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Sun 17 March Southwell Minster NG25 0HD


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Sun - Mon 25 - 26 August Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU


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Southwell Minster

Southwell Minster

Nottinghamshire NG25 0HD

Sunday 4 August 2024

Times: 11am - 4pm

Admission:Plant Fair: suggested donation £2.00

Parking: Please use public car parks. Details from: Southwell Town Council website.

Refreshments:The will be a refreshments kiosk in the heart of the fair and also the Minster Refectory will be open

The fair and garden are wheelchair accessible.

Dogs on leads welcome in the fair and garden

We also have a spring plant fair here - see details

Please note the 11am start time for this venue.

"We discovered the Southwell plant fair this year and we are so happy that we did!! We bought some beautiful unique plants you don't find anywhere else. The growers have brilliant knoweledge, it was lovely talking to them. The plants we bought are very popular with the bees and butterflies. We can't wait for the next one, see you next year" - Charlotte on Facebook.

The fair is in the Palace Garden with the atmospheric backdrop of the ruins of the Archbishop's Palace.

The Palace Garden is a fantastic place to explore and discover the history of the site through living plants. The features of the enclosed garden are inspired by medieval, Tudor, Georgian and Victorian gardens, reflecting the timeline of the Palace. With wide open lawns, it is full of herbs, shrubs and flowering plants chosen not only for their historical relevance, but also for their shape and beauty. Special areas of the grounds have been set aside to encourage wildlife. The woodland area provides links to the famous “Leaves of Southwell” – the thirteenth century carved stone leaves in Southwell Minster’s Chapter House.

The Garden brings to life time periods important to the history of The Archbishop’s Palace. The design has four distinct parts to it: a Medieval herb parterre; a Tudor knot garden; a border planted in the style of Edwardian plants-woman Gertrude Jekyll; and Wildlife areas including a winter border and woodland and wild meadow. The garden also encourages wildlife through the inclusion of bird boxes, insect hotels and log piles. Portions of the gardens have been designed as native wild flower areas for birds and insects.

Line-up for Sun 4 August Southwell Minster

A Love Blossoms Garden accessories, stakes, planters, garden wall decorations etc.

Amorosa Enterprises Up-cycled and recylced garden ornaments and stakes

Bridge Farm Plants Interesting and unusual herbaceous perennials

Cliff Bank Nursery Grass, woodland plants, hardy annuals and other unusual plants

Conquest Plants Nursery Variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants

Cotswold Garden Flowers Unusual hardy and tender perennials

Cottage Memories Roses NEW

Dibleys The Houseplant Specialists: over 150 RHS Gold medals including 33 Chelsea Golds NEW

Fayrefield Plant Nursery Willow Weaving and cottage plants NEW

Freckles & Flora Unusual hardy herbaceous perennials and choice annuals NEW

Green's Leaves Choice shrubs, perennials, grasses, foliage plants.

Hillview Hardy Plants Perennials and auriculas. National Collection Holders, RHS Gold Medalists NEW

John Cullen Gardens Herbs, plants for pollinators, National Collection of Achillea, RHS Medalists

Jurassicplants Nurseries Rare trees, shrubs, exotic fruits and living fossils. RHS Gold Medalists

Linda Scott Hardy Plants Unusual perennials particularly hardy geraniums

Malcolm Allison Plants Hardy perennials

Meadowmakers Wildflower and native tree plants and plugs

Morton Nurseries Unusual and hard to find shrubs and perennials

Plant Lovers Garden Clematis, perennials and shrubs

Pottertons Nursery Alpines, Dwarf Bulbs and Woodland Plants RHS Gold Medalists

Primrose Bank Wide range of perennial plants. RHS Gold Medalists

Priorswood Clematis Clematis. RHS Medalists NEW

Prized Perennials Wide range of perennials NEW

Stuart Marsh Sculptures Copper and Brass Sculptures

The Gobbett Nursery Shrubs, perennials inc Iris, Cornus, Syringa in season. RHS Medalists

Contact Details for Southwell Minster

Address: Southwell Minster, Church Street, Southwell, Notts. NG25 0HD

Facebook @SouthwellMinster, Twitter @SouthwMinster

Website: www.southwellminster.org

Tree-linged Palace Garden at Southwell with plant stalls ruins of Archbishop's palace at Southwell is the backdrop for the plant fair

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