Many of the region’s leading nurseries and horticultural specialists exhibit with around 200 trade stands (both horticultural and general). See display gardens by leading designers, a craft marquee, main arena of events, children’s entertainment and a military band.

The Royal marquees contain competitions in vegetables, fruit, flowers and floral art, with entries grown by local residents; there are also some open classes which anyone may enter. In the amateurs’ marquee, local gardening and horticultural clubs enter a judged display competition, whilst the Horticultural Trades marquee features displays by leading nurseries and the Gardeners’ Forum is the venue for gardening talks.