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🌳 RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford
🌱 Spadefuls of planting inspiration
🌷 Garden Centre open to all
💚 Fun days out

08/09/2026

🌱 Looking for fresh inspiration for your garden?

Join us at Flavours of Autumn this weekend (12 & 13 September) for talks, demonstrations and hands-on activities exploring how to grow more of your own food.

Discover edible mushroom cultivation with Myco Manchester, hear Mike Hudson from Manchester Urban Diggers discuss building a fairer food system, and learn from award-winning garden designer and author Jack Wallington as he shares how perennial edible plants can create beautiful, productive gardens with less effort.

Families can also get involved with our seed-sowing sessions led by RHS volunteers in the New Shoots Garden.

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater/whats-on/flavours-of-autumn

07/09/2026

🛍️ Calling all plant lovers and gift shop enthusiasts!

This week's theme is Best Retail Therapy. Show us your favourite RHS Garden Bridgewater purchase, whether it's a stunning plant, a gardening gadget or a gift you couldn't resist taking home.

📸 Snap your photo at RHS Garden Bridgewater
📱 Share it on Facebook or Instagram
🏷️ Tag RHS Garden Bridgewater and use

🎁 Win an RHS umbrella, water bottle and socks.

Entries open until 13 September.
Competition T&C's here: www.rhs.org.uk/competitions/bridgewater-photo-competition-terms-and-conditions

06/09/2026

Dreaming of spring colour? From cheerful daffodils and tulips to fragrant hyacinths, our spring flowering bulbs are now in the Garden Centre. Explore our range and fill a bag with your favourites from just £10. A little planting now brings months of joy next spring. 🌷

05/09/2026

On Thursday, eight mature trees were carefully craned into place in the new Yangzhou Scholars' Garden, marking a major milestone ahead of its opening on 26 September.

Among them were a magnificent Niwaki-pruned Pinus parviflora that will form a striking focal point, elegant specimens of Acer palmatum 'Emerald Lace', Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' and Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium', alongside a Pomegranate, a traditional feature of classical Chinese gardens.

The two-hour operation was the latest stage in an extraordinary project that has seen over eight years of planning and collaboration, and months of dedicated work on site. Watching each tree expertly guided into place felt really special as the Yangzhou Scholars' Garden moves one step closer to opening.

We can't wait to welcome you from 26 September. 🌳✨

For more info on the opening weekend celebrations visit rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater/whats-on/yangzhou-scholars-garden-opening

04/09/2026

🍅 From Mauritian-inspired cooking and vegan favourites to pickling, fermentation and family-friendly recipes, Flavours of Autumn on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September is packed with ideas to help you make the most of seasonal produce.

Over the weekend, enjoy live cookery demonstrations from Devina Ramanah-Beck, Root to Flower, RHS horticulturists Simone Bratt and Charly Bourne, Maz from the Vegetarian Society, Hussain Chaudry, The Life Larder, Open Kitchen MCR, Holl's Pickles and Amber's Allotment.

Whether you're looking for new flavours, practical tips or inspiration from the Kitchen Garden, there's something for every food lover.

For the full programme and booking visit https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater/whats-on/flavours-of-autumn

All activities included with normal garden admission. RHS Members go free.

01/09/2026

Great news, Brick Explorers fans 🎉

You've asked, and we've listened! Due to popular demand, the Brick Explorers sculpture trail at RHS Garden Bridgewater has been extended until 4th October.

There's still time to explore our amazing wildlife sculptures created from hundreds of thousands of bricks. Don't forget to pick up an activity booklet filled with fun facts and exciting challenges as you discover the plants, animals and fungi that make our gardens so special.

📅 Extended until 4th October.

*Please note: from 1st September, the Build Stations and other Brick Explorers activities will no longer be running. The sculptures and activity booklets will remain available until 4th October (while stocks last).

31/08/2026

🐾 Summer Photo Competition: Week 4 is here! 🐾

This week's challenge is all about friendship.

Whether they're furry, four-legged or human, we'd love to see your best friend enjoying a day out at RHS Garden Bridgewater. Capture a special moment together and share it with us. 💚

Joining us for Walkies on 1 September? It's the perfect opportunity to snap a photo with your canine companion in the garden. 🐕✨

To enter, take a photo with your best friend at RHS Garden Bridgewater and share it on Facebook or Instagram. Tag RHS Garden Bridgewater and use . One lucky winner will receive a selection of dog accessories from the new range in our Garden Centre

Enter between 31 August and 6 September for your chance to win.

We can't wait to see the friendships that make a visit to the garden even more special. 🌿

Dogs are only permitted in the garden during Walkies events.
Competition T&Cs: rhs.org.uk/competitions/bridgewater-photo-competition-terms-and-conditions

30/08/2026

🌳 A new NHS Wellbeing Garden is coming to Royal Oldham Hospital.

The RHS is proud to be supporting the creation of a new wellbeing garden that will transform a much-loved fountain garden into a welcoming space for NHS staff, patients and the wider community.

Designed to encourage relaxation and connection with nature, the garden will include new trees for shade, wildlife-friendly planting, accessible pathways and beautiful seating areas.

Projects like this demonstrate the positive impact gardens can have—not only for biodiversity, but for people's physical and mental wellbeing.

Find out more about RHS NHS Wellbeing Gardens via the RHS website.

28/08/2026

🍻 From garden to glass!

We're delighted to have partnered with the University of Salford's Lark Hill Brewery to create two exclusive new beers using ingredients grown right here at RHS Garden Bridgewater.

The collaboration began with a tour of our Kitchen Garden, where Lark Hill's Head Brewer, Jack Dixon, worked alongside RHS Bridgewater Head Chef Matthew Taylor and the garden team to explore which seasonal ingredients would offer the best flavour, availability and character.

Together, they selected rhubarb from our National Collection (which holds over 100 varieties) and fragrant lemon verbena, carefully chosen for their distinctive taste and ability to capture the essence of summer. These garden-grown ingredients were then transformed into two refreshing light brews: Rambling Harvest Splendour, a Rhubarb & Hibiscus Sour, and Close to a Lemon, a Lemon Verbena Pale Ale.

At RHS Bridgewater, we're passionate about finding creative ways to showcase the incredible produce grown in our gardens, and this partnership demonstrates how horticulture, food and drink can come together to create something truly unique.

Available exclusively now at RHS Bridgewater Café and The Old Fire Station café & bar. Cheers to growing, brewing and collaborating together! 🌱🍺

27/08/2026

🌿 Grow your skills this autumn at RHS Garden Bridgewater 🌿

From plant propagation to mindful creativity, we've got a fantastic programme of adult workshops coming up over the next few months.

✂️ 17 September | Soft and Semi-Ripe Cuttings Workshop
Get hands-on in our Propagation House and learn how to take successful cuttings from ornamental and edible plants to grow at home.

🎨 17 October | Mindful Art: The Bridgewater Garden in Autumn
Celebrate the colours, textures and fruits of autumn through guided drawing, clay work and mindful creative activities inspired by the garden.

🌱22 October Creating Free Plants
Learn how to propagate plants and grow your garden for less by creating new plants from the ones you already have.

🕷️ 23 October | Carnivorous and Spooky Plants: A Beginners Course
Discover the fascinating world of unusual insect-eating and spooky plants, with expert advice on how to grow them successfully at home.

Places are limited, so book soon to avoid disappointment.

👉 Explore all upcoming workshops and book your place: https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater/whats-on 🌿

Address

Leigh Road
Manchester
M282

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+441615036100

Website

https://www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater

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