Events & Gardens
The RHS 3x3m veg plots
To show you just how easy it is to grow crops in a small space, the RHS has set up 3x3m (10x10ft) veg plots at its four gardens.
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
This year's show provides a feast of ideas and interest for fruit and veg growers.
From the UK's first ever Thai floating market to Growing Tastes - three distinct inspirational features about growing, and cooking an array of fruit and vegetables from the Mediterranean, Asia and Britian - there's something for everybody.
Date |
Event |
Details |
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RHS Garden Harlow Carr, North Yorkshire |
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| 8 - 9 March | Grow Your Own Veg Weekend | Practical advice on what to sow and how to sow it. Choosing the right crops for your garden. Entry on Saturday will be free. Download the event programme here (pdf 205KB) |
| 3 - 5 May | The Dales Festival of Food and Drink | Grow Your Own Veg stand at The Dales Festival of Food and Drink |
| 18 May | Grow Your Own Veg Day: Get Growing | Focussing on sowing seeds, planting out tender vegetables, growing herbs and spices, and planting containers. |
| 18 August | Grow Your Own Veg Day: Harvest Time | How to store harvested crops until ready to use; planting and sowing for autumn/winter; preparing and cooking garden produce. |
| 12 - 14 September | Harrogate Autumn Flower Show | Grow Your Own Veg stand at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show. |
| 25 October - 2 November | A Taste of Autumn | Enjoying the fruits of the autumn harvest – preserving and storing, choosing seeds – for eating and flavour, or storing for next year’s planting. |
RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex |
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| 14 February | Children’s Veg Heads | Making heads from vegetables and other materials |
| 8 March | Free Grow Your Own Veg Open Day Farmers Market |
Vegetable displays, advice desk and children’s activities Local food theme |
| 19 March | Vegetables from Scratch | Practical demonstration |
| 8 April | Vegetable Seed Sowing | How to sow vegetable seeds in newspaper pots |
| 28 June | Farmers Market | Local food theme |
| 27 September | Farmers Market | Local food theme |
| 18 - 19 October | Taste of Autumn | Fruit and veg displays and advice |
| 25 October | Children’s Pumpkin Carving | Plus cooking with squashes and The Autumn Family Festival |
| 22 - 23 November | Chilli Pepper Weekend | Plant and fruit displays, talks by Michael Michaud (Peppers by Post), preserves, testings, Indian and Mexican cooking demos |
| 13 December | Farmers Market | Local food theme |
RHS Garden Rosemoor, Devon |
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| 22 January | Vegetable Gardening Basics 1: site, soil and weather | Illustrated talk to be taken alongside talks on 29 January and 12 February |
| 29 January | Vegetable Gardening Basics 2:compost, crop rotation & pests | Illustrated talk to be taken alongside talks on 22 January and 12 February |
| 12 February | Vegetable Gardening Basics 3: sowing, growing and planting | Illustrated talk to be taken alongside talks on 22 and 29 January |
| 8 March | FREE Veg Open Day | FREE entry. Veg garden walks and talks, Allotment exhibition, children's activities |
| 22 - 24 March | Young Gardener's Weekend | Hands-on gardening workshops to teach children how to grow a variety of vegetables |
| 24 - 25 May | Beatrix Potter Exhibition with Mr McGregor's Vegetable Garden | Mr McGregor's Shed and Vegetable Garden will be open throughout this enchanting exhibition |
| 5 August | Family Fun Day - Vegetable theme | A day of fun for all the family, includes vegetable-based workshops and trials |
| 6 August | Potager Gardening talk | Similar to an English cottage garden, but based on vegetables, the Potager is inspired by the vegetable gardens found in France. This talk will help you to create your own masterpiece at home! |
| 13 August | Vegetable Heads' workshop for children | Using vegetables from Mr McGregor's garden, you can create your own characters to take home! |
| 20 August | Family Fun Day - Vegetable theme | A day of fun for all the family, includes vegetable-based workshops and trials |
| 14 September | Taste of the Westcountry Food Fair | Local food theme |
| 11 October | Food for Free | Celebrate the riches of the hedgerow and countryside, with walks, talks and demonstrations |
| 12 October | Apple Day | Apple displays and advice from local specialists, as well as cookery demonstrations, children's activities and trails |
| 15 October | Composting Demonstration | Perfect your compost making technique in this practical demonstration |
| 26 October | Pumpkin Day | Pumpkin displays and advice from local specialists, as well as cookery demonstrations, children's activities and trails |
| 30 November | Christmas Food Fair | Local food theme |
RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey |
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| 8 March | Free Grow Your Own Veg Open Day | A perfect way to get started with growing your own. Visit our dedicated exhibition and speak to our RHS experts as well as local enthusiasts from the National Vegetable Society and Allotment Society. Pay a visit to the new Model Fruit and Veg garden and see our 3x3 plot to provide you with inspiration. Free guided walks, talks and GYOV Starter Packs will also be on offer througout the day (first come first served). Children can also make vegetable masks and take away some seeds to plant at home. |
| 21 August | Grow it - Cook it | Get a taste of the good life as our expert chefs show you how to use seasonal produce grown at home to create mouth-watering recipes to impress friends and family. Plenty of information and special tips will be on offer throughout the day, as well as displays from the Wisley Fruit and Trials Departments. |
| 17 - 20 October | A Taste of Autumn | This is a true harvest festival and showcases superb displays by the Wisley Fruit and Trials departments as well as more than 20 guest exhibitors all selling fresh farm produce for purchase. Live music, children's activities (including pumpkin carving) and cooking demonstrations also provide ample entertainment for all the family. |
To find out more visit the individual garden's pages or use the RHS Event Finder
Grow your own Veg: The Book
Everything anyone ever needs to know to grow vegetables, salads, and herbs all year round...more
