A Show featuring spring-flowering plants combined with a plant fair with nurseries from England, Scotland and Wales.
This year's Show will be enhanced by two professional displays, with Ashwood Nurseries of Kingswinford featuring their beautiful Hepaticas, and the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh showing a selection of alpine plants and bulbsThese displays will be in the main hall along with close to 150 classes of plants in a competitive exhibition from growers of both the Alpine Garden Society and the Scottish Rock Garden ClubThe range of plants is extensive and will include shrubs, woodlanders, bulbs as well as alpines, with those partricularly suited to being grown in the open garden clearly identifiedThe show provides the chance to see the plants close up and appreciate their beauty and formAlso to be appreciated is the expertise and dedication of the exhibitors who have grown the prize plants, with the awards handed out at 3.15 prior to the end of the dayThe whole dispay lifts the spirits as the growing season gets underway
There are two further areas providing the opportunity to purchase plants from 8 nurseries, with both unusual and rare spring plants suitable for front of border, trough or rock gardenThe friendly and knowledgeable nursery owners will happily discuss the plants that suit your conditions, and for those who know what they like and want, there is the option to order in advance from their websites and receive delivery at the Show
The Show is organised by the North Lancashire Group of the Alpine Garden Society, on behalf of both the AGS and the Scottish Rock Garden ClubAll three groups will have information available for the visitor who really likes what they see at the Show, and wishes to learn moreThe N.Lancs Group meets in Lancaster, with eight meetings from September through to April, and welcomes new membersThe meetings are based around an illustrated talk, which could be about cultivation, or a particular group of plants, or a special place where wild flowers are found, When possible, members bring plants either to sell to each other, or simply to display
The catering at the Show is provided by the school, with the proceeds helping the school funds
Category: Community | Gardening / Horticultural
Hotels near Kirkbie Kendal School
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The Nest
Situated in Kendal, this holiday home is set 13 km from Windermere. The unit is 41 km from Keswick. The unit is fitted with a kitchen.
Lyndhurst Guest House
This Victorian guest house has a quiet riverside location in Kendal, close to the Lake District. There is free Wi-Fi throughout, and free parking is available nearby..
Romneys Apartments & Suites
Romneys Self Catering Apartments and Snugs attached to a Gastro Pub & Restaurant in Kendal offer well-appointed self-catering accommodation in picturesque Cumbria..
Stonecross Manor Hotel
Stonecross Manor Hotel is situated on the edge of Kendal, one of the Lake Districts most important market towns. it has free parking and easy access from the M6 and A591. The hotel has an indoor pool and a good restaurant serving local produce.
Highgate Hotel
In the centre of Kendal, Highgate Hotel is just a 1-minute walk from the towns Brewery Arts Centre and a variety of shops. This Lake District guest house offers a full English breakfast and free parking and WiFi..
No 2 in the
No 2 in the Lakes is a semi-detached holiday home situated in Kendal in the Cumbria Region and is 12 km from Windermere. Guests benefit from free WiFi and private parking available on site. The kitchen has an oven and there is a private bathroom.
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