RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival

Get Growing Festival Stage

Take your seat at the Get Growing Festival Stage – RHS Hampton Court’s biggest live venue. Hosted by BBC Radio Surrey’s James Cannon, it’s packed with expert talks, live demos and top gardening names

Adam Frost

Don’t miss: Adam Frost

Thursday

BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, gardener and author Adam is also an accomplished designer with an impressive haul of seven RHS Chelsea Gold medals to his name. He has a knowledgeable and inspirational yet down-to-earth attitude to gardens and design, and is passionate about encouraging gardeners of all ages and abilities to get their hands in the soil and fall in love with plants. Hear his must-know advice for getting the most from your garden.

Tuesday 1 July 2025

  • 11am | Arit Anderson: Sustainable gardens from the ground up
  • 12noon | Leigh Johnstone: Blooming Again: How gardening transformed my own wellbeing
  • 1pm | Arit Anderson and RHS New Shoots panel: Urban horticulture

  • 2pm | Jake and Michael, Roebuck: A golden era of English wine and viticulture – with a sample of their classic cuvée
  • 3pm | Leigh Johnstone: Cultivating Calm: design tricks to turn your garden into a wellbeing oasis
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

Leigh Johnstone
Arit Anderson
Lewis George

Wednesday 2 July 2025

  • 11am | Mark Lane: The future of gardens
  • 12noon | Charles Dowding: Why and how no dig
  • 1pm | Mark Lane: The future of gardens

  • 2pm | Matt Howard, Roebuck: Ecology – creating a haven of biodiversity
  • 3pm | Charles Dowding: So many ways to make compost
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

Charles Dowding
Matt Howard
Mark Lane

Thursday 3 July 2025

  • 11am | Adam Frost: Adam’s Journey
  • 12noon | Sue Kent: Perennial planting for pots and containers
  • 1pm | Adam Frost: Getting the most from your garden

  • 2pm | Sue Kent: Perennial planting for pots and containers
  • 3pm | Jake and Dani, Roebuck: A golden era of English wine and viticulture – with a sample of
    their classic cuvée
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

Carol Klein
Tony Le-Britton
Sue Kent

Friday 4 July 2025

  • 11am | Jamie Walton, Nettles & Petals: Growing food, eating weeds and saving seeds for a resilient future
  • 12noon | Carol Klein: Hortobiography – my life in plants
  • 1pm | Jamie Walton, Nettles & Petals: Growing food, eating weeds and saving seeds for a resilient future

  • 2pm | Carol Klein: Hortobiography – my life in plants
  • 3pm | Tony Le-Britton: Discovering houseplants
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

Joe Swift
Joe Bagley
Ade Sellars

Saturday 5 July 2025

  • 11am | Joe Swift: Joe’s top garden design tips
  • 12noon | Joe Bagley: The ultimate houseplant do’s and don’ts
  • 1pm | Joe Swift: Joe’s top garden design tips

  • 2pm | RhizoPhyllia and Meadow In My Garden: Meadows and micro-organisms – nature’s elixir for life
  • 3pm | Ade Sellars: Leading the good life
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

Jason Williams
Emma Real-Davies
Adam Kirtland

Sunday 6 July 2025

  • 11am | Jason Williams: Container gardening – patios, balconies and alleyways
  • 12noon | Emma Real-Davies: Growing my own wedding flowers
  • 1pm | Jason Williams: How to make our towns and cities greener

  • 2pm | RhizoPhyllia and Meadow In My Garden: Meadows and micro-organisms – nature’s elixir for life
  • 3pm | Adam Kirtland: A bulb for every day of the year
  • 4pm | RHS Gardening Advice and Society of Garden and Landscape Designers: Ask the experts

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