Cambridge University Botanic Garden is running a Saturday morning course (£25) on the 8th of May called Choosing Plants for Shade & Woodland. The half day course will help you make the most of the shady areas in your garden. Using examples from their own woodland garden their Woodland Supervisor, Helen Seal, will explain how shade and woodland plants are adapted to their environment and give you advice on selecting, combining and caring for them in your own garden. www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
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The Spring Show at Courson takes place on the 14th-16th of May. It is a charming event, much more informal than the British Shows and is also a wonderful opportunity to see the people of Paris in their country couture. Needless to say they are incredibly chic. And the plants are pretty good too. There are usually plenty of British nurseries, but there are some wonderful French specialists too – everything from trained fruit trees worthy of Versailles to a specialist mimosa grower. Courson can be reached by train from central Paris and there is a shuttle bus from the local station. www.domaine-de-courson.fr
Half Price ! From Thompson and Morgan. #gardening
The Malvern Show 2011 will be held from the 12-15th May. In many ways this is the nicest show of the year. The setting, on the outskirts of Great Malvern, is one of the best with the backdrop of the Malvern Hills and the show itself is more of a County Fair than a grand social occasion. The exhibitors are all geared up for a new season and keen to discuss their new treasures and there is a general air of jollity. As well as a fabulous selection of plants to buy, there is delicious local food to be bought as well as all manner of horticultural and non-horticultural sundries. The gallery gives you a taste of what you can expect from the show and if you haven’t already seen it you can learn a little more here about the Malvern Show 2010.
