19th Wareham, NT Corfe Castle, 01929 481294 Open Air Theatre: Ruddigore Theatre company Illyria presents Gilbert & Sullivan’s glorious all-out spoof of melodrama and classic haunted-house story. 7.30pm – 10.15pm. Adult £16, child £8, family £40 24th Wimborne St Giles, Shaftesbury Estate
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Paws in the Park In aid of the Worldwide Veterinary Service (WVS). Fun for all the family including the dog! Enjoy food demonstrations, a dog show, falconry display, a sponsored walking event and a ‘valuation surgery’ by John Benjamin, jewellery expert from the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. For more information go to www.wvs.org.uk
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Dorchester & District Gardening Club ROSE AND SWEET PEA SHOW Details on 01305 265708 Shaftesbury Gardening Association ‘GARDENING FOLKLORE’ – CASTLE GARDENS SPEAKER www.shastongardenassociation. webleden.co.uk Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens ‘SHOW OF HANDS’ – ACOUSTIC MUSIC Details on 01305 871130 Highcliffe & District Horticultural Society OPEN SUMMER SHOW Details on 01425 272962 Okeford Fitzpaine OPEN GARDENS www.spanglefish.com/ okefordfitzpaine Cherry Tree Nursery, Northbourne PLANT SALE Details on 01202 593537
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Farrs Coach House, Cowgrove WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY GARDEN IN AID OF DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST 2pm – 5pm Details on 01202 880966 Stewarts Nursery, God’s Blessing Lane, Broomhill, Holt THRIFTY THURSDAY PLANT SALES Details on 01203 886443 Verwood Horticultural Society ‘MOSCOW TO ST PETERSBURG’ – GEOFF HAWKINS Details on 01202 814376 Blackmore Vale Bonsai Group, Silver Bank Hall, Blake Street, Shaftesbury MONTHLY MEETING Burnham Horticultural Society ‘NATURE’S NEIGHBOURS’ – COLIN HIGGINS Details on 01278 788058 Ferndown & District Horticultural Association ‘EXMOOR AND THE WILD DEER’ – Mike Hooker Details on 01425 276164 Parkstone Gardening Society SUMMER FLOWER & PRODUCE SHOW Details on 01202 752014 Winterborne Kingston OPEN GARDENS Details on 01929 471595 Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society SUMMER SHOW & COUNTRY FAYRE Details on 01297 34733 Wimborne Horticultural Society ‘UNUSUAL PLANTS BY THE LOCAL PLANT DOCTOR MR HIRONS’ Details on 01202 310124 Wessex Bonsai Society Somerset Group MONTHLY MEETING Details on 07870 114767 Gillingham gardening Society ANNUAL SHOW PLANTS-R-US Sturminster Newton Floral Group PALIMPESSI DEMONSTRATION – NICK GROUNDS Details on 01258 817496 Stewarts Nursery, God’s Blessing Lane, Broomhill, Holt THRIFTY THURSDAY PLANT SALES Details on 01203 886443 The Cotley Inn, Wambrook, nr Chard SCARECROW TEA PARTY
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16th/17th South Tarrant Valley OPEN GARDENS WEEKEND Details on 01258 480778 21st Bridport & District Gardening Club ‘THE BURREN – JEWEL OF COUNTY CLARE’ – CHARLIE RUGERONI 21st Stewarts Nursery, God’s Blessing Lane, Broomhill, Holt THRIFTY THURSDAY PLANT SALES Details on 01203 886443 21st Springhead, Fontmell Magna, Shaftesbury SUMMER PICNIC & SELFGUIDED TOUR OF THE GARDENS 5.30pm – 9pm. Adult £3.50, friend £2.50 22nd Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens BARN DANCE WITH ‘BLACK SHEEP’ Details on 01305 871130 23rd Bransgore Horticultural Society SUMMER SHOW AT VILLAGE HALL Details on 01425 673436 26th West Parley Garden Club ‘THE HISTORY OF BOURNEMOUTH GARDENS’ – CHRIS EVANS Details on 01202 896711 27th Duncliffe Garden Club ‘ENDANGERED ANIMALS’ – DAWN LAWRENCE Details on 01747 823909 27th Uplyme & Lyme Regis Horticultural Society ‘LYME’S FOSSILS & FOSSIL COLLECTORS’ – CHRIS ANDREW Details on 01297 34733 27th Warsash Horticultural Society MINI COMPETITION SWEET PEAS www.warsashhorticultural society.btck.co.uk 28th Ibsley & District Horticultural Society ‘FLORA OF MADEIRA’ – Derrek Donnison Morgan Details on 01425 653834 28th Stewarts Nursery, God’s Blessing Lane, Broomhill, Holt THRIFTY THURSDAY PLANT SALES Details on 01203 886443 30th The Tithe Barn, Cotley, TA20 3EP THE 102nd WAMBROOK FLOWER SHOW 2.30pm
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