Floral Events and Flower Shows

Flowers & Music

Visit the attractive 14th century church with its flower displays. This year's theme is "Music". Some of the gardens in the village are open to the public just for this weekend. On both days there are ploughman's lunches, a Village Hall bar and teas. On SAT only - stalls, live music and some games.

Five-mile trail

AN EVENING walk focusing on the identification of wild flowers around Stroud will take place on Wednesday, July 8 between 5.30pm and 8pm. Participants on the five-mile trail, organised by Stroud Valleys Project, will start on the corner of Summer Street and Bisley Old Road and follow a circular route up to Rodborough Common.

Floral arrangements

The Volunteer Garden Club is hosting a standard flower show from 1 to 5 p.m. July 23 at the Fly Arts Center, 204 South Main St. The show is free and open to the public. This year's theme is "From These Roots."

Crafts and Floral art

The Formby Horticultural Society is calling on green-fingered adults and youngsters to take part in its annual event. There will be a host of competitions in flowers, crafts and floral art as well as a front and back garden competition. It will take place at St Jerome's Church in Greenloons Drive, on Saturday, July 11.

First garden show

A Solsberry native has gardening in her genes. Janice Bean spends most of her time outside on her 17.5 acres of ground tending to perennial gardens. The show is planned from 10 a.m. - dark on July 3. Prices will vary from $5 to $15 per perennial depending on the size.

Floral display

Heage Windmill was awash with colour for the village's flower festival on Saturday. Volunteers worked on displays that were put on each floor of the windmill for visitors to enjoy as they toured the structure.

Garden show

Billingshurst-based garden designer Chris Burns, a multiple sclerosis sufferer, has created a senses garden for the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (July 7-12) with less able people in mind. Three charities will be promoted on the stand - the MS Society, the Royal National Institute for the Blind and the National Blind Children's Society.

Lotus bloom

The 88 red stars lay out on the South Gate lawn. The 14th Lotus Festival of the Old Summer Palace starts July 1 and runs until August 31. Lotuses are in full bloom again at the Old Summer Palace. They fill the ponds. They line the paths: bright pink and yellow blossoms amidst a sea of round green leaves.

1000th anniversary celebration

A big flower festival will be held from December 18 to 23 in Da Lat, Lam Dong Central Highlands province. The flower festival is one of the national events to welcome the 1000th anniversary celebration of Thang Long Hanoi. The Xuan Huong river will be the central point of the flower festival which will be surrounded by flower streets and flower towers. A flower parade will also take place around the river.

Beautiful Flowers

Show off those gardening skills and that proverbial green thumb at the July 11 Flower Show at White County Agriculture Complex. Members of Sparta-General Federation Woman's Club will be sponsoring their first Flower Show. Margie Stevens, who astounds her many friends and neighbors with her array of flowers, said this event holds a special place in her heart.

Garden Flowers

Music will be flowing morning, noon and night this summer in downtown Brampton, when the inaugural season of the Flower City Music Festival kicks off on July 2 at the Rose Theatre's Garden Square.

Red and White bloom

Huron is blooming in red, white and blue as the city and township celebrate their bicentennial. The public is invited to take in the scenery Saturday with a garden tour and a flower show. The Red, Whiteand Bloomin' Garden Tour, which benefits the Huron Historical Society, is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with five stops.

Floral displays and Exhibitions

THIS weekend Caerphilly will be in bloom as the annual flower festival takes place. The fourth annual Flower Festival is held in the town centre on Saturday June 27 and Sunday June 28.

National flower competition

Popular town singers provided musical entertainment, groups put on shows, a skate demonstration was held and flowers were displayed in marquees. Weston Town Council was so pleased with the show that it hopes to stage a similar event next year.

Garden show

AWARD winning gardeners in Lewes will be opening their gardens to the public this weekend (June 27 and 28). A total of 11 Lewes and District Garden Society members will be taking part in the event. The group has won two medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and has been a regular exhibitor at the prestigious event.