The festival returns for the first time since the pandemic, with an emphasis on getting growing, no matter how small your space
As the UK’s biggest flower show opens its gates for the first time since the pandemic, the Royal Horticultural Society is on a mission to persuade visitors that gardening is for everyone.
The RHS Hampton Court Palace garden festival, which runs from Tuesday and is its first big show since 2019, puts community gardening centre stage. This focus comes after millions of people took up growing plants on their balconies, windowsills or in their gardens during lockdown. The UK’s passion for gardening has continued even as restrictions have eased. According to latest figures from the Horticultural Trades Association, in the year to May 2021, garden centre sales were up 30%.
