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23 May – 5 June: Allium Festival

Come and see thousands of alliums used creatively throughout the gardens, including more than 20 varieties. Picture courtesy of sarniebill1...

8 June: Practical Morning – Annuals In The Garden

Picture courtesy of Dave Graham. We will be holding a practical exercise from 10am-1pm on the 8th of June, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be covering annuals in the garden. Topics will include care of annuals and how to use them to extend your border’s flowering season. This morning will cost £15 per person, includes coffee on arrival...

24 June: Midsummer Dusk Tour

As dusk descends, explore the magic and mystery of The Secret Gardens of Sandwich with the midsummer dusk tour. On the 24th June we invite you to join us from 5.30pm for a glass of wine before embarking on a guided tour of our gardens at dusk. Tours will begin at 6.45 and will encompass the gardens’ history, folklore and legends of plants in the garden. Dusk tou...

30 June: Theatre Production – Comedy of Errors

On the June 30, The Secret Gardens of Sandwich will be filled with laughter as The Changeling and Hazlitt Arts Centre perform an open air Shakespearean production of the Comedy of Errors. Gates will re-open to the gardens from 5.30pm onwards, the performance starts at 7pm and tickets will cost £15 per person. Feel free to bring your own picnic along with you, though ...

July 1 Wine Tasting Event

Raise a glass with Martha Trust at this special wine tasting event in The Secret Gardens of Sandwich on Friday July 1, 2011. Tickets for the event cost just £12.50 (£15 on the night) and are available from Hercules Wine Warehouse, The Salutation and Martha Trust’s office in Sandwich. For full details, see the poster below....

7 July: Study Day – Propogation

We will be holding a study day from 10am-4pm on the 7th of July, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be covering all aspects of propagation. This day will cost £46 per person, includes coffee on arrival and lunch, and has limited availability so book today to avoid disappointment – contact us now. Each participant on this study day will al...

20 July: Practical Morning – How To Keep Your Garden Looking Good

We will be holding a practical morning from 10am-1pm on July 20, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be showing you how to keep your garden looking fresh and flowery through the hot summer months. Topics will include watering, mulching, feeding and pruning. This morning will cost £15 per person, includes coffee on arrival, and has limited availa...

3 August: Practical Morning – How To Maintain Garden Displays

We will be holding a practical morning from 10am-1pm on August 3, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be showing you how to maintain your garden displays. Topics will include annual and summer maintenance and plant choice, focussing on Gertrude Jekyll’s famous long border at Munstead Wood. This morning will cost £15 per person, includes co...

11 August: Guest Lecture – Being The Modern Day Plant Hunter by Tom Hart-Dyke

We will be holding a guest lecture from 7-9pm on August 11, where Tom Hart-Dyke will be talking about being the modern day plant hunter. This lecture will cost £14.50 per person and will be held in the Dining Room of The Salutation house, which is not normally open to the public. Limited availability so book today to avoid disappointment – contact us now. Pictu...

22 – 29 August: Sandwich Festival/Art Exhibition

For one week only, The Secret Gardens of Sandwich will be turned into a living art gallery, displaying work by some of the region’s most innovative and contemporary sculptors. Stunning pieces of art will sit alongside some of the best garden specimens in the South East when the gardens open its gates for their fourth annual Sculpture Exhibition, as part of the Sandw...

26, 27 & 28 August: Dusk Tours

As dusk descends, explore the magic and mystery of The Secret Gardens of Sandwich with the midsummer dusk tour. On August 26, 27 and 28, we invite you to join us from 5.30pm for a glass of wine before embarking on a guided tour of our gardens at dusk. Tours will begin at 6.45pm and will encompass the gardens’ history, folklore and legends of plants in the garden...

3 – 18 September: Dahlia Festival

UPDATE: There will be no talk on Saturday 17 September. A two-week celebration of the Dahlia gets underway at The Secret Gardens of Sandwich in September. There are at least 76 different varieties of Dahlia and most of these will be on display at The Secret Gardens during the Festival from September 3-18. There will also be talks and workshops on the dahlias at 2pm ea...

29 September: Study Day – Preparing Your Garden For Winter/Next Spring

We will be holding a study day from 10am-4pm on September 29, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be talking about how to prepare your garden in winter ready for next spring. Topics will include bulb planting, cutting down, splitting and dividing perennials and seed head saving and storage. This day will cost £46 per person and has limited avail...

26 & 27 March: My Kent Big Weekend

Working in conjunction with MyKent (part of the Visit Kent network) The Secret Gardens of Sandwich are to give Kent residents FREE entry to our beautiful gardens as part of the Big Weekend. For your chance to win one of 50 free tickets to the gardens visit bigweekend.mykent.co.uk and follow the simple on-screen instructions....

28 March – 3 April: Daffodil Week

Picture courtesy of Orkakorak. We are expecting more than 10,000 daffodils to be flowering in The Secret Gardens of Sandwich at this time, planting more than 30 types of the flower in preparation for their bloom. For more details click here. Download the Daffodil Week Poster...

12 April: Study Day – Plant Propagation

Picture courtesy of Dragan*. Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts. Throughout this study day, head gardener at The Secret Gardens of Sandwich, Steve Edney, will be explaining plant propagation and the best ways for you to grow new plants. Elements of the day will include taking ...

13 April: Practical Morning – Bulbs In The Garden

Picture courtesy of Romantic Home. We will be holding a practical morning from 10am-1pm on the 13th of April, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be covering bulb planting in the garden including care, cultivation, where and when to plant, moving plants in the green and general tricks of the trade. This morning will cost £15 per person, includes...

19 April: Study Day – Plant Propagation

Picture courtesy of andy laing. Plant propagation is the process of creating new plants from a variety of sources: seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other plant parts. Throughout this study day, head gardener at The Secret Gardens of Sandwich, Steve Edney, will be explaining plant propagation and the best ways for you to grow new plants. Elements of the day will include taki...

22 – 25 April: Easter

Picture courtesy of _molly_. Easter is a fantastic time to come and visit the gardens, with a large number of stunning flowers in bloom. Throughout each day over Easter, head gardener Steve Edney will be doing free talks for the avid gardener at around 2pm each day, on the bulbs on display in the garden. We also have a free Easter Bunny Trail from 11am- 3pm on Easter ...

25 April – 8 May: Tulip Week

Picture courtesy of 月亮蛋糕. Come and enjoy the array of tulips at The Secret Gardens of Sandwich, with a huge selection of varieties on show. Download the Tulip Week Poster...

30 April: Royal Wedding Celebratory Dinner and Dusk Tour

Picture courtesy of Carl Loves Somerset. In association with the Deal Festival and The Secret Gardens of Sandwich at The Salutation, The Bell Hotel’s special celebratory evening begins with a tour at dusk of the Secret Gardens of Sandwich, followed by a delicious three course springtime candlelit dinner in the beautiful Regency Room of the Bell Hotel. The dusk t...

11 May: Practical Morning – Container Gardening

Picture courtesy of jimsells4. We will be holding a practical morning from 10am-1pm on the 11th of May, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be covering container gardening for your summer display. This morning will cost £15 per person, includes coffee on arrival and has limited availability so book today to avoid disappointment – contact u...

12 May: Study Day – Container Gardening

Picture courtesy of blackcurrent1. We will be holding a study day from 10am-4pm on the 12th of May, where The Secret Gardens head gardener, Steve Edney, will be covering all aspects container gardening for your summer display. This day will cost £46 per person, includes coffee on arrival and lunch, and has limited availability so book today to avoid disappointment &#...