The world’s most famous flower show is a celebration of the highest quality horticulture and is a feast for your imagination, bursting with inspiration for you to take home.  Nothing compares to the show gardens, each one created by some of the worlds leading garden designers. Their ideas will provide you with endless inspiration.

Kew Gardens

At Summer Swing you can dance the night away and enjoy a picnic in the park to the sounds of many great acts on stage. And you can be happy in the knowledge that each ticket sold goes towards supporting Kew’s vital education, global research and conservation work.

The line-up includes Jools Holland, Bjorn Again, Jive Talkin’ as The BeeGees, Bootleg Beatles, Counterfeit Stones, Gipsy Kings and Motimba.

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Kew Gardens & Wakehurst Place

There are many great events happening to celebrate Kew Garden’s 250th Anniversary this summer. Events will be held in both Kew Gardens and Wakehurt Place to mark this momentus occasion.

Exhibitions and attractions at Kew Gardens include:

• Kew around the World
• Timeline and Broadwalk
• Seed Walk and ‘Banking on Life’ Exhibition
• The International Garden Photographer of the Year Exhibition
• The Power of Plants Exhibition
• Guided Tours
• Behind the Scenes Guided Tours
• Plant Spy Thinking Walk
• Kew Social
• Garden Open Evenings
• Many Talks and Lectures

Exhibitions and Attractions at Wakehurst Place include:

• Dispersal Exhibition
• Giant 10%
• Meadows Exhibitions and Events
• Guided Tours
• Summer Holiday Activities
• Millenium Seed Bank Activity Days
• Members Open Evening
• Early Morning Walk
• Coffee Mornings
• Talks and Lectures

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Ealing Jazz Festival :

This year is the 25th anniversary of the Ealing Jazz Festival.  A full programme worthy of this event is currently being booked. Untill then rest assured that this will be the high light of all things Jazz in the capital this summer, if past festivals are anything to go by. One of the nicest ways to enjoy live Jazz music on the many lawns and gardens that make up Walpole Park. A perfect day out for all the family!

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The annual London Mela 2009 brings the best of South Asian culture to Gunnersbury Park in Ealing, London with free admission giving a chance for everyone to attend! Multicultural London Mela celebrates Asian music and culture and attracts over 50,000 visitors every year. Attend London Mela 09 this August and learn more about Asian culture, enjoy ethnic connections or make new Asian friends!

London Mela 2009 will offer multiple stages for all kinds of entertainment – from mainstream pop to classical music, cutting-edge urban grooves and exciting East/West fusion, there will be definitely something for everyone! London Mela 09 will feature heritage attractions, modern and traditional dance performances, children’s and sports activities, traditional craft stalls and a huge funfair and a spectacular carnival-style finale at London Mela 2009 in Gunnersbury Park, Ealing and London!

Last year Artists included

Taz (Stereo Nation), Raghav, Mona Singh, Jassi Sidhu, Bobby Friction & Nihal – Radio 1, Taio Cruz, Haji Ameer Khan Qawwal, Tarang, Akademi, Indo Electronica and the very best outdoor Street Theatre

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Covent Garden Food Market 09

Back by popular demand, The Covent Garden Real Food Market will feature mouth-watering delights from some of the UK’s finest food producers*, including SJ Frederick & Sons’ free range Label Anglais chickens, Neal’s Yard Dairy cheeses, The Spore Boys’ famous mushroom sandwiches, The Garlic Farm, The Arabica Food & Spice Company, and for those with a sweet tooth, Crumbs & Doilies’ delectable cupcakes and Sugar Grain gluten-free cakes.

Every Thursday, from April 16th until September 24th, an array of scrumptious, fresh produce will be available from the market to tempt those in the area to swap the office for the Piazza and enjoy quality food and world-class street entertainment during their lunch hour or indulge in alfresco summer eating in the evening.

The Covent Garden Real Food Market will also provide food lovers with a rolling programme of unique stalls and entertainment throughout the season. From an exclusive stall curated by leading bloggers of the UK Food Bloggers Association, to eclectic guest stalls from The Urban Wine Company and local micro-breweries, to demonstrations from carbon-free chefs and urban farmers, the market is guaranteed to delight and educate visitors.

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About the festival

The Mayor’s Thames Festival is a spectacular, free celebration of London and its river. Taking place over the middle weekend in September between Westminster Bridge and Tower Bridge, the festival brings Londoners together in the very heart of the capital to dance, make sculptures, listen to music, watch movies, drink, eat, enjoy performances, sing, play on the beach, sail on the Thames and party in the streets.

Essentially, we want to provide a celebration for London and its river, a city centre party if you like, one that is free and open to all. We want to close roads and bridges and transform them with culture. We want to educate and transform people’s ideas about the river, too. Most of all, we want people not just to be spectators, but to be active participants in this spectacular London event.

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The Great Eats End Walk

Charity Fundraiser and Awareness

Starting and Ending on St Joseph’s Mare Street.

DayHave a fun day with family and friends and learn all about the East End and its amazing history. The second Great East End 10 mile sponsored walk will take place on 10th May from 10am. Following from the success of last year’s walk in the sizzling sun we have planned a new route starting and ending at St Joseph’s on Mare Street, Hackney.  Join us to raise vital funds for the hospice and enjoy the East End’s landmarks and places of interest. Stop off along the way for a picnic or visit some of London’s historic pubs. Take it easy and walk at your leisure. Stop and have lunch or a drink and enjoy the day by supporting us.

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For garden fans and the extremely nosy, this is a great opportunity to see many of the capitals hidden green spaces rarely open to the public. There are many new participants this year including the gardens at Emery Walkers arts and craft house in Hammersmith, the gardens at Greys Inn, and the gardens at the House of St Barnabus in Soho. One ticket covers all the venues over the weekend and children under 12 years old go completely free.

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During 2009 the international Year of Astronomy, Telescope 400 sponsored by the RAS are celebrating the 400th anniversary of Thomas Harriots telescope observations of the moon, which took place at Syon Park on this day in 1609. There will be exhibitions, demonstrations, ‘rocket building’ and many other activities for both the young and the old. A day out for all the family.

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Watch your favourite films under the stars in the Gardens of Syon Park.

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6 weeks of time team style excavations at the famous park. This is the 6th year running that the Birkbeck institution will running training excavations exploring and investigating the Medieval Brigettine Abbey and the architecturally designed gardens that form the grounds of Syon House from the 16th Century onward. A chance to take part in week long courses in excavation methods, geophysics, recording buildings and environmental archaeology for all those interested over the age of 17 years old. Beginners we are told are welcome!

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Easter egg hunting, games and fun for all the family on both Sunday and Monday at Syon Park.

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An opportunity for plant hunters and garden enthusiasts,to source rare, wild and unusual plants…

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Not only a great treat for mothers day but a true institute to all things gardening, the country’s top gardeners, botanists and retailers join forces to bring us this once yearly spectacular….strictly advance tickets only this year and those looking for a bargain are advised to go on the last day when many of the displays are sold of when they pack up at  4pm.

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Everybody’s welcome! It’s a sociable event so come with friends or meet people on the day, and there’ll be free entertainment at the main event village. And while the walk is only 10km, the difference made will go so much further – dramatically improving the lives of people affected by HIV and AIDS in the UK and internationally.

Over 2100 people joined us for the walk last year, raising a fantastic £325,000. We want to make it bigger and better this year, raising more money and offering help and hope to even more people but we can only do this with your help. Please register today.

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The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is without doubt the most famous horticultural event in the country. Nowhere makes gardening more fashionable than the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. A catwalk of colour and creativity, the brightest new ideas, the latest trends and the pinnacle of design make this show the one the world wants to see. So make sure you’re there to enjoy gardening at its most gorgeous and glamorous.

During May the grounds of the Royal Hospital in Chelsea come alive with the sights and smells of the finest collections of flowers in the world. Nothing compares to the show gardens, each one created by some of the worlds leading garden designers. Their ideas will provide you with endless inspiration whatever your budget.

The smaller courtyard, chic and city gardens will inspire you with ideas that can fit into any sized plot. The great Pavilion will host thousands of fabulous flowers including new plants that have never been seen before. Visit the show and see the latest in gardening ideas and experience the wonder of the most famous flower show.

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