Latest News

Author, gardener, speaker and BBC Gardeners’ Question Time panellist Bob Flowerdew will share his extensive experience and expertise with visitors to The Edible Garden Show 2013. As the UK’s foremost authority on productive gardening, the award-winning personality will entertain and enlighten visitors at the spectacular three-day ‘Grow Your Own’ event taking place at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on March 15-17. Bob is a well-known face on television and is frequently heard sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm for fruits, vegetables, organic methods and scented plants on national and international radio. His broadcasting credits include being a panellist for nearly two decades on BBC Radio 4′s prestigious Gardeners’ Question Time and for three years on BBC 2 television’s Gardeners’ World. His columns… Read More

Make a saving with our advanced ticket prices – on sale now for the 2013 show taking place Friday March 15th to Sunday March 17th. Book your tickets here. Read up on a full review from the 2012 show, including video highlights here.

Thousands of pounds worth of bespoke raised beds bursting with fruit and vegetables have been donated to an innovative garden therapy unit at Headley Court, the Surrey-based armed forces rehabilitation centre, by The Edible Garden Show 2012. The gift was made after The Edible Garden Show’s organisers were moved and inspired by work carried out at Headley Court in the groundbreaking horticultural therapy unit developed to help servicemen returning from conflicts recover their strength, mobility and co-ordination. The unit opened in May last year and is run by Major Peter Le Feuvre, a leading Ministry of Defence physiotherapist, who says that gardening and grow-your-own also helps patients improve their concentration and reduce stress levels. Major Le Feuvre and members of… Read More

Take a look back at highlights of the show which took place at Stoneleigh Park this March – including our favourite gardener Mr Digwell taking us round the show. Click here to view videos.

Mum-of-two Margaret Major had a special reason for visiting The Edible Garden Show on Friday March 16 – she got to sit on the brand new Mountfield 1430H ride-on tractor that she had won in a show competition run in conjunction with Daily Express and Sunday Express newspapers. Express reader Margaret, aged 66 of Henlow, Bedfordshire, who was accompanied to the show in Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire by husband Martin and daughter Victoria, said she was thrilled with the ride on mower worth £1,799. The National Sales Manager for Mountfield, presented Mrs Major with the keys to the shiny red lawn mower on the company’s stand at The Edible Garden Show – the UK’s only national event  for grow your own… Read More

The Edible Garden Show has firmly established itself in the gardening world events calendar after more than 13,000 visitors attended the grow your own extravaganza at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, from March 16-18. The only national event for grow your own fruit and vegetables and home produce, which attracted 10,800 visitors for its launch event last year, has grown in popularity attracting visitors and exhibitors from around the UK. The 2012 event saw the show expand into two indoor exhibition halls, supported by a large small holders’ marquee, with 170 exhibitors showcasing innovative equipment and produce all linked to the “Good Life” theme. Show Director Bev Channell said: “This is only our second show but clearly the gardening world has become… Read More

TV botanist James Wong officially opened The Edible Garden Show 2012 today (March 16) with help from injured servicemen and staff from Headley Court, the Surrey-based armed forces rehabilitation centre. Headley Court has developed an innovative garden therapy unit to help servicemen returning from conflicts recover their strength, mobility and co-ordination. The horticultural therapy project is run by Major Peter Le Feuvre who says that gardening and grow-your-own also helps patients improve their concentration and reduce stress levels. Major Le Feuvre and his team were invited to attend the award-winning grow-your-own event at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire to highlight the therapeutic benefits of gardening. Major Le Feuvre spoke at the show’s Experts Theatre, giving the audience an insight into the success… Read More

Paul Peacock, horticulturalist and broadcaster,  will be signing copies of his new book, the Haynes Allotment Manual at the show. According to the latest statistics allotment gardening has never been more popular.   Waiting lists jumped by 20% last year and there are now around 90,000 people waiting an average of three years for a plot.  If you are languishing on the waiting lists then the Haynes Allotment Manual can help. Paul Peacock, horticultural writer and regular on Gardener’s Question Time, has condensed his extensive allotment expertise into this complete guide that starts with some tips on how to  get your hands on one. Whereas most allotment books are just concerned with growing advice, the Haynes Allotment Manual also gives in… Read More

Grow-Your-Own peps up your love life according to The Edible Garden Show survey Growing your own fruit and veg is not only good for your health – it also puts a zing into your love life and the relationships you share with those closest to you. Nine out of ten people who took part in a survey about the impact of “grow your own” on their lives said they felt it improved their relationships with loved ones. Ten out of ten said they feel healthier by growing and eating their own food. Far from escaping the other half to head down to the allotment, seven out of ten people said they and their partner grow their own together and it… Read More

Enter our competition to win a beehive wormery and 2 bags of Black Gold worm castings to boost your plants and become part of the composting revolution - courtesy of exhibitors Earth Essentials. The lucky winner will also receive two tickets to the show on a day of their choice! Enter on our website here by 4pm on Thursday to be in with a chance of winning You can visit Earth Essentials on Stand Number 376 in Hall 2 to learn about the benefits of home composting.