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Milton Keynes Garden Show at The National Bowl, Milton Keynes

3rd, 4th & 5th May 2008

Exhibitors from all over the country displaying and offering their specialist garden products for sale at The Milton Keynes National Bowl.

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ADMISSION TO GARDEN SHOW: Adults £5.00 / Senior Citizens £4.00 / Accompanied children under 14 years free.

10.30am - 5.30pm each day

Dogs welcome on leads

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CRAFTS & GARDEN SUNDRIES MARQUEE

Questions answered and demonstrations for the gardener throughout the weekend with the gardening experts. Speakers vary each day.

Stuart Phillips is now a partner in OnSite UK, a company specialising in horticultural training, assessment and consultancy. He is also a contibutor to BBC local radio in the Eastern Counties and a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and a member of the Garden Writers Guild.

Ray Edwards is a former editor of ‘Garden Answers’ and ‘Plants and Gardens’. He now uses his wealth of knowledge & experience to lecture extensively.

Kathy Brown is famous for her ‘recipe’ style container gardening. She has written a number of books on the subject and appears regularly on television and radio.

Graham A Pavey is a garden designer, writer and
lecturer. He has featured on a number of local radio
stations including 3 Counties and has written 6 books.

Roger Sweetinburgh is a garden designer, horticulturalist, lecturer and writer. He has designed gardens for Good Housekeeping and Homebase and won a gold medal at Chelsea Flower Show. He has lectured at Kew and the English Gardening School.

Keith Lilley is a professional floral designer. He has worked in many top London hotels and Royal palaces. He specialises in both traditional and contemporary designs.

Keith Gubbins has been in horticulture for 35 years and specialises in container gardening and flower arranging.

Pat Davies MSF ICF has been in floristry for 25 years. She has been a lecturer at Moulton college and is a well known show judge.

Barry Timms has been the gardening expert on BBC Three Counties Radio. He is the parks manager in Luton.

Dave Watkins is a gardening consultant and broadcaster for BBC Radio Northampton and Ideal Home Satelite TV Channel. He is also an international horticultural consultant.

Everett Leeds is a founder member of The British Clematis Society and four times its president. He also is co-author of 'An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Clematis'

Corin Tomlinson has been growing Bonsia for more than 20 years. He has studied and taught the subject throughout the USA and England. He is the curator of the National Bonsai Collection at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Birmingham.

FLORAL MARQUEE

Specialist growers with outstanding displays. Chelsea medalists and top growers compete for awards

Exhibitors will include:

Fuchsiavale Nurseries - Fuchsias

Tamarisk Nurseries - Cacti, succulents, tillandsias
& carnivorous plants

Potash Nursery - Fuchsias & pelargoniums

Clive Marcham - Acers & collection of bonsai trees

Thompson & Morgan - Vegetables

FEATURED EXHIBITORS:

UNSTONE PLANT CENTRE

The plant specialists - plants of distinction. Growers of top quality garden plants. Also importers of the exotic & unusual. 'Champagne plants at lemonade prices'

CLAYDON GARDEN COMPANY

Beautiful garden furniture for stylish Summer living and contemporary conservatory furniture to relax in with accessories to provide the finishing touches to create the perfect retreat.

OLIVAIR

PVCU & hardwood conservatories, doors, windows, porches, canopies etc, flat roof systems & roofline products, PVCU Fencing & decking. www.olivair.co.uk

GARDEN SELECT LTD

Lightweight pots that look like ceramics. Tools, shrubs and perennials & other sundries as shown on website. www.gardenselect.co.uk

We supply a huge range of bedding plants, basket plants, perennials, shrubs & hanging baskets at value for money prices including our famous wicker hanging baskets from £10 each. www.brooksidenursery.co.uk

Garden exhibits will include

Acers, Alpines, Annuals, Antique gardenware, Arbours, Architectural plants, Archways, Awnings, Bamboos, Basket plants, Baskets, Bedding plants, Benches, Bioflow magnotherapy, Bird feeders, Bonsai, Bulbs, Bygones & rustic goods, Ceramics, Chillies, Chinese ceramics, Clematis, Climbers, Conifers, Conservatories, Conservatory blinds, Conservatory furniture, Containers, Cottage garden plants, Decking, Decorative garden antiques, Evergreens, Exotic plants, Fencing, Ferns, Fruit bushes, Fuchsias, Garage doors, Garden design, Garden sundries, Garden tools, Gazebos, Geraniums, Glazed pots, Gloves, Grasses, Hanging baskets, Hardwood garden furniture, Hardy ferns, Hardy perennials, Herbaceous perennials, Herbs, Kites, Ladders, Landscaping services, Lavenders, Maples, Metal garden furniture, Obelisks, Ornamental grasses, Palms, Parasols, Patio plants, Pelargoniums, Perennnials, Pet products, Plant supports, Planters, Pots, Rose arches, Seat cushions, Security shutters, Shrubs, Soft fruit bushes, Solar powered lights, Statuary, Stone planters, Stone sculptures, Subtropical plants, Succulents, Terracotta pots, Trees, Trellis, Trolleys, Tubtrugs, Urns, Vegetables, Wheelbarrows, Wild flowers, Wildlife products, Willowware, Wind chimes, Wind socks, Wirework, Woodland plants, Wrought iron and much more.

including A1 Garden Plants, Badger Nurseries, Brookside Nurseries, Chiltern Quality Plants, Clive Marcham Bonsai, Edible Ornamentals, Freeman Plants, Fuchsiavale Nurseries, Graham’s Herbs, J Plants, Madrona Nursery, Malins Nursery, Mill Hill Nursery, Newbury Farm Plants, Olivers Plants, Palmers Nurseries. Phoenix Nursery, Potash Nursery, Tamarisk Nurseries, Thompson & Morgan, Unstone Plant Centre & Woodland Nurseries

to name but a few..

Armor Shutters, A Silk, American Butterfly, Anguilla Antiques, Anything Grows, BPS Access Solutions, Bakers, Benchmark Garden Furniture, Bone-Dry MK, Claydon Garden Company, Cultron Services, Faulks & Company, Gap Garden, Garden Select, J H Fencing Ltd, Kitchen & Things, Leisureline, Leisuretime UK Ltd, Old Hall Confectionery, Olivair Home Improvements Ltd, P & A Cakes, Peacock Partners, P T Taylor, Phileas Frog, Pottery World, Premier Kitchens & Bedrooms, Ruben Bears, Silver Needles, Show Collections, Sticks & Stones, TME Fabrications, Textice Ltd, The Wildlife Trusts, Trophy Pet Foods, Windart Ltd, Yummy Yogurts and more.

The Milton Keynes National Bowl is a venue for concerts, community events and outdoor exhibitions. The garden show is presented in a 'ring' format using the tarmac walkway for public convenience and comfort. This unusual layout has proved very popular with exhibitors and public alike.

Milton Keynes National Bowl is located at H7 / V4 and A421 / A5. MK5 8AA

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