Blooming Bedminster

From 13-24 December we'll be sharing pics of beautiful Christmas wreaths from across greater Bedminster. If you'd like your wreath featured, send photos to [email protected] #bloomingbedminster #bedminster #christmas #christmaswreaths #BS3 #Bristol

"What I love about [Bedminster's Secret Gardens] is the combination of real intimacy - this sense of your own world behind a locked door. And then you couple that with a generosity of sharing it with other people, and the sense of community that engenders. And from those two things, comes real magic." Monty Don, BBC Gardeners' World, April 2025 /iplayer/episode/m0029m2r

Find out about The pollination strategies of corpse flowers with Mark Pajak Thursday 11 June, 6.30pm Venue Windmill Hill City Farm, BS3 4EA Free but limited space so please book your place for this talk. Scan code to book. Mark Pajak be sharing his passion for corpse flowers. He’ll be sharing his knowledge on the different pollination strategies of arums involving pollination by deception, and related species including corpse flowers as well as how you can grow them in the UK. Mark is amateur gardener with a passion for prehistoric plants. In his pocket sized garden he has created a mini-Jurassic park that appeared on BBC Gardener’s World in April 2025. Marks’s Garden will be open to visit on Saturday 13 June as part of Bedminster’s Secret Gardens open weekend. BOOK NOW: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-talk-pollination-strategies

Great to see Alina @littleplantlover and her 'home to Grandma's' gold medal winning - and best in show indoor plant garden @rhsmalvern today. Can't wait to hear her talk on how she created it as part of the Bedminster Festival of Gardening on Friday 12 June - book your place /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-festival-of-houseplants

Huge congratulations to Alina (and Adam) who've won the Best Indoor Plant Garden Award for their 'Back to Grandma's House' display at the RHS Malvern Show. We can't wait to hear all about it when she gives her talk as part of the Bedminster Festival of Gardening. Find out more at /eventsandtalks

Just under five weeks until this years Bedminster's Secret Gardens open weekend - Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June, 12-5pm. Those opening their gardens started their 'preview walks' this week (we arrange previews of each other gardens as it's hard to visit other gardens when you open your own). We can confirm, the gardens are looking lovely! You can download your guide and map at .uk and start to plan your visit! #bloomingbedminster #secretgardens #bristol #bedminster Secret Gardens is grown in partnership with @boardwalkbristol

We're recruiting volunteers for this year's Good Front Garden Awards. Judging will take place between Saturday 13 June and Sunday 5 July. Volunteers can carry out their judging anytime between these dates, but judging must be completed by Sunday 5 July. We have 77 rounds to judge - see the rounds here /bloomingbedminster/815572566004695040/volunteer-good-front-garden-judges-needed-were If you'd like to judge one of the rounds - please email [email protected] Rounds will be allocated on a first-come first served basis.

VOTE NOW - To help choose the design for the 2026 Greater Bedminster Good Front Garden Award. We've had 11 lovely designs submitted for this year's award design - but we need your help to choose just one. Voting ends on Monday 25 May - the winning design will be announced shortly after. Judging from this year's Good Front Garden Award will take place between Saturday 13 June and Sunday 5 July. VOTE NOW - /s/bs3ln/help-choose-the-2026-good-front-garden-award-design-1

Gardening in Small Spaces talk with Matthew Symonds. 7pm, on Tuesday 9 June at ACTA Community Theatre (Studio Space), Gladstone St, BS3 3AY. Book online: /s/bs3ln/talk-gardening-in-small-space-spaces Zen Gardens talk with Tony Eastman, 5pm, on Wednesday 10 June at Riverside Garden Centre Cafe, Clift House Road, BS3 1RX. Book online: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-talk-zen-gardens Pollination strategies of corpse flowers with Mark Pajak, 6.30pm, Thursday 10 June at Windmill Hill City Farm, Philip Street, BS3 4EA. Book online: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-talk-pollination-strategies Four short talks about wildlife, ecology and sustainable food, 2pm at Bower Ashton Allotments Kennel Lodge Road. Book online: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-talk-wildlife-ecology RHS Malvern Show houseplant studio talk with Alina Hibbert, 7pm at The Snug, Tobacco Factory Bar, BS3 1TF. Book online: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-festival-of-houseplants Designing for small gardens with Eliza Gray, 10.30-11.30am, Southville Centre, Beauley Road, BS3 1QG. Book online: /s/bs3ln/bedminster-festival-of-gardening-talk-designing-small-gardens

The first ever Bedminster Festival of Gardening is happening from 8-14 June. With talks, demonstrations, gardening activities, installations and lots of wonderful gardens to visit - you won't want to miss it! Check out the programme and plan your visit now /Bedminsterfestivalofgardening https://youtu.be/cTqNhLhNOdk?si=kzFWHUSGQ9hhU1PS Grown in partnership with @boardwalkbristol #bloomingbedminster

Flashback to 2004 - this was our first ever Good Front Garden Award - could you design our 23rd award design for 2026? Submit your design by midnight on 30 April to [email protected]