Organic beds

The new edition of Alastair Sawday’s British Bed & Breakfast for Garden Lovers (£14.99) is out this week, with added recognition for establishments that have made an extra effort to source food locally or organically and reduce their carbon footprint. That they make their own compost goes without saying.

Seedy Sunday

Just the thing for thrifty times: it’s Seedy Sunday at Hove town hall, today from 10am-4.30pm. Last year, more than 1,300 people took part in the event, swapping seeds and potatoes – some of which are no longer on the open market. There will be 45 stalls, with experts on hand and information about community schemes. Entry £1.50 (01273 381686, www.seedysunday.org).

First flowering

It is the first day of Snowdrop Fortnight at Pine Lodge Gardens, in St Austell, Cornwall, which include a woodland area and a winter plot full of colour. It’s open daily, 10am-5pm. Entry £6.50 (01726 73500, www.pine-lodge.co.uk).

Give peace a chance

Robin Whalley will be giving a talk for the Garden History Society on Haunts of Ancient Peace: The Work of Harold Peto. The lecture, on Wednesdayat 6.30pm, is at the Gallery, 70 Cowcross Street, EC1. Entry £8 (020 7490 2974, www.gardenhistorysociety.org).

Totally tropical

Escape the wintry weather at Kew Gardens’ Tropical Extravaganza, which runs from Saturday until March 8 in the Princess of Wales Conservatory, with displays of orchids and other exotica. Entry to the gardens costs £13 (020 8332 5655, www.rbgkew.org.uk).

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• Hampton Court Palace Flower Show

• Chelsea Flower Show

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