Celebrate National Gardening Week at RHS Garden Rosemoor

During National Gardening Week (15-21 April), RHS Garden Rosemoor in Great Torrington, will host a packed schedule of events to share a passion for plants and get gardeners growing. From family-friendly planting, to inspiring the first steps towards a new career, there are activities for gardeners of all ages and abilities to enjoy.

Launched by the RHS in 2012, National Gardening Week brings together thousands of people across the country to help keep Britain beautiful by sharing and celebrating everything about gardens and gardening.

Throughout the week, RHS Garden Rosemoor will host talks and demonstrations on planting wildflowers, to help gardeners wanting to explore the current trend for ‘growing wild'.

On Thursday 18 April, there will be a special careers day to inspire local school pupils, and those considering a career change. Celebrating the fact that gardeners are happiest in their careers3, the day will bring together professionals from all areas of the horticultural industry, from florists to garden writers, to share their knowledge and experiences.

Over the weekend of 20-21 April, families will be able to take part in ‘sow and grow' activities where children of all ages can get their hands dirty plant mini wildflower meadows.

RHS Garden Rosemoor will also play host to the spectacular RHS National Rhododendron Show (20 - 21 April), which will be bursting with spring colour as it brings growers from across the country to display perfect specimens of Rhododendrons, Camellias and Magnolias.

RHS experts will also be on hand throughout the week to give advice and tips on any gardening problem, and visitors inspired to start growing straight away will be able to buy plants, tools and gardening products from the RHS Plant Centre, where there will also be special offers on wildflower seeds.

Normal garden admission applies. Booking not required. For full details of the events, visit www.rhs.org.uk/rosemoor or www.nationalgardeningweek.org.uk.

Ten top facts about plants and gardening for National Gardening Week:

There are approximately 20 million gardeners in the UK.
The world's longest cucumber was grown in Essex in 1986, and measured a whopping 1.1m (3ft 8in), which is enough to make around 44 rounds of cucumber sandwiches.
The total area of gardens in the UK is 4,300sq km - an area bigger than Suffolk!
Urban gardens contain over 85% of our cities' trees.
The world's most expensive snowdrop, Galanthus woronowii ‘Elizabeth Harrison', is valued at £750 for a single plant.
The average domestic garden provides a home for around 250 varieties of wildlife.
39% of gardeners admit to being jealous of their neighbour's garden.
Half of all garden owners have a rose bush in their garden.
62% of us regularly feed the birds in our garden and nearly a quarter provide nesting and breeding habitats.
The world's tallest sunflower grew to 7.75m high, which is about as high as four men standing on each other's heads.