Cheshire competitors vying for medals at Southport Flower Show

The UK’s largest independent flower show is celebrating its centenary year and offers four days of flowers, food and family fun.

The show runs from Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18.

Cheshire floral art designers will be competing for awards (Image: Supplied)

Visitors can enjoy inspirational show gardens, spectacular floral displays, gardening advice, cookery demonstrations and plenty of entertainment.

Cheshire growers will be among enthusiasts vying for medals (Image: Supplied)

Cheshire fruit and vegetable producers and floral art designers will be among competitors vying for medals.

Show gardens will be full of inspiration (Image: Supplied)

Celebrity chefs staging live master classes include restaurateur, cookbook author and TV presenter Nisha Katona, Phil Vickery from ITV’s This Morning and Matt Tebbutt from BBC’s Saturday Kitchen.

A treasure trove of flowers, plants, trees and shrubs will be on display (Image: Supplied)

Horticultural guests sharing gardening tips include Carole Baxter and George Anderson from Beechgrove Garden, Adam Frost from BBC Gardeners’ World, David Domoney from Love your Garden and Skinny Jean Gardener from Blue Peter.

Stunning sunflowers (Image: Supplied)

The grand floral marquee offers a treasure trove of plants, flowers, trees, shrubs and herbs.

Visitors can talk to growers who nurture plants all year.

Imaginative water feature (Image: Supplied)

Around 350 trade exhibitors and more than 50 independent gourmet producers will offer a selection of unique products.

The show is held in Victoria Park (Image: Supplied)

To book visit southportflowershow.co.uk or call 0344 3350 466.

Plenty of ideas to take home (Image: Supplied)

Children under 16 go free when they are accompanied by a paying adult and there is plenty for younger visitors to see and do.

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