Surrey Homes | SH57 | July 2019 | Summer supplement inside

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What to do and see near you this month
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From Monday 1 to Sunday 7 July, the
RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden
Festival will celebrate summer at its
finest as the picture perfect palace is
filled with colour, garden inspiration
and summery joy. Visitors can
expect a bounty of beautiful blooms,
inspirational garden ideas, expert
talks and workshops, and a shopper’s
paradise of unique trade stands.
On top of the festival’s fresh collection
of genius garden designs, there are loads
of other exciting attractions not to be
missed. Be sure to visit to the Festival of
Roses to explore showstopping displays
of the finest roses you’ve ever seen, get
a pic in Jo Thompson’s stunning rose
garden, take a sweet break in the Roses
Tearoom and see the launch of Sweet
Honey ‘Kormecaso’, 2020’s Rose of the
Year. You can also check out some live
music which will set an upbeat tone with
tunes from Soul Brothers, Brass Funkeys,
The Femmes, Charlotte Campbell and
many more across the Festival stage,
Floating stage, Woodland stage and
Hampton Introducing. Meanwhile the
Edible Eden kitchen garden will be
packed with beautiful and tasty
produce which will be used in
cooking demonstrations and
tastings, and once all that’s
worked up your appetite you
can refuel with a waterside
picnic hamper from Fortnum
& Mason, a sitdown lunch at
Dig In Restaurant or a fivecourse
Wild Garden Banquet
created by Michelin-starred
chef Merlin Labron-Johnson.
rhs.org.uk
Facing Fame
Tuesday 9 July sees ‘John
Frederick Lewis: Facing Fame’,
open at Watts Gallery. This is the
first exhibition in over 40 years to
explore the life, art and travels
of the leading British Orientalist
painter, famous for his detailed
depictions of the Mediterranean
and Middle East. The exhibition
highlights his self-portraits and
hidden likenesses, the complex
relationship he had with his own
success, and the ways in which
his travels informed his selfpresentation.
wattsgallery.org.uk
Kew the
music
Don’t miss Kew Gardens’
fantastic picnic concerts which
return from Tuesday 9 to Sunday
14 July with performances from
Beverley Knight, Billy Ocean,
Jess Glynne, Jools Holland,
Craig David, Garbage and
Rick Astley. kewthemusic.org
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