Royal Horticultural Society

Gardens

Tatton has rightly earned its reputation for exciting, vibrant show gardens - some maybe controversial, but they are never boring!

Show gardens

Some of the UK’s best and newest designers create the larger show gardens, presenting new ideas and explosive concepts.

Find out about the show gardens

Back to back gardens

These contemporary, exciting smaller gardens are designed for small urban or rural spaces.

Find out about the back to back gardens

Visionary gardens

This exciting new category provides an opportunity for designers to break the mould of garden design and show innovation and foresight.

Find out about the visionary gardens

The Tatton Park Young Designer of the Year Competition

The RHS devised this award to encourage emerging UK creative talent, with show garden funding awarded to the two designs selected to exhibit from a shortlist of six. The gardens are of a fixed size and are judged to RHS criteria and are eligible for RHS medals.

The two winning designs are

Andy Gibson & Paul Duffy: Revolution
Lee Belgrau: Red Rhythm

RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition

This is a special highlight of the show providing an explosion of colour and excitement. Local authorities and colleges compete to stage a flower bed that reflects their community’s identity.

Find out about the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition

Show features

RHS Show Tatton Park includes a wide range of exhibits designed to inspire, inform and educate. The show features are a distinctive element of the event, and many of the displays have been staged by well-known local authorities and organisations.

Find out about the show features

The Wonderful World of Vegetables Competition

The Cheshire Schools Growing Competition this year features colourful and interesting vegetables grown by local schoolchildren. The initiative is to help children understand where vegetables come from and encourage them to see them in new and exciting ways. The seeds were kindly donated by Unwins Seeds and the public will be asked to vote for their favourite container.

The Summer Fruit and Vegetable Competition

We are thrilled that this hugely popular event has moved to Tatton Park this year. The competition is open to everyone, so if you think your beans are the business or your cherries champion, why not have a go? Copies of the schedule are available from Georgina Barter, RHS, 80 Vincent Square, London SW1P 2PE or email her

National Plant Societies Marquee

This marquee houses diverse displays from a wide range of plant societies and Plant Heritage National Plant Collections® holders.

Find out about the National Plant Societies Marquee

Further major attractions

Floral Marquee, Plant Plaza & new plants

The 200m-long Floral Marquee is filled with more than 80 of the UK's best nurseries and plant suppliers, exhibiting magnificent plants and floral displays. Both new varieties and old favourites are on show and available to buy, throughout the week direct from the exhibitors. There are more opportunities to buy plants from the nursery displays in the Plant Plaza.

Many nurseries launch new plants at the show, we’ll be detailing them when they have been confirmed.

Find out about the Floral Marquee
Find out about the Plant Plaza

The British Florist Association Marquee

Some of Britain’s finest florists are demonstrating their skills at this year’s show. Watch the action as regional winners produce extravagant displays in the BFA Young Florist of the Year Competition, WorldSkills UK 2009 Floristry Final, the Teleflorist Designer Championships and the Society of Floristry College of the Year Competition as well as enjoying demonstrations and talks.

Arts & Heritage Pavilion

The Pavilion features displays from inspiring artists showcasing their horticultural art and organisations whose work is connected with promoting gardens and gardening.

Find out about the Arts & Heritage Pavilion

Rural Crafts and Skills Pavilion

Find out more about the Rural Crafts Pavilion

Floral Design Studio

360° virtual tour

The Floral Design Studio is dedicated to floral arrangement and floristry. There are demonstrations and talks and the Studio includes the Cheshire Area of NAFAS, colleges and professional florists, all of whom are there to offer information and advice in their areas of expertise.

Gardening in Action

Gardening in Action in partnership with NS&I is hosting an exciting programme of talks and demonstrations by RHS gardening advisors and invited guests.

Find out more about Gardening in Action

Art in the Garden

Find out more about Art in the Garden

Cheshire Artists Network Marquee

Find out more about the Cheshire Artists