The Abercorn Dahlia Festival Show Sponsored by Westlands Boost
Abercorn will be hosting our annual Dahlia Festival from 24-29th August.
This will consist of two shows: the Essex Dahlia Society Show will take place on 24-25th and this will be followed by The Southern Championship Show on 27-29th.
Both shows are sponsored by Westland Horticulture and their Boost range of products.
This exclusive Dahlia "Abercorn Sunrise" will be available to purchase as a pot-grown plant. A donation of £5 from each one sold will go to the Colegrave Seabrook Foundation. Peter Seabrook was a nationally known horticulturist and the foundation was set up in his name, a registered charity supporting the development of students studying horticulture in the UK and Ireland, by offering scholarships.
These show's will include hundreds of vases, with some of the best Dahlia growers in the South and from Essex.
Show opening times - Essex Dahlia Society Show starts Sunday 24-25th and the Southern Championship 27-29th August.
- Sunday
- 01:00 pm – 06:00 pm
- Monday
- 09:00 am – 06:00 pm
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- 01:00 pm – 04:00 pm
- Thu – Fri
- 09:00 am – 04:00 pm
- Saturday
- Closed
( The Garden Centre opening times will stay the same. )
Any spare blooms that the exhibitors don't use will be available to purchase.
The show blooms will also be available to buy at 4pm on the 25th and 27th.
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