A right royal horticultural spectacular

What are you doing during the first week of July? If the idea of strawberries and cream on Henman Hill doesn’t appeal, consider some strelitzias and crocuses at Hampton Court instead.

The usual fare at royal palaces may be foie gras and vol au vents de swan, but from 4-9 July, haute cuisine will be replaced by horticultural hors d’oeuvres at the world’s largest annual flower show. Uh huh, it’s even bigger than Chelsea.

Tags: flowers, flower show, Hampton Court