Gardeners' World Live 2025: Win a pair of tickets for Sunday 15 June, plus discount code

The competition has now closed.

The discount code remains available to use until it expires at 23:59 on 4 June 2025 - see the section further down this post for more details and how to use.

Once again I’m happy to pair up with the team at BBC Gardeners’ World Live for this competition where you can enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets to BBC Gardeners’ World Live at Birmingham NEC. The tickets offered as the prize for this competition are valid for Sunday 15 June, 9am entry with a RRP of £58.00. For details of how to enter please see the ‘How to enter’ section further on in this post. I also have a discount code which you can use when purchasing tickets, the code is shown in the ‘Use my discount code’ section also further on in this post.

What to see at this year’s show

In all honesty if it’s garden-related then it’ll probably be at Gardener’s World Live! As well as the Floral Marquee, inspiring Show Gardens, popular presenters and plant experts there’ll be a whole host of ideas and inspiration which you can replicate in your own gardens, or maybe just admire on the day!

But I recommend looking out for:

  • Nick Bailey’s headline Show Garden, The Plant-Based Garden which brings the Make a Metre Matter campaign to life. The garden has a homestead feel with a cluster of feature builds, meadow-like planting, an elegant dining space and a series of beds for cut flowers, veg, herbs and composting. A multi-occupancy birdhouse is designed to suit different bird species. Three ornamental Make a Metre Matter ponds will demonstrate how to attract a range of wildlife to a tiny space. Block planting metres will provide colour inspiration and attract pollinators, with raised bed metres proving that productive veg growing is possible in even the tightest spots.

  • New for this year is Adam Frost’s Tasting Table - an interactive and exclusive new gardening and gastronomy experience. The BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and keen veg grower welcomes culinary experts and guest chefs from sister event, Good Food Show Summer for live cooking demonstrations, kitchen gardening tips and inspiring conversations. Guests include Rachel Allen, Chris Bavin, Si King, James Martin, John Torode and Lisa Faulkner, plus Barney Desmazery and Cassie King from Good Food Magazine.

  • Also new is the ‘In Conversation With’ Stage where award-winning gardener, writer and presenter Ade Sellars (The Good Life Gardener) hosts a daily programme of relaxed garden and lifestyle chat with acclaimed horticulturalists and gardening personalities. Guests include BBC Gardeners’ World’s Sue Kent, Pip Probert and Jason Williams (Cloud Gardener UK).

  • This year’s Show Gardens include the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Medicinal Garden designed by Rupert Keys as a space for healing. More than just a collection of plants, it is a living tribute to early medicine and second chances. Every bloom symbolises a life saved, every pathway a journey of recovery, and every tree a reminder of the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s role in giving people another opportunity to thrive. The garden will be relocated from BBC Gardeners’ World Live to the new Midlands Air Ambulance site at Shifnal in Shropshire.

  • In the Association of Professional Landscapers’ popular APL Avenue, three member companies will be showcasing their technical skills, attention to detail and creative use of materials with exciting back garden designs inspired by water. This year’s entries are The Watershed Garden by The Botanical Gardener, A Garden For All Weathers by August Ponds, and Wallace Line by Dave Hodson. The APL celebrates its 30th anniversary with a feature garden by designer Rachel Bailey, called Where There’s Water, There’s Life.

  • Plus in the Floral Marquee make sure you don’t miss the Hot Off The Potting Bench walk-through gallery for brand new plants and varieties, all entered for the coveted Peter Seabrook Award for Best New Plant, or the International Orchid Show, hosted by the British Orchid Council, which is returning to GWL this year.

  • The Health for Life Wheelbarrow Competition returns with the next generation of gardeners, designers and growers. Children from local schools and nurseries will be creating wheelbarrow planters with a ‘food and climate change’ theme - these are always brilliant to see.

  • And of course make sure you leave enough time to have a wander around Good Food Show Summer, featuring demonstrations and theatres, stages and talks, tastings and workshops, which is included with your Gardeners’ World Live entry.

It’s a really great day out, but one that can be full on at times - come prepared to be inspired!

How to enter

To enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets valid for Sunday 15 June 9am entry, you need to leave a comment on this blog post telling me why you want to attend Gardeners’ World Live, then click on the widget below and complete your entry - you can get more entries by interacting on social media.

A winner will be chosen and contacted by email on Tuesday 20 May.

Use my discount code

Use the discount code* SAVE15 for 15% off standard adult/concession entry tickets (excluding Saturday) - this code expires at 23:59 on 4 June 2025.

*Discounts valid on adult/concession standard entry tickets on standard entry tickets. Not valid on VIP, 2-day tickets, added extras or with any other offer. £3.95 transaction fee per e-ticket order. Details correct at time of publication.

Gardeners' World Live 2024: Win a pair of tickets for Sunday 16 June, plus discount code

The competition has now closed, thank you to everyone who entered.

The discount code GARDENS15 is available to use until it expires at 23:59 on 6 June 2024 - for full details see the ‘Use my discount code’ section in this post.

Once again I’m happy to pair up with the team at BBC Gardeners’ World Live for this competition where you can enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets to BBC Gardeners’ World Live at Birmingham NEC. The tickets offered as the prize for this competition are valid for Sunday 16 June, 9am entry with a RRP of £56.00. For details of how to enter please see the ‘How to enter’ section further on in this post. I also have a discount code which you can use when purchasing tickets, the code is shown in the ‘Use my discount code’ section also further on in this post.

As you know I love going to Gardeners’ World Live so it’s great to be able my readers the opportunity to go too. Below I’ve included what you can see at this year’s show, but if you want to see more from my visits to previous year’s shows then be sure to take a look at my posts - and come back here after the show, as I’ll be adding to that collection of articles.

What to see at this year’s show

  • BBC Gardeners’ World presenter Adam Frost’s headline Show Garden, The Chef’s Table - a large walk-through garden full of vibrant home-grown produce, a rustic outdoor cooking and eating space. Adam will also host a daily programme of ‘plot-to-plate’ themed conversations and demos with chefs from the BBC Good Food Show including James Martin and Michel Roux.

  • New for this year, and designed to inspire town and city dwellers is the Urban Gardening space, sponsored by Blue Diamond Garden Centre group - expect to see ideas, plants and products for creative containers, brilliant balconies and wonderful window boxes.

  • On the Urban Gardening Stage Ade Sellars (aka The Good Life Gardener) will host daily sessions with a line-up of expert urban gardeners, and there’ll be a Showcase Garden showdown between the UK’s top young landscaping teams with both teams competing to build the perfect city garden designed by Cherry Carmen.

  • The show is also the new home for the British Orchid Council’s annual International Orchid Show which will surely be the highlight of the Floral Marquee with displays by more than 20 specialist orchid growers and societies.

  • Also in the Floral Marquee will be an expanded Hot Off The Potting Bench where you can see brand new plants and varieties close up. There will be Plant Expert Workshops and the Plant Expert advice desk, or you can soak up the floral advice from BBC Gardeners’ World presenters, plant specialists and special guests on the Let’s Talk Plants stage.

  • Another new addition for this year is the Get Growing Stage - an informal, drop in space dedicated to the joy of home growing, as well as a daily programme of top tips and growing advice and alfresco cooking demonstrations.

  • The highlights of the show for me are always the Show Gardens and this year they will be showcasing back garden designs inspired by the theme ‘The Good Life’. The Showcase and Feature Gardens are always a place to pick up ideas and inspirations for gardens sized more similarly to our own gardens, and the Beautiful Borders really are just beautiful and show how much can be done with a small space - their theme this year is ‘Share my Space’.

  • You can catch up with the presenters from Gardeners’ Wold at the BBC Gardeners’ World Live Theatre who will be ‘in conversation’ with Nicki Chapman and swapping summer garden tips with the BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine editors.

  • If you’re a keen indoor gardener then head for the House Plant Hub, which also includes a House Plant Market and Stage.

  • There’s plants for sale too in the Floral Marquee, Plant Village, House Plant Market and new Urban Gardens zone, so make sure you have plenty of scope to carry your plants home!

  • And the Health for Life Wheelbarrow Competition also returns, where children from local schools and nurseries create wheelbarrow planters with a ‘food and climate change’ theme which visitors can vote on.

  • And finally, your tickets also include entry to the BBC Good Food Show Summer with demonstrations, theatres, stages and talks, book signing, tastings and workshops, street food and plenty of food and drink to taste and buy.

Phew. It’s a great day, but one that’s often full on - so make sure you’re ready for it. I love it!

How to enter

To enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets valid for Sunday 16 June 9am entry, you need to leave a comment on this blog post telling me why you want to attend Gardeners’ World Live, then click on the widget below and complete your entry - you can get more entries by interacting on social media.

A winner will be chosen and contacted by email on Wednesday 15 May.

Use my discount code

Use the discount code* GARDENS20 for 20% off standard adult/concession entry tickets (excluding Saturday) - this code expires on 9 May 2024. From 10 May use the discount code* GARDENS15 for 15% off standard adult/concession entry tickets (excluding Saturday) - this code expires 6 June 2024.

*Discounts valid on adult/concession standard entry tickets on Sunday 16 June only. Not valid on Saturday, VIP, 2-day tickets, added extras or with any other offer. 20% discount offer starts on 1 February and ends at 23:59 on 9 May 2024, 15% discount offer starts on 10 May and ends at 23:59 on 6 June 2024. £3.95 transaction fee per e-ticket order. Details correct at time of publication.

Win a pair of tickets to BBC Gardeners' World Live on Sunday 18 June

*** This competition is now closed, thank you to everyone who entered ***

I’ve paired up with the team at BBC Gardeners’ World Live on this competition where you can enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets to BBC Gardeners’ World Live at Birmingham NEC. The tickets offered as the prize for this competition are valid for Sunday 18 June from 10am entry only, with a RRP of £54.00. For details of how to enter please see the ‘How to enter’ section further down in this post.

What to see at this year’s Gardeners’ World Live

  • Stunning garden and planting ideas in the Show Gardens and Beautiful Borders

  • Coronation inspired headline Show Garden ‘A Garden Fit for a King’ inspired by the HRH King Charles’ gardens at Highgrove

  • Great shopping for plants, gardening kit, tools, equipment and more

  • Stages and demo areas including a dedicated House Plants Hub

  • Alfresco gardening advice with talks and appearances on Liz Earle Beauty Co.’s Botanical Show Garden with James Wong

  • Grow-Your-Own talks on Lucy Hutchings’ Secret Homestead Garden

  • BBC Good Food Show Summer entry with top chefs, experts and tasty shopping

  • Family fun with entertainment, street food, bandstand and more.

Win a pair of tickets to BBC Gardeners' World Live (sponsored by Lexus) 15-18 June 2023 Birmingham NEC, includes entry to the BBC Good Food Show summer.  The presenters & gardeners Alan Titchmarsh, Carol Klein, Monty Don, Adam Frost & Frances Tophill

How to enter

To enter to win a pair of standard adult tickets valid for Sunday 18 June from 10am entry only, entry leave a comment on this blog post sharing why gardens are important to you then click on the widget below and complete your entry - and get more entries by interacting on social media.

A winner will be chosen on 28 May and contacted by email. 

Save 15% off standard adult/concession entry tickets (excluding Saturday 17 June)

You can use the discount code* GARDENS2023 for 15% off standard adult/concession entry tickets (excluding Saturday 17 June).

*Discount is valid on adult/concession standard entry tickets. Not valid on Saturday, VIP, 2-day tickets, added extras or with any other offer. 15% discount offer starts on 11 May and ends at 23:59 on 2 June 2023. £3.95 transaction fee per e-ticket order. Details correct at time of publication.