The Biggest Czech and Slovak Garden Shows

In brief: The biggest garden shows include Flora Olomouc with three stages (spring, summer, autumn), Zahrada Čech in Litomerice, the nationwide Kvety show in Lysá nad Labem with floral arrangements covering over 2,000 m² and Floria in Kromeriz. In Slovakia these are Záhradkár in Trenčín, Gardenia in Nitra and Flóra Bratislava.

Shows and horticultural fairs are places where thousands of enthusiastic gardeners come every year to discover the hottest novelties. Gardeners love to show off their produce, so a garden show can be found in almost every town. However, public interest in small club shows is declining year by year, and so it happens that small exhibitors are slowly giving up on shows. The large horticultural shows and fairs have a completely different scale. People can buy almost everything connected in any way with gardening here, and often also things that have nothing at all to do with it. Shows with a long tradition and the annual favour of many thousands of visitors are  Flora in Olomouc or Zahrada Čech in Litomerice.  Gardeners in Slovakia are not left short either. They can find some speciality for their garden at the show  Záhradkár in Trenčín, at Gardenia in Nitra or at Flóra in Bratislava. So where should you go in the Czech Republic and Slovakia?

Flora Olomouc – the Biggest Garden Show in Moravia

The best-known horticultural show in Moravia is certainly Flora in Olomouc.  Three stages of the horticultural show – spring, summer and autumn – take place every year at the local exhibition centre.  At the spring stage this year you will be able to buy seedlings of flowers and vegetables, seeds, ornamental plants, nursery products and gardening tools and supplies. The show will be complemented by the  Hortifarm fair, which will present products of small garden machinery and gardening tools and supplies. The summer stage of Flora Olomouc will take place in August. Flowers and nursery products will be sold here too... only the range will be adapted to this beautiful time of year. The beginning of October belongs to the autumn stage and the associated show of fruit, vegetables and nursery products. The show will be accompanied by the traditional autumn gardening markets.  Everything will be rounded off by the gastronomy and drinks festival – Olima.

Dates:

• Spring stage: 25–28 April 2013
• Summer stage: 15–18 August 2013
• Autumn stage: 3–6 October 2013

Bohemia Has Its Garden – Zahrada Čech in Litomerice

Horticultural shows are also held several times a year at the exhibition centre in Litomerice. All gardeners, cottage owners, DIY enthusiasts, gardening fans and nature lovers are welcome at the spring sales show. In pavilion G you will see gingerbread, Easter eggs and spring herbs.  The atmosphere will be brightened by Easter arrangements.  Gardening markets will take place in the other pavilions, so everyone will find something to their taste.  The highlight of the season in Litomerice is the traditional autumn fair Zahrada Čech, which offers a rich range of supplies for the garden and cottage life.  To add variety, the organisers are preparing an interesting cultural programme.

Date:

• Spring stage: 10–14 April 2013
• Autumn stage:   13–21 September 2013 

“Kvety” Can Be Seen in Lysá nad Labem

This year's nationwide flower show  “Kvety” in Lysá nad Labem   will be its 17th edition. Look forward to the delicate beauty of flowers, which can brighten up your holiday days. An experienced team of gardeners from the Czech Gardeners' Union will create floral arrangements covering over 2,000 m2.  The exhibition called Herbs and Garden Plants will certainly be interesting.  Visitors will be able to see the best-known herbs and other garden plants, and experienced experts will answer their questions.  A novelty will be a separate exhibition of sea buckthorn  – the plant of the future, which you could recently read about on the pages of our e-shop too.

Date:

• 11–14 July 2013: Lysá nad Labem Exhibition Centre

Floria – at the New Exhibition Centre in Kromeriz

Since last autumn the traditional Floria shows have moved from the old exhibition grounds in Vezky to the completely new premises of the Kromeriz Exhibition Centre.  Gardening sales shows are held here several times a year too. The spring stage will be enriched by the show  “spring bulbs”, where you will see hundreds of kinds and thousands of blooms of daffodils, irises and tulips. At the summer stage you will witness the traditional  election of the “Moravian Rabbit”  and the gardener's eye will be delighted at the  special summer show of roses, lilies and gladioli.  At the autumn stage, besides the traditional range, you will also see bonsai, to which a separate show will be devoted. Regular visitors to Floria in Vezky need not worry that they will not find their favourite sellers in Kromeriz. Most exhibitors gladly welcomed the higher comfort of the sales premises, which visitors will appreciate too. The exhibition centre in Kromeriz is worth a visit.

Dates:

• Spring stage: 4–12 May 2013
• Summer stage: 3–11 August 2013
• Autumn stage: 10–13 October 2013

You Can Visit Záhradkár 2013 in Trenčín

At the exhibition centre in Trenčín, Slovakia, you can visit two events devoted to gardeners during the year. The first is  Záhradkár,  a traditional fair of supplies for gardeners. The second is the autumn  Jahrada. It is the 4th edition of a show of ornamental woody plants, fruit trees and supplies for gardeners.

Dates:

• Záhradkár: 10–13 April 2013
• Jahrada: 25–26 October 2013 

Nitra Belongs to Gardenia

The traditional 17th edition of the horticultural show  Gardenia  is held at the Agrokomplex exhibition centre in Nitra. At Gardenia you can draw plenty of inspiration and creative ideas for your home and garden.

Date:

• 18–21 April 2013

Flowers in the Slovak Capital – Flóra Bratislava

Flower lovers from the Slovak capital too can admire the beauty of flowers and draw plenty of inspiration at the international sales fair of flowers and horticulture  Flóra Bratislava 

Date:

• 2–5 May 2013

Specialised Shows – Lovers of Cacti, Succulents and Carnivorous Plants Will Find Something to Their Taste...

The biggest shows of cacti and succulents are held in the botanical gardens of the faculties of science of Charles University in Prague and Masaryk University in Brno.  In Prague Na Slupi, cactus shows are held twice a year  – in spring and autumn.  Lovers of carnivorous plants will find something to their taste here too. Brno likewise has its show for cactus growers and growers of succulents and carnivorous plants. If Prague and Brno are rather out of your way, don't despair,  smaller shows of cacti or carnivorous plants are held in other towns as well. There are nice shows in Dvur Kralove nad Labem, in Ostrava, in Frýdek-Místek, in Kromeriz...

  Dates:

• Cactus and succulent show Prague: 1–16 June 2013, 5–15 September 2013
• Cactus and succulent show Brno:   6–13 September 2013
• Carnivorous plant show Prague: 7–16 June 2013
• Carnivorous plant show Brno: 23–31 May 2013

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