Held outside the historic Priory ruins and house, the fair features many award winning nurseries from the North with a mouth-watering range of high quality plants, shrubs, bulbs and foliage plants. The gardens will also be open for you to wander through and tempting home made teas will be served in the Priory kitchens. Entry £3.00 (includes gardens and grounds). House open (admission extra), parking free.

Sutton Park, Yorkshire home of the Sheffield family, was a huge success last year with visitors leaving laden with good quality plants. With a selection of some of the top nursery growers in Yorkshire, and a beautiful venue and garden to visit, what more could you want? Admission £3.00 (includes free entry to the gardens). Parking free. Refreshments.

BH MONDAY 3 MAY
WYTHERSTONE GARDENS
Pockley
YO62 7TE
North Yorkshire
www.wytherstonegardens.co.uk

A true plantsman's garden set in about 8 acres of rolling countryside on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. The plant fair will be held inside the gardens and will feature many unusual plant specialists to tempt you. Refreshments available. Parking free.
Admission to the gardens is £5.00. The plant fair is free to all garden visitors.

Held beside the Visitor Centre and overlooking the magnificent park and House, the first Summer plant fair brings you a vast selection of choice and exciting plants. Some new, many unusual, some rare and of course many old favourites. Admission just £2.00 and parking is free.

SUNDAY 23 MAY
DODDINGTON HALL
Lincoln
Lincolnshire
LN6 4RU
www.doddingtonhall.com

My first Lincolnshire venue and one of the loveliest houses and gardens in England. 5 acres of romantic walled and wild gardens with a spectacular display of iris in the parterres of the West Garden. Restaurant/cafe, award winning shop. Make a note in your diary now. Admission £2.00 (special reduced entry to the gardens on presentation of your plant fair ticket) and parking is free.

A wonderful garden and parkland surrounding a magnificent John Carr house (not open). The plant fair will take place on the lawns beside this lovely house and will bring a mouth watering collection of high quality, rare, unusual and colourful plants for your gardens. Refreshments. Free parking. Admission £4.00.

SUNDAY 13 JUNE
ADMASTON PLANT FAIR
Admaston Village Hall
Admaston
Nr Rugeley
Staffordshire
WS15 3NH
www.admastonvillagehall.co.uk www.hollycottageadmaston.co.uk

A new venue in Staffordshire in the pretty village of Admaston beside Blithfield Reservoir. The Plant Fair will be held in the car park outside Admaston Village Hall, which will be open for homemade teas and light refreshments. Visitors to the Plant Fair will also have free entry to neighbouring Holly Cottage's wonderful gardens. With over 2.5 acres to wander through, these 3 gardens give you magical woodland, secretive trails, views to the reservoir, birdsong, highly scented plants, shrubs and trees, statues and water features. The plant fair offers a selection of some of the best plant speciaists who will be on hand to tempt you with old fashioned, high quality, rare, quirky or unusual plants for your gardens. Entry is £3.00, parking free.

A change of date to avoid clashing with the Skipton Gala and for this year, the plant fair will be held within Skipton Castle itself, overlooking the town centre. There will be a wonderful selection of top nurseries in attendance. Parking is in the town near to the Castle.

This plant fair turned out to be one of the most popular fairs of 2009 and I am delighted to return - though on a different date to avoid the Bank Holiday traffic. There will be lots of tempting plants on sale, garden advice, accessories and all things garden here so make a note in the diary now. Admission £2.75 with 1/2 price entry to the delightful Ripley Castle gardens and parking is free. Dogs welcome at the plant fair but must be kept on leads.

Overshadowed by the world famous telescope, the Jodrell Bank Summer Plant Fair proved very popular last year. This is the only Flower Power plant fair in Cheshire so make sure you come along and get yourselves some wonderful plants at sensible prices. There will be a wide choice of plants on offer and the opportunity to explore the delights of the Science Centre (admission charge). Admission £2.00. Free parking. No dogs and mobile phone restrictions apply.

The Grade 1 listed Lytham Hall is my first Lancashire venue and offers 80 acres of mature parkland to wander through as well as a top quality plant fair. With award winning nurseries from the North, the plant fair promises to offer you high quality plants at really competitive prices and of course, you get free garden and planting advice from the experts. Admission £2.50. Parking free. Dogs on leads welcome. The Hall will also be open, separate admission charge applies.

A 3000 acre privately owned estate is the venue for the first Derbyshire Plant Fair. Held overlooking the magnificent park and lakes, and on the site of the former Manor house, the plant fair will bring together many of the top Northern and Midland plant nurseries. Admission £2.00. Parking free, dogs on leads welcome.

This beautiful ancient park, house and farm are now owned and maintained by Manchester City Council. The plant fair takes place near to the Horticultural Centre and will be bringing another fantastic collection of plant specialists to tempt you. Admission £2.00. There is a small parking charge at weekends.

The Newburgh Priory Summer Plant Fair returns to the Bank Holiday and offers you a wonderful day out well away from "the madding crowds"! With acres of wonderful gardens, grounds and of course the Priory ruins to explore, as well as buying some of the best plants in Yorkshire, what more could a discerning gardener want? Home made refreshments in the cafe, free parking and the House is open (admission extra). Admission £3.00 (includes free entry to the gardens and grounds).

The last opportunity to buy those plants that you need to ensure your gardens keep their shape, colour and interest throughout the Autumn andWinter. With a selection of late flowering perennials, Autumn and Spring bulbs, and lots of wonderful foliage plants, this plant fair is a must. Admission £2.00. Free parking. Refreshments in the Fountain Cafe beside the fair.