chelsea tickets always sell out; book now for a Mothering Sunday gift she’ll never forget.

For the friendly and fun the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park (18-22 July; 18 July RHS members only) offers northern hospitality and lively displays. Vibrant, colourful and often eccentric entrants within the National Flower Bed Competition never fail to produce a smile. A ticket to Tatton is a gift of humour and inspirational gardens.

Street entertainers, free entry for under 16’s and a special school wheelbarrow competition makes the intimate RHS Spring Flower Show, Cardiff, (20-22 April) a great family day out. Fans of international singing sensation Katherine Jenkins will be able to enjoy a show of their own when the ‘Katherine Jenkins’ daffodil is launched; the bloom is expected to be one of the star attractions. The closest show to Mothering Sunday; why not treat the whole family to a day out.

Tickets to all RHS Flower Shows are available in advance by calling 0870 247 1223 or visiting www.rhs.org.uk/flowershows.

Notes to Editors

For more information contact Hayley Monckton in the RHS Press Office on 020 7821 3045 or email hayleymonckton@rhs.org.uk

Photographs of the 2006 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park and RHS Spring Flower Show Cardiff, are available to download at www.papicselect.com. Register online free of charge.

Please note: Press pass application forms for the 2007 RHS Flower Shows can be downloaded from www.rhs.org.uk/press

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The RHS is the UK’s leading gardening charity dedicated to advancing horticulture and promoting good gardening. RHS work includes providing expert advice and information, advancing horticulture, training the next generation of gardeners, helping school children learn about plants, and conducting research into plants, pests and environmental issues affecting gardeners.

An interest in gardening is all you need to enjoy being a member of the RHS. For more information visit www.rhs.org.uk or call 0845 130 4646.

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.

For further enquiries about membership of the RHS contact: Membership Department, Royal Horticultural Society, PO Box 313, London SW1P 2PE; 0845 130 4646 Monday - Friday 9.30am - 5pm or via the RHS website

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