Garden Studios

These include RHS Chelsea Flower Show medal-winners Pennard Plants of Somerset, who will display an important range of heritage and heirloom cultivars and demonstrate other ways of growing vegetables and fruit in small spaces.

There shall be free apple tasting sessions and fruit experts from RHS Garden Wisley shall be reachable to spot unusual species brought in by visitors.

The RHS’s annual Fruit & Vegetable Competition is taken very seriously by both amateur and professional entrants, who will display perfect fruit and veggies within the hope of winning an RHS medal.

Among the vegetables on show can be giant pumpkins within the ever-popular RHS Heaviest Pumpkin Competition, where professional and amateur growers compete for the head prize of £1,000.

There can also be displays from London schools that experience participated within the RHS Campaign for faculty Gardening.

The RHS Harvest Festival is on Tuesday and Wednesday October 8 and 9 at Lindley Hall in Greycoat Street, Westminster.

On Tuesday there’s one more London Harvest Festival Late event, from 6-9pm, when visitors can try their hand at pumpkin carving, sample seasonal fruit cocktails from the Midnight Apothecary, home-made cider from RHS Wisley and take a look at By Word of Mouth’s tasty pasties, The Garlic Farm’s dim sum and noodles and sample Godsell Cheese and Mrs Tee’s mushrooms.

There may also be music and standard songs from folk artist Robin Grey and his band, entertaining guests around a campfire.

For additional information visit www.rhs.org.uk/londonshows