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1-2 April Cornwall Garden Society Spring Flower Show Specialist nurseries with dramatic displays of flowers and shrubs. Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm, from £10. Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7JE. Tel 07530 920585, cornwallgardensociety.org.uk
1-2 April Great Dixter Spring Plant Fair Gathering of 30 specialist nurseries plus expert talks (also in autumn). 11am-4pm, £13. Great Dixter, Northiam, Rye, East Sussex TN31 6PH. Tel 01797 254048, greatdixter.co.uk
14-16 April Fête Over 200 exhibitors offer specialist plants and advice within a beautiful château garden (also held in autumn). 10am-6pm, €15. Château de Saint-Jean de Beauregard, Rue de Château, 91940 Saint-Jean-deBeauregard, France. Tel +33 (0)1 60 12 00 01,