This month...

RHS4-9 JULY HAMPTON 10am-7.30pmCOURT (5.30pm Sun) RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, East Molesey, Surrey KT8 9AU Vibrant show gardens, plant village, floral marquee and festival of roses. Celebrity gardener talks and demonstrations. RHS from £27 in advance; non members from £32.50 in advance; £15 parking l 0844 995 9664; www.rhs.org.uk

FERGUS GARRETT TALK 15 JULY 10.30-12.30pm Fairlight Hall, Martineau Lane, Fairlight nr Hastings TN35 5DR Learn the Great Dixter way of combining plants using colour, texture, shape, repetition and balance. Design your borders and associate plants with ease. £20 inc coffee and cake l 01424 814132; www.fairlighthall. co.uk

VITA DAY WITH SARAH RAVEN 19 JULY, 10am-late Knole, Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0RP A full-on Vita Sackville West experience with Sarah Raven and members of the Nicholson family. Talks and private tours of the gardens with lunch at Knole and supper at Sissinghurst, cooked by Sarah’s team from Perch Hill. £175 booking essential l 0345 092 0283; www.sarahraven. com

RHS TATTON PARK 19-23 JULY 10am-6.30pm (5pm Sun ) Tatton Park, Mereheath Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 6QN Show gardens including a bus stop boulevard, plant shopping, talks and demonstrations. Floral design studio, Talks from Carol Klein and Monty Don. RHS from 22.50 in advance; non members from £27 in advance l 0844 995 9664; www.rhs.org.uk

ORNAMENTAL GARDENS TALK 27 JULY, 2.30-3.5pm Waddesdon Manor, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP18 0JH Learn how to create Victorian plant displays with acting head gardener Richard Ernst. Tour the Parterre, see the intricate carpet bedding and walk around the Aviary Garden. Free with grounds admission, £10 adults l 01296 820414; www.waddeson. org.uk