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RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park

Traditional garden artistry with some new feature attractions

Horticultural heaven returns to Cheshire in July with the Tatton Park Flower Show. Now into its tenth year, Tatton’s show gardens contain the usual mix of traditional and modern designs. Water features, bubble machines, metal walkways, the obligatory decking, outdoor sofas and barbecues all feature strongly, but the blooming line-up also includes some all-new attractions.

An art and sculpture trail snakes along the petal-strewn paths, with everything from a shimmering copper dragon to eco-friendly willow sculptures. A rural crafts workshop shows visitors all they need to know in order to weave their own baskets, while, inside the British Florist Association’s marquee, green-fingered punters can watch the national floristry competition finals. If you fancy nabbing some of the plants on display, sharpen your elbows and arrive in time for the 4pm sell-off on the last day of the show.

RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire (0870 842 2234/www.rhs.org.uk/tatton). July 23-26, 10am-6.30pm, July 27, 10am-5pm (note that July 23 is a preview day open only to RHS members); £23 (£21 if booked more than 48 hours in advance); children aged 5-15 £5 (except on July 23); children under 5 free.

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