RHS Flower Show Cardiff:
The Year of the Legends 7 – 9 April 2017
The annually anticipated floral spectacular, RHS Flower Show Cardiff will return to the
city this April, embracing Wales’ Year of Legends, 2017 with a host of themed gardens
and features to spark the imagination.
T
he Flower Show – which
is organised by the Royal
Horticultural Society
(RHS) in partnership
with Cardiff Council – will this
year take place from Friday 7 to
Sunday 9 April, and will once
again fill the beautiful Bute Park
with all things floral.
Encouraging visitors to
embrace this year’s magical,
mystical theme – and inspiring
showgoers to experience the
rich history of Welsh legends
and their connection to the
surrounding landscape –
featured show gardens will
include Bridgend College’s
‘Y Meudwyaeth’, inspired by
the Blackfriars monastic site
and heritage, as well as Chris
Myers’ homage to Blodeuwedd,
a mythical woman made
60 Landscape & Urban Design
from flowers who, legend
has it, was turned into an owl
as punishment for trying to
murder her husband.
Macmillan Cancer Support
will return to the show with a
contemplative garden focusing
on the theme of ‘legacy’, and
gardener Daniel Bodin will