Seedy Sunday, 6th February

Posted:30 January 2011

Seedy Sunday celebrates its 10-year anniversary – 10 years of swopping seeds, hunting down disappearing or heritage varieties of flowering plants and vegetables. It is the UKs biggest community seed swap.

Seeds are provided by the people who have grown them volunteers and other gardeners donate saved seeds which are bagged up before the event the seeds come in all shapes and sizes, often with stories attached!

Open-pollinated, heritage varieties are often no longer commercially available, but are naturally well adapted to local growing conditions as well as being tasty and colourful. At the seed swap, experienced local growers are on hand to advise on the practicalities of seed saving and growing from seed, and there are films, displays and talks to inspire you to go home and get growing.

Also on offer seed potatoes to info on recycling and wildlife, plants and bulbs – make this an ideal kick-start to spring!

And The Garden House will be there too, with seeds, bulbs and some wonderful dahlia varieties!

For more information on the Seedy Sunday campaign, go to www.seedysunday.org

Venue: Hove Centre, Hove Town Hall, Norton Road, Hove, E. Sussex / 10am-4.30pm / £2 entrance