Southport Flower Show 2023 Lineup
Southport Flower Show is delighted that Harrison Holidays is headline sponsor of this year’s Southport Flower Show.
Established for over 40 years and family-owned, Harrison Holidays is part of the Harrison Leisure Group.
William Harrison, a Director of Harrison Holidays, said, “We are thrilled that Harrison Holidays is the headline sponsor of the Southport Flower Show. It is a real summer highlight on the calendar, inspiring visitors with its spectacular show gardens, floral displays, performances and so much more.”
So lets look at a selection of the BIG names that are appearing at this years show
Rachel Riley and Pasha Kovalev are making an appearance at this year’s Southport Flower Show on Friday 18th August.
Lizzie Acker is most well known for being an extremely popular contestant on Channel 4’s ‘Great British Bake Off’ 2021. She is an amateur baker from Liverpool with a huge personality who proved she has the talent and consistency by reaching the quarter-finals. She is very open about having ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia and keen to work to raise awareness of the conditions. Lizzie continues her baking journey and showcases her talent through demonstrations, television, social media and digital campaigns.
Gabriella Margiotta is a Chef, cooking in her family run, Italian restaurant in the tranquil suburbs of South Liverpool. Growing up in a vibrant, Italian Scottish family, food was forever at the forefront of childhood activities. Gabriella, or Gabi, wasted no time in jumping straight into professional kitchens, exploring and developing knowledge on cuisines from around the globe whilst on her travels. She has used these experiences to create her own culinary identity, so visible to all of her regular restaurant guests. Gabi believes that cooking should be fun, enjoyable and most importantly…never a chore! Her dishes are based around food memories, lovingly created with times spent with her Mamma and focus on simple recipes, bursting with flavour. Following from her recent success in the 2022 series of Masterchef: The Professionals, Gabi’s passion for cooking is thriving more than ever and she can’t wait to share some of her gorgeous recipes with you!
Jemma Melvin from Southport is the winner of Fortnum and Mason's Platinum Pudding Competition and the creator of the Platinum Jubilee Trifle. Her Lemon swiss roll and amaretti creation beat thousands of entries to become the official pudding of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, a dessert that will now go down in history alongside the likes of Victoria Sponge and Coronation Chicken. The competition was aired on the BBC and the judging panel was chaired by Dame Mary Berry. Jemma has appeared on This Morning, Good Morning Britain, The One Show and world wide television such as Good Morning America and TF1 France.
MasterChef stars John Torode MBE and Lisa Faulkner will head to Southport Flower Show this summer.
Visitors are in for a real treat and can see them both cooking live in our Cookery Theatre on Saturday 19th August at 12pm and 3pm. If that’s not enough and you want to see them up close and personal, they will be doing a live Q&A in the Garden Theatre at 2pm.
We are delighted to announce that Love Your Garden presenter Katie Rushworth and Skinny Jean Gardener Lee Connelly will appear at this year’s show.
We are delighted to announce that Phil Vickery will be showcasing his cookery skills at this year’s show on Sunday 20th August at 12pm and 2pm.
Having been part of the ITV This Morning family for over 23 years, Phil is firmly regarded as one of Britain’s favourite and well known chefs.
Children's TV star Justin Fletcher is back at Southport Flower Show this year and you can bring the kids along to see him for free!
Botanist, broadcaster and best-selling author to join this year’s line-up! James Wong will be sharing his love for houseplants at this year’s show on Sunday 20th August.
Potter, Ceramic Designer and Broadcaster Keith Brymer Jones will be making an appearance at this year’s show on Friday 18th August.
Southport Flower Show are delighted to announce horticulturist, author and television presenter Frances Tophill will make an appearance at next year’s show on Thursday 17th August. Frances is the first announcement of many for the 2023 event and we have a great lineup in place.