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First plant Sale of 2024 will be Easter Sunday 2-4pm

posted 12th Mar 2024 by Erica Thomson

Our first Plant Sale of the season will be Easter Sunday 2-4pm and every Sunday until October. Also open Bank Holiday Sundays 5th and 26th May 10am - 4pm

We'll have lots of plants to buy including many ferns.

Photos updated October 2023 but will be checked before we open in 2024. See our Photo Album
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4s6MMszJyNX53thT7

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We're back gardening in our Botanic Garden

posted 15th Feb 2024 by Erica Thomson

We're back gardening in our Botanic Garden at Wollaton Park so if you see the gate open, pop in and say hello. Often on Wed, Thu and Fri mornings. We'll post on here, Facebook and Instagram when we have our first Plant Sale of the season - usually around Easter.

We are proud custodians of our Botanic Garden in the grounds of Wollaton Hall, Nottingham.  See here for more details. These flowers were picked on 22nd November 2023.

All of our 600+ plants are labelled and many are for sale. Come and see us when we are gardening there - check opening hours on Google Maps and this website.

Plant Hunters’ Fairs Calendar 2024

posted 27th Feb 2024 by Erica Thomson

Janet and Martin Blow have sent us the following - 

When a plant fair takes place within a garden, we arrange a special reduced entry price to the garden. Some gardens on these days are half-price (or better) entry to the garden and entry to the fair is included. Other fairs are free or with a small charge or donation that all goes to maintaining the venue.

Always check event status before travelling at www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk

If you need any further information, you wish to organise a group visit to an event, or you are able to display posters at your meetings, please contact us for:

·        Our 2024 calendar and event posters for you to print (also on our website)

·        Assistance with booking in a coach to an event

·        Full details of each fair including nurseries attending (also on our website).

If you want more information about a particular plant fair, please contact janet@planthuntersfairs.co.uk

Plant Hunters’ Fairs 2024

Sunday 17 March Southwell Minster, NG25 0HD 11am-4pm Plant Fair £2.00

Saturday 23 March Sugnall Walled Garden, Eccleshall ST21 6NF 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £1.00

Sunday 24 March Arley Hall, Northwich, CW9 6NA 10am-4pm Now includes full access to gardens & Plant Fair £5.00

Good Friday 29 March Whittington Castle, Oswestry, SY11 4DF 10am-4pm Plant Fair & Castle Grounds Free Entry (P&D Parking)

Easter Sunday 30 March - Monday 1 April Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton TF9 4EU 10am-5pm Gardens & Fair £5.00

Saturday 6 April Bodenham Arboretum, Kidderminster DY11 5TB 10am-4pm Free Entry to Fair

Sunday 7 April Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, CH64 4AY 10am-4pm Plant Fair £1.00

Sunday 14 April Middleton Hall, Tamworth B78 2AE 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00 TICKET REQUIRED

Midweek date to be confirmed Bramall Hall SK7 3NX 10am-4pm Plant Fair £2.00 See website and social media for updates

Sunday 21 April 1620s House, Donington Le Heath, LE67 2FW 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £1.00 TICKET REQUIRED

Saturday 27 April Chasewater Country Park. Brownhills, WS8 7NL Country Park & Fair Free Entry (P&D Parking) NEW VENUE

Sunday 28 April Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, SY14 8AH 10am-5pm Gardens & Fair £5.00

Sunday - Monday 5 - 6 May Weston Park, Shifnal TF11 8LE 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00 TICKET REQUIRED*

Saturday 11 May Battlefield 1403, Shrewsbury, SY4 3DB 9:30am-4pm Free Entry

Sunday 12 May Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield SK11 9JY 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00

Sunday 19 May Norton Priory, Runcorn, WA7 1SX 10am-4pm Plant Fair £1.00

Saturday 25 May Carsington Water, Ashbourne DE6 1ST 10am-4pm Country Park & Fair Free Entry (P&D Parking)

Monday 27 May Arley Arboretum, Upper Arley, Worcs DY12 1SQ 10am-4pm Free Entry to Fair

Saturday - Sunday 8 - 9 June Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton TF9 3NN 10am-5pm Gardens & Fair £5.00

Saturday 15 June Sugnall Walled Garden, Eccleshall ST21 6NF 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £1.00

Sunday 23 June Middleton Hall, Tamworth B78 2AE 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00 TICKET REQUIRED

Sunday 30 June Whittington Castle, Oswestry, SY11 4DF 10am-4pm Plant Fair & Castle Grounds Free Entry (P&D Parking)

Saturday 6 July Thoresby Park, Newark NG22 9EQ 10am-4pm Plant Fair & Country Park Free Entry (P&D Parking)

Sunday 28 July 1620s House, Donington Le Heath, LE67 2FW 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £1.00 TICKET REQUIRED

Wednesday 31 July Cholmondeley Castle, Malpas, SY14 8AH 10am-5pm Gardens & Fair £5.00 SPECIAL MIDWEEK DATE

Sunday 4 August Southwell Minster, NG25 0HD 11am-4pm Plant Fair £2.00

Sunday 11 August Capesthorne Hall, Macclesfield SK11 9JY 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00

Sunday 18 August Carsington Water, Ashbourne DE6 1ST 10am-4pm Country Park & Fair Free Entry (P&D Parking)

Sunday - Monday 25 - 26 August Dorothy Clive Garden, Market Drayton TF9 4EU 10am-5pm Gardens & Fair £5.00

Saturday 31 August Bodenham Arboretum, Kidderminster DY11 5TB 10am-4pm Free Entry to Fair

Sunday 1 September Ness Botanic Gardens, Wirral, CH64 4AY 10am-4pm Plant Fair £1.00

Sunday 8 September Weston Park, Shifnal TF11 8LE 10am-4pm Gardens & Fair £4.00  TICKET REQUIRED*

PLEASE always check event status before travelling at www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk

* For Weston Park advance purchase tickets are at the special discounted price of £4.00 (plus small booking fee). Tickets not on sale after 9am on the day of the fair. Without a ticket, venue entry price of £8.00 applies. 


Plant stall at Park Garden Trail 11th June 2023

posted 2nd Feb 2023 by Erica Thomson

We had a plant stall at Park Garden Trail, The Park, Nottingham on Sunday 11th June 2023 1-6pm

We had lots of plants for sale, information on how to join our Group and lots more. Greetings cards and Bee Leaflets feature photos taken in our Botanic Garden.

Ann Carol, Jane and Erica in the photo.
We had a great day!

Video of our Botanic Garden on YouTube October 2022

posted October 2022 by Erica Thomson

In October 2022, Kat, who is on YouTube and Instagram as 'homegrown garden', visited our final plant sale of the season and made a super video of her visit which you can watch on YouTube. 


It's 20 minutes and features an interview with Erica.