This month...

SEEDY SUNDAY 4 Feb, 10.30am-4pm

Brighton, Hove & Sussex Sixth Form College, 205 Dyke Road, Brighton BN3 6EG The UK’s largest seed swap. Bring and swap seeds, listen to expert speakers, visit 50+ stalls and enjoy fine food in the Infinity Cafe. Admission free. l www.growingevents.co.uk; www.seedysunday.org

JOHN’S GARDEN OPEN DAY 10 Feb, 10am-4pm

Ashwood Nurseries, Kingswinford, West Midlands DY6 0AE Visit this private canalside garden filled with evergreens, topiary and colourful dogwoods, mixed with grasses and drifts of early bulbs. Open for one day as part of the nurseries’ Winter in Bloom celebration. Adults £5 l 01384 401996; www. ashwoodnurseries.com

ROSE WORKSHOP 16, 21 & 23 Feb, 10am-4pm

Peter Beales Roses, London Road, Attleborough, Norwich NR17 1AY Learn how to get the best from your roses with friendly expert advice on pruning and planting. Adults £70 inc coffee, lunch and afternoon tea l 01953 454707; www.classicroses.co.uk

SNOWDROP DAY (FOR NGS) 17 Feb, 10am-5pm

East Lambrook Manor Gardens, South Petherton, Somerset TA13 5HH Magnificent display of naturalised snowdrops, including 100 named cultivars. Malthouse Cafe and nursery open for snowdrop and hellebore sales. Adults £6; seniors £5.50 l 01460 240328; www.eastlambrook.com

GETTING THE GARDEN READY 19 Feb, 10am-4.30pm

Great Dixter, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex TN31 6PH Led by Fergus Garrett, take a tour behind the scenes at the preparation involved in getting Great Dixter ready for spring and summer. Includes composting and soil prep, weeding, thinning out self-sowers, working off boards, splitting, dividing and planting self-sowers. Adults £110 l 01797 252878; www.greatdixter.co.uk