Celebrate the best of Scottish gardening where our country's top plant nurseries, garden centres, and societies, will gather on the main lawns under the backdrop of the historic Scone Palace - the Crowning Place of the Scottish Kings. Alongside all the fabulous florals, will be some marvellous Makers featuring garden related crafts, and outdoor furniture specialists.
If you would like to learn more about a career in horticulture, there will be a chance to speak with representatives from the horticultural colleges, whilst the garden presenters from BBC gardening programme 'Beechgrove' will be around on both days to answer your gardening questions.
Access to the vast gardens and grounds surrounding Scone Palace is included in the price so take the chance to go for a woodland walk and visit the giant conifers in the Victorian Pinetum, tour the Kitchen Garden, enjoy the recently opened Walled Garden, or get lost in the Murray Star Maze.
Ticket Prices: Adults - £14.50, Children - £10.00, Family Ticket - (2+2) - £37.00, Concessions and Group Tickets (12+ people) are also available. Tickets can be pre-booked (recommended for speedy entry to Fair) or purchased on the day.
For more information, visit the Scone Palace website.
Saughton Park, Edinburgh EH11 3BQ
Sessions will run on the following dates:
Monday 3rd June, 10:30-11:30am
Monday 10th June, 10:30-11:30am
Monday 17th June, 10:30-11:30am
Each session will focus on a different set of gardening skills for all the family to learn, with the aim of teaching you how to grow your own food and flowers together.
For more information and to sign up, email learning@rchs.co.uk.
The Cacti & Succulent Show will be held in conjunction with BCSS Edinburgh Branch (British Cacti & Succulent Society) and will be a judged show with a number of categories that can be entered. Entry free of charge. More information can be found here.
The Highland village of Strathpeffer is having an open gardens event, with a £5 ticket price, to see 25 open gardens, plus plant stalls, live music, a tombola, vintage bus, and teas and cakes, in aid of the British Red Cross and village projects.
Full details at Strathpetal.
Join one or more of the monthly sessions for some hands on gardening experience and pick up tips and tricks throughout the seasons. Sessions last approx. 90mins and will begin from the log cabin just outside the entrance to the Walled Garden. No previous experience necessary and all equipment is provided.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the club’s Eventbrite page.
A national event celebrating the best of Scottish smallholding with a varied programme of competitions, parades, talks, and demonstrations to create an opportunity for those who are interested in rural life and farming to get a close-up view of small-scale farming, introducing them to skills and livestock they would not normally encounter. More information here.