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RHS Malvern Spring Festival

Kitchen Garden Theatre

Savour the best of plot-to-plate at the Kitchen Garden Theatre, hosted by Mark Diacono. This immersive venue brings the joy of growing, cooking, and living al fresco to life through inspiring live cooking demos

Raymond Blanc in garden

Don’t miss: Raymond Blanc

Thursday

Raymond is a culinary icon, world-renowned for his exceptional talent, innovation, and unwavering dedication to the art of French cuisine. Proving himself among the world’s finest chefs, he enters his 41st consecutive year of retaining two Michelin Stars at his Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. Raymond takes to the stage to reveal how he has gone about crafting a legacy of culinary excellence.

Thursday 8 May 2025

  • 10.30am | Mark Diacono: Spring kitchen garden cooking (plus book signing)
  • 11.30am | Raymond Blanc: Crafting a legacy of culinary excellence (plus book signing)
  • 12.30pm | Rachel de Thame: Vegetables, herbs and cut flowers (plus book signing)

  • 1.30pm | Chris Collins: Get growing
  • 2.30pm | Mark Diacono: Cocktails from the garden (plus book signing)
  • 3.30pm | Callum McDonald: A foraged dish

Mark Diacono
Rachel de Thame
Chris Collins

Friday 9 May 2025

  • 10.30am | Rachel de Thame: Vegetables, herbs and cut flowers (plus book signing)
  • 11.30am | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs (plus book signing)
  • 12.30pm | Jon Wheatley: Plot to plate

  • 1.30pm | Mark Diacono: Spring kitchen garden cooking (plus book signing)
  • 2.30pm | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs (plus book signing)
  • 3.30pm | Mark Diacono: Cocktails from the garden (plus book signing)

Adam Frost
Helen Cross
Jon Wheatley

Saturday 10 May 2025

  • 10.30am | Helen Cross: Grow cook inspire – growing and cooking for a healthier planet and mind (plus book signing)
  • 11.30am | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs
  • 12.30pm | Mark Diacono: Cocktails from the garden

  • 1.30pm | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs (plus book signing)
  • 2.30pm | Adam Frost: Fresh from the garden
  • 3.30pm | Frances Tophill: A year in a small garden (plus book signing)

Marcus Bean
Frances Tophill
Jon Howe

Sunday 11 May 2025

  • 10.30am | Adam Frost: Fresh from the garden (plus book signing)
  • 11.30am | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs (plus book signing)
  • 12.30pm | Jon Wheatley: From plot to plate

  • 1.30pm | Marcus Bean: Celebrating spring with herbs (plus book signing)
  • 2.30pm | Frances Tophill: Designing your outdoor space to work for you
  • 3.30pm | Jon Howe: Michelin Star Lumière

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91ÇÑ×Ó is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place.