Wewouldliketosayaverybigthankyouto
IncuhivefortheirsponsorshipofthisFestivaland inparticulartoGeorgeScott-Welshwhose positivity,energy,inspirationandenthusiasmhave beenendlessinsupportingthisFestival.
Abigshoutouttoo,toTheUniversityof Winchesterandtheir1stand2ndYearMarketing students&EventsManagementstudents:JessPark, GeorgiaGreatley,AimeeWadeandCateKeenan whohavebeenatremendoushelpinmanaging thesocialmediaanddesignforthisevent enablingthemtogainvaluableprofessional experience.Theyandtheirlecturershavebeena wonderfulteamtoworkwith.
Finally,asincerethankyoutoSarahfrom WinchesterBIDforhergreatencouragement,to theHampshireAnglo-ScandinavianSocietyandto
ChrissiandRichardMorsefortheirpermissionto usetheirbeautifulgardenforourspecial MidsummerMusicalSoirée.
AspecialthankyoutoGabriellaMacDonald(Year 2Marketingstudent)whohascollatedand designedthisFestivalProgrammesobeautifully.
LastbutnotleasttoTheFlowerPotsatCheritonfor launching‘FlowerPower’,theirnewcaskalejust intimefortheFestival!Cheers!
Withmuchgratitudetooursponsors:
Iamdelightedtowelcomeyoutothe
Winchester&DistrictGardenFestival2025and hopeyouwillbeimpressedbythearrayofevents thatareplannedforthisinauguralfestival.From theseedlingofanideatoorganiseaHorticultural Festival,TheGardenFestivalhasgrownto embraceart,music,poetry,performanceand creativewriting,aswellastheotherthingsyou mightexpecttofindatagardeningrelatedevent.
FromUpperFarringdonnearAlton,viaAlresford andSparsholttoWinchester,wehavesome exceptionalvenuesandwonderfulgardens.Over 9dayswehave64individualeventsat27venues involvinghundredsofpeopleandorganisations.In particular,wehavebeenreachingouttoinvolve allthepeopleinourcommunities,youngandold, inthehopeofspreadingthejoythattogetherness inourcommunitiesbrings.
Thereisstilltimeforyourfamily,neighbourhood, schoolororganisationtobeinvolvedinthis festival.Itcouldbeguerillagardeningoreven makingscarecrows! MyteamofstudentsandIverymuchhopeyou enjoythisyear’sinauguralGardenFestival.
StephanieSwann Director&Organiser
Saturday21 June st ContemporarySculptureTrail& ArtGallerySummerShow
AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden FarringdonPlace,ChurchRoad,Upper Farringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am-5pm
Anexhibitionofcontemporaryart,includingpainting, sculptureandceramicswithanoutdoorsculpturetrail. SetinthehouseandgardensofaformerVictorian rectory.
Freeadmission
Talk:ArtandtheGardenwithMichaelJoseph £15before1 June.£16.50thereafter. st TicketsfromEventbrite
AthertonGreenArtGallery FarringdonPlace,UpperFarringdon, nrAlton.GU343EH 2pm-3.30pm
Saturday21 June st
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt Exhibition
MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet,Winchester.
SO238RY
10am-5pm
Admiretheworkof18localtalentedpainters,glass makers,textileartistsandotherssel thislittle-knownrenovatedchurch.
AccessviaJewryStreet orStPeterStreet.
Freeadmission
SparsholtVillageFetewithPlantStall
Fromthecentreofthevillagetothe PloughInn 1pm–5pm
Atraditionalvillagefete.
ArtintheGarden
11am–5pm
Twodaysofallkindsofeventsatthisvenuewithover 20artists,poets,dancersandperformerstakingpart.
OntheSaturdayacclaimedlocalartistandlecturer, StephenCooper,willbedisplayingworkinthelarger StudiowhilstothermembersofArtintheGardenwill beshowingworkonhugetables.Stephenwillalsobe makingasculpturefromtheFrontGarden.
Freeadmission
GardenforMind,LongstockParkNursery, Longstock.SO206EH
10am–5pm
Well-knownnamesfromthegardeningworldcome togetherforafulldayofactivitieswithspecialguests BBCGardenRescue’sChrisHull,Gardener&Content CreatorAmyChapman,plusBroadcaster&Author EllenMary.Attendeesmaybringfoldingchairsor blankets.
OnlyfoodanddrinkfromtheLongstockParkFarm Shopcanbeconsumedon-site.
TicketsfromEventbrite
Adults£8,children£3,under3sfree
HospitalofSt.Cross,Winchester.
SO239SD
7pm-9.15pm
Aspeciallight-heartedperformanceofthiswelllovedoperasetinfrontofalakeintheglorious gardenoftheHospitalofSt.Crossaheritage siteinWinchester.Bringaparty,yourgazebo, tables,chairsandapicnic. Prizeformostflorallydecoratedgazebo. Forfurtherinfovisit:www.operaanywhere.com TicketsonEventbrite: £25adults,£15under18s or£160forapartyof8
AGrowingPlot
CattleMarketCarPark,WorthyLane, Winchester.SO237AB
11am–3pm
Anexhibitionofartworks,sculpturesandpaintings basedonsoil,plants,trees,andthemicrobiomeby theartistAndrewCarnieinhisstudio,TheLight Factory.
Freeadmission
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt
Exhibition
MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet,Winchester. SO238RY
10am–5pm
Seepage9formoredetails.
Freeadmission
Sunday22 June nd
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow
AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH.
11am–5pm
Forfulldetailsseepage7.
Freeadmission
SculptureintheGarden
QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH.
2pm–5pm
Forfulldetailsseepage8.
Freeadmission
Winchester’sBiggestGarden,StGilesHillPark Past,presentandfuture.WalkingTour MeetatAbbeyGardens,offTheBroadway. SO239BE 10.30–11.45am
Tickets:FreebutpleasereservefromEventbrite ‘GloryoftheGarden’outdoortheatre WinchesterRoyalHotelGarden,StPeter Street,Winchester.SO238BS
7pm–9pm
WithPlayGCTheatreCompany. Barandrefreshmentsavailable.
TicketsfromEventbrite: Adults£15,children£10
Monday23
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt Exhibition MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet,Winchester. SO238RY
10am–7pm
Seepage9forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am–5pm
Seepage7forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
SculptureintheGarden QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH
2pm–5pm
Seepage8forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
AGrowingPlot CattleMarketCarPark,WorthyLane, Winchester.SO237AB
11am–3pm
Seepage15forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Forfurtherinfovisit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hintonampner
Tuesday24 June th
AGrowingPlot
CattleMarketCarPark,WorthyLane, Winchester.SO237AB
11am–3pm
Seepage15forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow
AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am–5pm
Seepage7forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
WildflowerMeadowsTalk
with Michael & Jane Joseph in association with AthertonGreen ArtGallery
TheWinchesterRoyalHotel,St.PeterStreet, Winchester.SO238BS
2pm–3pm
TicketsfromEventbrite.£16before1 June.£17 thereafter st Tuesday24 June th
Learntheimportanceofmeadowstoyourorganic vegetables,toyourhealth,towildlifeandtothe planet. Michael(conservationist)andJane (conservationistandecologist)willshowyouhowto createone.MichaelandJanesowedtheirsmall paddockwithnativeseed36yearsago.Herethey sharetheirexperiencetohelpuscreateawildflower meadow.
Tuesday24 June th
GardensforWell-Being
Talk with Libby Hilling,Garden for Mind
QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH
6.30pm
Inthisfascinatingtalk,Libbyshareshowherpersonal journey–fromchildhoodlosstorecoverythrough gardening–inspiredthecreationofGardenforMind, asanctuarysupportingcharities,education, community,well-being,andlocalwildlife.
TicketsfromEventbrite
6.30pm-9.30pm
TheDeanHouseissetinrollingcountrysideclosetoWinchester Ithasdelightfulterracedlawnsandpaths,anda‘ripple’water featurefacestowardsthemagnificentmillenniumavenueoftulip trees.Withmanytrees,shrubsandplantingtoadmire,youcan alsolingeronthehighlyperfumedrosesinthewalledgarden whichareattheirfinestinJune
With
LouiseWalker(poetry)
BNaturalJazz
AbigailMcKern(poetry)
NancyLongland(soprano)
SamLester(piano)
SianRadinger(readings)
TheHydeStringQuartet
Wednesday25 June th
MidsummarMusical Soirée
TheDeaneHouse&Garden, Sparsholt.SO212LR
6.30pm-9.30pm
Come and enjoy a relaxed evening of jazz and classical music, while wandering around the beautiful, vast, landscaped garden of The Deane House. Play croquet, garden chess, or even tennis, while admiring the vineyards and views.
Bring a picnic if desired, and savour botanical cocktails while enjoying a high summer evening in this exceptional setting.
Tickets from Eventbrite: £20
Wednesday25 June th
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt Exhibition.
MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet,Winchester. SO238RY
10am–5pm
Seepage9forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow
AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am–5pm
Seepage7forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Thursday26 June th
BreathworkandYogaDayRetreat
LongstockParkWaitroseEstate, Stockbridge,SO206EH
9.30am-4pm
StepintothebeautyofLongstockParkandthe GardenforMindforanurturingdayretreatthat blendsbreathwork,yogaandnatureconnection.Food anddrinkareincludedintheprice.TheLongstock ParkFarmShop&Caféwillalsobeopen. Limitedto15spaces.
TicketsfromEventbrite.£85forfullday
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow HintonAmpnerHouse(NationalTrust) SO240LA 10am–5pm FestivalofFlowers
Forfurtherinfovisit: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hintonampner
Thursday26 June th
AGrowingPlot
CattleMarketCarPark,WorthyLane, Winchester.SO237AB
11am–3pm
Seepage15forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow
AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am–5pm
Seepage7forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Thursday26 June th
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt Exhibition
MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet, Winchester,SO238RY
10am–5pm
Seepage9forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
SculptureintheGarden
QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH
2pm–5pm
Seepage8forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Thursday26 June th
TheRomanticThreadinBritishArt
ATalk withTimCraven, founder ofThe Arborealists
WinchesterCityMill,SO239BH 7pm
TimCravenwillconsiderhowandwhyBritishartists areinnatelydrawntoaromanticsensibility,whatthat mightbe,andthatthistraithasconsistently re-emergedthroughoutarthistoryindifferentguises afterrepeatedlygoingoutoffashion.TimisChairof theFriendsofSouthampton’sMuseums,Archivesand GalleriesandworkedatSouthamptonCityArtGallery for37yearsinconservation,collectionmanagement andasCurator.Heleftin2017topursuehisownart practiceandcurateexhibitions.HefoundedThe Arborealistsin2013andwaselectedamemberofThe LondonGroupin2015. TicketsfromEventbrite.£10toincludeaglassofwine.
Winchester’sMany&VariedGardens
Start:TheViewpoint,StGiles’HillPark, Winchester.SO238BL
10.30am–12noon
WalkwithDr.HarryMycockaroundStGilesHill.
Ticketsarefreebutpleasereserveaplaceon Eventbrite
SculptureintheGarden
QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH
2pm–5pm
Seepage8forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Friday27 June th
Gardens,Landscapes&HorticultureinArt Exhibition MilnerHall,StPeter’sStreet,Winchester. SO238RY
10am–5pm
Seepage9forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery SummerShow AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH
11am–5pm
Seepage7forfulldetails.
Freeadmission
Friday27 June th
AnEveningGardenOpeningwithAndover LadiesChoir
LongstockWaterGarden,Stockbridge.
SO206EH
5pm–7pm
Mark27 Juneonyourcalendarthisyear!Asthe dayfades,ourhistoric,privatewatergardenwill welcomegardenexplorersintoitsstunning landscapes.Inaddition,youwillbeabletoenjoythe harmoniesofAndoverLadiesChoirwhowill
th bejoiningusfortheevening.
Lightrefreshmentsavailable.
NBSomebridgesarenot wheelchairpassable.
TicketsfromEventbrite.
£10adults, £5children(5-16), Freeforunder5s
ACelebrationofHyde’sMedievalRoots
10amonwards
AnarrayofeventsinthedistrictofHydeembracing theHyde900project,WildeHyde,TheMedieval HerbGarden,St.Bartholomew’sChurch,artists,open studios,music,earlyeveningBBQanddrinks. Freeadmission FFI:www.hyde900.org.uk
PlantFair,ToursofSchoolGardensandFete
Comeandadmirethewonderfulhorticulturalefforts ofthechildrenattheirprimaryschool.Therewillalso beplantsforsaleandlotsofstalls,gamesand refreshments. Freeadmission
ContemporarySculptureTrail&ArtGallery
SummerShow AthertonGreenArtGallery&Garden, UpperFarringdon,nrAlton.GU343EH.
11am–5pm
Forfulldetailsseepage7.
Freeadmission
SculptureintheGarden
QuakerMeetingHouse,16Colebrook Street,Winchester.SO239LH.
2pm–5pm
Forfulldetailsseepage8.
Freeadmission Saturday28 June th
th
FeteandPlantSale
HospitalofStCross,Winchester. SO239SD 1.30pm–5pm
Averypopularannualfetewithstalls, entertainmentandaverygoodplantsale!
Ticketsonentry:£3
FestivalofFlowers
HintonAmpnerHouse(NationalTrust). SO240LA 10am–5pm
Forfurtherinfovisit:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hintonampner
Saturday28 June th
