The hugely popular Blenheim Palace Flower Show makes a welcome return this summer (25th-27th June).

Visitors can enjoy garden talks with experts and enthusiasts, fabulous food and drink as well as more than 300 exhibitors, an outdoor 'floral street' and live entertainment throughout the weekend.

A riot of colour, fragrance and weird and wonderful plants, the 20,000 square foot Grand Floral Pavilion forms the centrepiece of the Show and features the UK's finest nurseries and growers giving expert advice and gardening ideas. 

“It's fantastic to be back at Blenheim, it's the perfect place to stage a flower show,” said Mig Kimpton, horticultural curator for the Blenheim Palace Flower Show. 

“I enjoy working within the stunning estate and engaging with all the plantsmen and all our visitors - especially having had a year off!” he added.

This year's show features a series of new additions including the Floral Street; a newly created area that will see some new exhibitors display their plants in a unique way. The area will be creatively decorated and the perfect place to explore and linger as you decide which plants to buy.

Plantsmen and experts will be on hand to give tips and advice on all gardening issues, and visitors will be able to purchase plants from their nurseries directly at the show.

New for 2021, organisers Aztec has joined with the National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies to stage a nationwide competition at this year's show.

Titled 'From the Floral Imagination' competitors from around the country will compete in five competitive floral art classes hoping to win the Blenheim Floral Art Award 2021.

There will also be three new and inspiring Show Gardens at this year's show. All built from scratch in the show ground by experienced garden designers. The best garden will be awarded the Blenheim Show Garden Award 2021.

 For more information and to book visit https://www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on/events/flower-show/

WHAT:              Blenheim Palace Flower Show

WHEN:              25-27 June 2020

ADMISSION:    Park & Gardens ticket required: Adult £18.50, Child £9.00, Family £50.00

WEBSITE:          blenheimpalace.com

For more information and to arrange interviews, picture and filming opportunities please contact Nikki Smith Nikki@flamingo-marketing.co.uk  01637 873379

About Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace is the home of the 12th Duke and Duchess of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill. This masterpiece of 18th-century Baroque architecture boasts over 300 years of history and is a World Heritage Site, surrounded by more than 2,000 acres of 'Capability Brown' landscaped Parkland and Formal Gardens.

Not only an iconic part of history, Blenheim Palace hosts an ever-changing calendar of events, themed tours and exhibitions. www.blenheimpalace.com 

About Mig Kimpton

Mig Kimpton has spent over 35 years in the world of theatre: from his first job at the Bristol Hippodrome, making coffee and tearing tickets, to running West End theatres and working for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

However he also has a life-long passion, and now a career, creating magic with flowers. As a world-class floral designer and demonstrator, he has won scores of awards, notably 12 prestigious medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Today he is the horticultural curator for Aztec Events national flower shows.

Mig owns and runs his celebrated Flower School in Kent, organising sell-out workshops and events. He has also created a magnificent show garden, which opens each summer to visitors. 

About Aztec Events

Aztec Shows began in 1995 as a family run business and during the past years our shows have attracted well over a million visitors. With events in Hertfordshire, Essex, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Newbury and now Oxfordshire, Aztec have firmly established themselves as one of the Country's leading public consumer show organisers.

Currently Aztec organises around 20 events a year, all have excellent reputations with both exhibitors and the visitors. www.aztecevents.co.uk