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Wrest Park Garden Show

Over 110 stands

Wrest Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4HR

Bank Holiday Weekend,

28th, 29th & 30th May 2011

ON THE HUNTING PARTY LAWNS WITHIN THE GARDENS. By kind permission of the English Heritage.

Exhibitors from all over the country displaying and offering their specialist garden products and stunning craftwork for sale in the idyllic setting of Wrest Park Gardens.

craftmothSpecial for 2011 - Craft & Design Marquee within the Garden Show

SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS......

information

Garden Exhibits / The Gardeners Academy / Nurseries / Other Exhibitors /About Wrest Park / How to Get There

ADMISSION: Adults £6.50, Senior Citizens £5.50. Children (5-15yrs) £4.50, Under 5's FREE. A 50% reduction on the full entrance fee for English Heritage Members is applicable. No totally free admissions for English Heritage members at this event.

50% reduction for English Heritage Members.

WIN FREE TICKETS - 10 pairs of tickets to give away. Send an email to: visit@romorexhibitions.co.uk - in the subject line type 'COMPETITION WP MAY'. Then in the body of the email enter your full name and address. Closing date for entries 23rd May 2011. Please state if you do not wish to be kept informed of future Romor events. Thank you.

10.00am - 5.30pm each day

Dogs welcome on leads.

ADMISSION PRICE INCLUDES ENTRY TO GARDEN SHOW, THE GARDENS & PARKLAND.

CRAFTS & GARDEN SUNDRIES MARQUEE

LOAD DIRECTLY INTO YOUR VEHICLE FROM THE PLANT AND HEAVY GOODS CRECHE!

If you wish to exhibit (a few spaces still available) please email us at exhibit@romorexhibitions.co.uk or write to us at PO Box 448 Bedford MK40 2ZP including a description of your product. Thank you.

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gardeners academy

Questions answered and demonstrations for the gardener throughout the weekend with the gardening experts.

DEMONSTRATIONS / TALKS - DON'T MISS THEM!

SATURDAY
11.30 Graham A. Pavey - The perfect garden
12.15 Stuart Phillips - Pruning made simple
13.00 Everett Leeds - Selecting & growing clemaitis
13.45 Gardeners Question Time - with Jane Perrone
14.45 Stuart Phillips - Vegetables in small places & Containers
15.30 Everett Leeds - Practical Clematis

SUNDAY
11.30 Graham A. Pavey - The perfect garden
12.15 Keith Gubbins - Creative containers
13.00 Barry Timms - Guided Tour of Wrest Park Gardens
13.45 Gardeners Question Time
14.45 Keith Gubbins - Colourful containers
15.30 Barry Timms - Guided Tour of Wrest Park Gardens

MONDAY
11.30 Graham A. Pavey - The perfect garden
12.15 Stuart Phillips - Pruning made simple
13.00 Barry Timms - Guided Tour of Wrest Park Gardens
13.45 Gardeners Question Time
14.45 Stuart Phillips - Vegetables in small spaces & Containers
15.30 Barry Timms - Guided Tour of Wrest Park Gardens

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

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

Stuart Phillips is now a director of Gala 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.

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.

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'

nurseries

including A1 Garden Plants, Abbey Nursery, Badger Nurseries, Bee Fresh Nursery, Cheddington Nursery, C.Newberry & Son, Diane Cole Hardy Plants, Dingley Dell Nursery, Direct Plants, Edible Ornamentals, Flit Bonsai, Freeman Plants, Herbal Haven, Home Farm Plants, Malins Nursery, Maulden Garden Centre, Mill Hill Nursery, Newbury Farm Plants, Nobottle Nursery, Palmers Nursery, Plantasia, Potash Plants, Sunnyside Nursery, Tim's Plants, Unstone Plant Centre, Winslow Nursery & Woodland Nursery to name but a few...

SPECIALIST FOOD PRODUCERS

Giggly Pig Company - 45 varieties of sausages handmade from our own outdoor reared Saddleback pigs. Humbers Homemade - jams & chutneys. Kernow Kreperie - mouth watering crepes with wonderful fillings. Lymn Bank Farm - smoked & flavoured cheeses. Natureworks / The Elderflower People - hand crafted sparkling & still elderflower presse. Old Hall Confectionery - fudge and coconut ice. Perfect Tipple - sparkling gold cuvee, bubbly infused with edible 23 carat gold flakes. The Chefs Pantry - jams, chutneys, marmalades and mustards. The Little Black Bear Cake Company - cakes fo all occasions. The Nut Roast - nuts and raisins covered in delicious chocolate & yoghurt. The Olive Stall - the finest olives, olive oils & anti-pasta of the Mediterranean. The Truckle Cheese Company - finest vintage cheddar cheese truckles & more. Woburn Country Foods - speciality sausages, bacon, ham, pork pies and Woburn venison.

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FLORAL DISPLAYS

Specialist growers with displays will include...

C.Newberry & Son - Roses

Flit Bonsai - Bonsai

to entertain you.....

Visitor Comments

"Congratulations on the show at Wrest Park - a very smoothly organised event."

"A superb show - excellent location - a beautiful venue."

"Having visited Wrest Park many times now, I would like to congratulate you on a wonderful show"

Exhibitor Comments

"Thank you for a lovely time at Wrest Park. Once again we felt spoilt by the wonderful settings, fantastic atmosphere and help and generosity of fellow exhibitors"

"Just like to say how well the show went - another excellent show"

"We enjoyed another weekend of good trade, great customers and as usual the whole feel of the weekend made it a joy to be part of"

"The organisation of the show was excellent, clean toilets, litter free show area, lovely exhibitors and customers and the trade marquee was to a high standard of quality"

"Thank you for a lovely setting. We've done well & appreciate the good organisation"

"Wonderful show! Great organisation! Thanks very much"

"Many thanks, I wish to secure my place at Wrest Park next year - we had a wonderful show"

"It was a pleasure working with you - I did well on Saturday and even better on the next two days"

"I would like to say how much we enjoy working at the shows organised by yourselves. We love the super setting and have thoroughly enjoyed the weekends. Your organisation of such large events is superb."

"Many thanks for all your help and another wonderful weekend"

"As first time exhibitors to the event we found it to be really well organised and run with plenty of help and advice when needed, with lots of friendly staff on hand - it really is a pleasure when an event runs as smoothly as this one"

"With fantastic weather, a stunning backdrop and good crowd attendance, we had a fantastic weekend"

"The entire weekend at Wrest Park was one of those stand out events"

garden exhibits

GARDEN EXHIBITS WILL INCLUDE

Alpines, Annuals, Architectural plants, Bamboos, Basket plants, Baskets, Bedding plants, Benches, Bird boxes & feeders, Bygones & rustic goods, Ceramics, Clematis, Climbers, Cottage garden plants, Decorative garden antiques, Delphiniums, Evergreens, Exotic plants, Ferns, Fig trees, Fuchsias, Garden design, Garden furniture, Garden ornaments, Garden tools, Geraniums, Glazed pots, Gloves, Grasses, Hanging baskets, Hardwood garden furniture, Hardy ferns, Hardy perennials, Herbaceous perennials, Herbs, Home Counties Solar Systems Ltd, Horticultural gifts, Lilys, Hot tubs, Mediteranian plants, Metal garden furniture, Oak barrel products, Obelisks, Ornamental grasses, Palms, Parasols, Patio plants, Pelargoniums, Penstemons, Perennnials, Plant supports, Planters, Salvias, Shrubs, Speciman plants, Terracotta pots, Trees, Tubs, Umbrellas, Urns, Water butts, Water features, Willow fencing and more.

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OTHER EXHIBITS

will include lampshades, silk cushions, jewellery, ceramics, artwork, bags, pastille burners, photography, ladies fashions and more.

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FEATURED EXHIBITORS:

WATER WILLOWS

willowWoven willow planters, living willow structures, cuttings, willow rods, patio planters, salad/pepper planters, fencing, obelisks, plant supports. www.waterwillows.com

NEWBURY FARM PLANTS LTD

liddleLocally grown hardy perennials, shrubs & Japanese maples. www.newburyfarmplants.co.uk

YORKSHIRE WATER FEATURES LTD

yorksOak barrel products - water features, water butts, tubs, planters, dog kennels. www.yorkshirewaterfeatures.co.uk

COTTAGE CHINA / RITA BECK

beckFine English bone china individually decorated - ideal gifts for all occasions. www.cottagechina.co.uk

FURNITURE EMPORIUM / MARIA WILLIS (CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE)

willisCareful removal of old upholstery materials, restoration of chair frames, cleaning and polishing of show wood in preparation for reupholstering using traditional methods and techniques approved by the AMUSF.

CAROLE ALLEN JEWELLERY (CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE)

caroleallenThis contemporary colourful jewellery is mouthwateringly luscious and totally irresistable. It is handmade in Cornwall by Carole Allen who uses anodised aluminium, precious metals and enamels. www.caroleallenjewellery.co.uk

ERIC GODWARD (CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE)

Sculptures made using optical or amber ceramic glass utilising their reflective properties. Sculptures range from modern abstract art to spirals, pyramids, columns, bridges, animal art and machinery.www.ericgodward.com

GLASS ON GLASS / ELAINE MASON (CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE)

Unique and vibrant kiln-formed glassware and lighting made with reclaimed glass - recycling at its best.www.glassonglass.co.uk

RUBEN BEARS / BREN TILLEY (CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE)

Handcrafted mohair collector teddy bears designed and made in Bedfordshire./rubenbears.html

also exhibiting

Alliance Foster Care, Amorosa Enterprises, Arctic Cabins Ltd, Artfence, Bakers, Brinsley Log Cabins, Bulb Garden, C F Garden Tools, Chook, Click On Nature, Crafted Pens, Dunstable Aquatics, Espadrille, Fairtrade, Free 2 Garden, Gardens Of Scotland, Garden Select, Garden Skill, Geckoman, Greenthumb, Guava Oriental Fashions & Accessories, Herbylicious, Hot Tubs At Home, It's A Gift, Kings of Bicester, Meikie Designs, Mercury Tools, Mollymay, Natural U, No Gnomes, Old Hall Confectionery, Penny Dudley, Perfect Lawn, Perfect Tipple, Piskeyled Ltd, Pottery World, Replicafungi, Rhino Three Counties, Riverford Organic Veg, Sarah Stoker, Set Connection, Shell Dezigns, Silver Needles, Staffordshire Garden Furniture, The Natural Body Company, The Sure Foundation, The Wildlife Trusts, Traidcrafts, Water Willows, Works In Material, Yorkshire Water Features and more

craftmothWe will be supporting Craft & Design Month at this event with a dedicated Craft & Design marquee of specially selected exhibitors of hand crafted goods for sale.

A SELECTION OF EXHIBITORS in the

CRAFT & DESIGN MARQUEE...........

Katharine & Aleks Dille, Lisa & Colin Badger / Hawkhill Forge & Art Glass, Rebecca A Hill, Bea Brown / Hat Magik, Judith Swannell Ceramics, Eric Godward, Carole Allen, Maria Willis, Claire Fairall / Created & Felted, Diana Morrison, Sarah Rogers / Saramade, Bren Tilley / Ruben Bears, Christine Crane / Francoise Chantell......

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getting there

Wrest Park is situated midway between Bedford and Luton, on the A6. MK45 4HR

Click here for a map.


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