Bath Spring Flower Show 2009
At the Royal Victoria Park, during the Bank
Holiday weekend of the 2nd to 4th May, Bath & North East
Somerset is proud to host the Annual Bath Spring Flower Show for
2009.
- it is open 10.00am - 5.30pm each day
- the entrance charge is £7.50 for adults, £5 for OAP’s and all
unaccompanied children
- accompanied children under 16 come free
- 50p discount on production of Resident's Discovery
Card
Please read below to find out more about:
This established show, now in its 23rd year, is
held over the May Bank Holiday weekend in the beautiful
surroundings of the Royal Victoria Park. The inaugural Bath Flower
Show was commissioned to celebrate the centenary of the Botanical
Gardens (in 1987), a stone's throw away from the showground, and
well worth a visit for its beauty and peace.
The Show’s appeal is not just to the gardener. Nobody could fail
to be impressed by the quality and sheer beauty of the Floral Art
Marquee display by members of the area’s Floral Art
Clubs.
A varied selection of gardening sundries are available and
contained within the Horticultural Sundries Marquee. The Bath
Beekeepers exhibit will attract its usual large and fascinated
audience.
British Food and Farming have a marquee where you have an
opportunity to buy first class British farm produce. There
will be cookery demonstrations. Local Women’s Institutes and
Townswomen’s Guilds have their own marquee with competition entries
and delicious home baked cakes and preserves.
Children can spend a very enjoyable and productive time in the
Children’s Activity Marquee run by Bath Area Play Project and for
the under 5’s and nursing mothers, there is a crèche. Food and
drink is available throughout the day. Bands and dancers provide
entertainment. Weather presents no problem as practically all of
the Show is held under cover with parking being available close to
the showground. Group discounts apply for 20 or more, payment to be
made in advance.
- Bath Beekeepers exhibit
- British Food and Farming Marquee
- Children’s Activity Marquee
- Craft Marquee
- Floral Art Marquee
- Horticultural Sundries Marquee
- Main Floral Marquee
- Local Women’s Institutes and Townswomen’s Guilds
Marquee
The lecture tent can be found at the end of the Main Floral
Marquee. Details of lectures to follow.
Cookery Demonstrations
Details of demonstrations to follow.
Band Concerts and Entertainment
Details of Band Concerts and other entertainment to follow.
A growing range
In the Main Floral Marquee, the plants are
superbly displayed by nurserymen well used to exhibiting at major
shows all over Britain, many being gold medal winners at the
Chelsea Flower Show. There is a full programme of Horticultural
Lectures given by the nurserymen and other gardening experts.
You can see a massive range of blooming delights, such
as
- Fuchsias
- Geraniums
- Alpines
- Streptocarpus
- Violas
- Daffodils
- House plants
- Bonsai
- Trees and shrubs
and not forgetting many unusual plants and much more besides,
all for sale so come along and stock up at this plantsman’s
paradise. Adding to the scene will be the Bath & North East
Somerset Parks Section exhibit.
