About the show

Our one and only Home & Garden Show will set off the 2009 Season as the first major spring outdoor event. Having launched the show in 2006 it has become a very clear favourite with Garden Lovers. Being able to buy direct from the growing Nurseries at a fraction of Garden Centre prices comes with the added advantage of being able to talk directly to the grower who can tell you exactly where they will flourish and in what conditions. If you haven't been to a Garden Show before, be prepared to see a variety of plants unavailable together anywhere else, and rarely at the prices on offer.

Of course you will see what's new in Garden Furniture, Ornaments, Statuary, Tools & Garden Sundries. Homes, Crafts, Floral and a flavoursome Food Pavilion make up a pleasant and rewarding day out.

Theatre:

Gardening Question Time Chaired by BBC's Colin Evans

Come along to the Gardeners Question Time and put your questions to the experts, chaired by BBC's Colin Evans.

Colin Evans writes for consumer magazines, local papers, trade & professional journals. He has worked in Hoticulture & Botanical Research, Garden Design & Consultancy for over 30 years. He is also a radio & television presenter & lectures in Horticulture & associated topics.

Presentations & 'How To' Workshops

Cooking with Home Grown Produce

If it is food that you fancy, our resident celebrity Chef Beverley Glock will be running a number of cookery demonstrations each day. She will also be available after each demonstration for a question & answer session.

Beverley Glock is the Times children's food expert, the Times Body & Soul 'Eat your Greens' columnist & contributor to the channel 4's food website. Beverley is also the founder of Splat Cooking www.splatcooking.co.uk. The Splat team love cooking and are passionate about encouraging children (and grown ups) to experiment with food; tasting, touching, smelling & having fun. www.beverleyglock.com.

Beer & Wine Tasting

With Richard Broad of Sovereign Wines & Spirits.  Richard is the brand manager for Church End Brewery.  

• Beer Tasting ~

We will be sampling Church End beers and talking about the real ales which we will have on tap.  

• Wine Tasting ~

Wine with food.  

• Church End Brewery ~

Church End Brewery, started life in an old coffin workshop behind the Griffin Inn, Shustoke, Warwickshire. Its goal was to be a hands on croft brewery making a wide range of cask conditioned beers. The brewery philosophy only allows the use of good quality raw materials such as floor malted barley and whole hops. Definitely no processed sugars. M Reg was the first brew on the 1st August 1994, followed by whats the Foxs Hat and M Reg GTI. We now have a range of 40 distinct beers including fruit beer made with real fruit. Herb Beer made with fresh herbs. Wheat Beers made with a high proportion of malted wheat, Black Beers with Chocolate Malt and Honey Beers with real honey.  

 

Entertainment:

Chainsaw Carving Demonstrations

Children's Sow 'n' Grow Area

Why not introduce your Children to gardening? They're never too young to start them off and the planting area is an ideal opportunity for this.