Another star has been announced as a special guest for the Southport Flower Show 2026. Taking place from Thursday, August 20 to Sunday, August 23, 2026, guests can enjoy endless floral displays, show gardens, a shopping village, cookery demonstrations, live music and entertainment.
Last Year's Highlights
Last year's event included celebrity appearances from farm couple Kelvin and Liz Fletcher, Strictly Come Dancing champion Hamza Yassin, Bake Off professional Cherish Finden, and many more. There was also a chance to get hands-on with demonstrations and learn firsthand from the professionals how to create your dream garden.
First Guest Announced
The first special guest for 2026 was confirmed as BBC Gardener's World presenter Adam Frost. Adam is an award-winning British garden designer and regularly presents the BBC’s coverage of multiple RHS Flower Shows. In 2016 he won ‘Best New Talent’ at the RTS West Awards. Since 2007, Adam has amassed 7 gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Adam’s first book, Real Gardens, was published in 2015, followed three years later by How to Create Your Garden. In March 2022 he published The Creative Gardener, an incredibly personal book of garden projects created during lockdown. Autumn 2022 saw his first Gardener’s World tie-in book published – How I Garden.
Adam later moved to Rutland, where he began working with Geoff Hamilton at Barnsdale Gardens, where he helped design and create many of the 38 small gardens which are still on show to the public today.
Additional Guests Revealed
Since his announcement, a host of others has been revealed to be joining him including Arit Anderson, Phil Vickery, Anton Du Beke, Andy Day and Justin Fletcher. Today, Tuesday, June 16, another has been added into the mix - comedy performer Su Pollard. The star is instantly recognisable for her vibrant personality and larger-than-life stage presence.
She shot to fame playing Peggy Ollerenshaw in the hit BBC sitcom Hi-de-Hi! and went on to become a staple of British television variety, pantomime, and musical theatre, with memorable appearances in shows such as You Rang, M’Lord? and Oh, Doctor Beeching!.
Comment from Organisers
Alan Adams, General Manager of the Southport Flower Show, said: “We are delighted to welcome Su to this year’s show. It’s a great day out and we are sure our visitors will love listening to Su’s talks/Q&As in the Garden Theatre at 1pm and 4pm.”
Event Details
Southport Flower Show returns to Victoria Park from Thursday, August 20, to Sunday, August 23. Early bird single-day tickets are available for £27 plus fees. A four-day patron pass is £90. Children under 16 go free when accompanied by a paying adult. There is a range of special tickets available, including VIP experiences, welcome buffets and Sunday lunch.
