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Most of the year we plant, water, weed and mulch – work. Garden Day, however, is the time to reap the rewards of your labour. No matter how big or small your garden is – whether you have rolling lawns or simple window box displays – Garden Day is all about downing tools and celebrating the fruits of your labour.

Join us in your garden on Sunday 9 May 2021.

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In the lead-up to Garden Day , get some inspiration with a digital visit to your local garden centre's website and social media feeds.

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Once your garden's ready, host a virtual Garden Day celebration with family and friends by live streaming, video calling and posting across social media, using #GardenDayUK.

Ways To Celebrate

There are lots of different ways to celebrate your garden this Garden Day. What you do is completely up to you, but here are a few of our favourite ideas…

  • Host a virtual celebration with friends and family. Ask your guests to prepare their tipple of choice, whether it's a refreshing glass of Pimm's or a cuppa tea, so you can toast the day together.
  • Head into your garden for a picnic lunch or barbecue.
  • Enjoy dinner under the stars.
  • Play classic outdoor games like boules, ring toss, skittles, human wheelbarrow race or egg and spoon races… the opportunities are endless.
  • Draw, paint or write poems inspired by your garden.
  • Bad weather? Take the kids on a nature hunt for snails, worms and other rain-loving garden creatures...you'll be amazed at what you can find in your own backyard. Or just stay indoors and have a houseplant party.

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Get connected

  • Download the Candide App. Whether you are a beginner or expert, Candide is an indispensable tool which helps you identify, buy and care for plants as well as buy tickets to some of our most treasured gardens. Do check out their website candidegardening.com or just download the app.
  • Download the Candide App for free. This app is transforming the way we interact and engage with gardens: if you have a gardening question tap up Candide’s knowledge base to help your garden grow with localised tips and plant identification. Discover the latest trends and explore inspirational gardens, share with a vibrant community, grow new friendships and cultivate well-being for your mind and soul.

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Get Creative

For more ideas of what to do on Garden Day, click here. You can also follow us on social media for further inspiration. Anyone and everyone can take part in Garden Day – you don’t need a large garden to participate – you just need a sense of fun. If you don’t have your own garden, connect with friends on a video call and join their celebration.

Get Creative

For more ideas of what to do on Garden Day, click here. You can also follow us on social media for further inspiration. Anyone and everyone can take part in Garden Day – you don’t need a large garden to participate – you just need a sense of fun. If you don’t have your own garden, connect with friends on a video call and join their celebration.

How Else Can I Get Involved?

  • Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, and like and share our posts.
  • Take part in our social media activities.
  • We would dig to see how you spent your Garden Day.
    Tag @GardenDayUK and use #GardenDayUK in your social media posts.
  • Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, and like and share our posts.
  • Take part in our social media activities.
  • We would dig to see how you spent your Garden Day. Tag @GardenDayUK and use #GardenDayUK in your social media posts.

Key Information

Garden Day – Sunday 9 May 2021

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Key Information

Garden Day – Sunday 9 May 2021

Share your images using #GardenDayUK

With all these reasons to celebrate, and some beautiful springtime weather, let’s hang up those gloves, enjoy a cup of tea or a glass of bubbly, and connect virtually to celebrate Garden Day.

WHAT'S ON

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We’ve curated some inspiration to help you cultivate your own Garden Day celebration. Have a look, learn, share and grow — we’re just planting the seed.
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF GARDENING

Anyone can benefit from the calming effects of weeding, watering and planting. Gardening reconnects us to nature and awakens our senses. It gives us feelings of peace and wellness and is scientifically proven to have positive effects on our health, both mentally and physically.
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“Gardening brings us close to the soil and connects us with nature's powers of renewal in a way that can be both calming and invigorating. So it is that in these anxious times when the future feels uncertain that tending plants is providing many people with a psychological lifeline.”

Sue Stuart-Smith

Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist and Author of The Well Gardened Mind

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