What to expect at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is just around the corner, running from 4th – 9th July 2023. Whether you're an avid gardener, plant enthusiast or simply appreciate the beauty of flowers, the famous show provides a wonderful experience within the historic surroundings of Hampton Court Palace.
Previously known as the Hampton Court Flower Show, the event offers a variety of exhibits and displays centred around horticulture. The highlight is of course the Show Gardens, however the Floral Marquee is also a must-visit, offering a vast array of flowers, plants and garden accessories.
Planning to visit? Keep reading for everything you need to know about this year's event, including ticket details, dates, and what Show Gardens to have on your radar.
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023: Tickets
Public and members' tickets are now on sale for the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023.
Tickets start at £29.85 for members or £33.85 for the general public. You can join the RHS today to access a special members discount and get £5 off your membership.
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RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023: Dates
The opening and closing times are as follows:
• Tuesday 4th Sunday – 9th July 2023, 10am – 6.30pm (closing at 5.30pm on Sunday)
What can we expect at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023?
Show Gardens
• America's Wild, designed by Inspired Earth Design
• Explore Charleston — Welcome To Charleston, designed by Sadie May Stowell
• Hurtigruten: The Relationship Garden, designed by Max Parker-Smith
• Korea LH Garden, designed by Danbee Kim
• Plastic Fantastic, designed by Hana Leonard
• The Cancer Research UK Legacy Garden, designed by Paul Hervey-Brookes
• The Oregon Garden, designed by Sadie May Stowell
• The Traditional Townhouse Garden, designed by Lucy Taylor
Feature Gardens
• RHS Iconic Horticultural Hero Garden, designed by Carol Klein
• RHS Resilient Garden, designed by Tom Massey
• RHS Wildlife Garden, designed by Jo Thompson
• RHS-BBC Morning Living Budget-Friendly Garden, designed by Mark Lane
Get Started Gardens
• Nurturing Nature in the City, designed by Caroline Clayton and Peter Clayton of Viriditas Garden Design Studio
• The Inghams Working With Nature Garden, designed by Butler and Parker
• The Landform Mental Wealth Garden, designed by Nicola Hale
• The Lunar Garden, designed by Queenie Chan
• The Wildlife Trusts: Renters' Retreat, designed by Zoe Claymore
Other 2023 highlights include:
• The Floral Marquee is a hotspot for flower lovers. This year, it will be filled with some of the UK's best rose growers, including Peter Beales, Harkness, Fryer's and Eastcroft Roses, with a special Rose Garden by David Austin Roses.
• Meanwhile, in the Plant Zone, visitors can wander through the exhibits, buy the very best plants and seek expert advice. You'll find drought-tolerant perennials, grasses, dazzling dahlias, and summer flowering bulbs grown by 90 of the UK's best growers. First-time exhibitors include Jurassic Plants and In the Garden.
• The Renter's Retreat garden will celebrate growing with limited soil and space. Designed by Zoe Claymore and sponsored by The Wildlife Trusts, the garden will explore how green-fingered tenants can transform small courtyards into beautiful wildlife havens without upsetting landlords.
• Elsewhere, the RHS and BBC Morning Live Budget Friendly Garden will show gardeners how they can use household goods and equipment for cost-effective gardening. These will include the use of cheap and readily-available drought-tolerant plants, as well as recycled materials such as scaffold boards, plant pots and pallets.
• Carol Klein will also be designing a garden at the show. Celebrating plants, the space will be packed full of take-home ideas to inspire everyone to have a go at propagating their own plants. It will be divided into six main habitats — wetland, woodland, hedgerow, meadow, moor and mountain, and seaside — and will showcase some of the plants which thrive in these different settings.
• And, finally, Leigh Johnstone, aka The Beardy Gardener, will be creating a special Giving Garden filled with plants donated by nurseries within the Floral Marquee. It will celebrate the act of giving, encouraging others to discover the power of plants. Visitors will also receive a free packet of seeds.
Where is the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2023 held?
The RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is held in the palace grounds.
Address: Hampton Court Palace, East Molesey, Surrey, KT8 9AU.
Visit rhs.org.uk for more information.
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