Flora explorer

There will be a garden safari and arts trail in the village of Blindcrake, Cumbria, today, 1.30pm-5pm, starting at the village hall.

Entry £3.

All the fun of Ferring

Ferring, in West Sussex, is opening 30 gardens, including one with a model railway, today, noon-5pm, to raise funds

for St Barnabas House Hospice. Entry £3. 01903 265824, stbh.org.uk

Let’s talk about Essex

Fourteen gardens in Orsett, Essex, are open today, 2pm-6pm. Entry £3.50, under-14s free. 01375 891405

To the manor drawn

Bramall Hall, a Tudor manor near Stockport, Cheshire, hosts a plant fair today, 11am-5pm. Entry £1. 0161 485 3708, www.planthuntersfairs.co.uk

Perfect ten

Ten gardens will be open at Ditcheat, near Castle Cary, Somerset, on Saturday, 1pm-5pm. Entry £3. 01749 860362

Capital idea

The Wildflower Weekend at the Garden Museum, London SE1, on Saturday and Sunday, 10.30am-5pm, will feature a stall run by Norfolk’s British Wild Flower Plants. Entry £6. 020 7401 8865, gardenmuseum.org.uk

Roll out the barrel

A personalised water butt, above, must be the ultimate gardening accessory. Made from a recycled oak wine barrel, it comes from The Barrel Company and costs £160. 01746 710138, thebarrelcompany.co.uk

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