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Dandelion Festival - Free For Alls

Dandelion Festival's Free for Alls are travelling Scotland this summer, giving away thousands of free plant plugs to anyone who fancies having a grow!

Dandelion Festival - Free For Alls

About Dandelion Festival - Free For Alls

Free for Alls are Dandelion’s mini-festivals of growing, touring between May and July: from Hawick to Helensburgh, Govan to Leven. You can just turn up on the day with no need to book, and both admission and plants will be – yes! – absolutely free.

We’ll give you everything you need to get growing in seed beds and plant pots, gardens and window boxes: wherever you can and however you like. Our friendly Growing Team from Scotland’s Rural College will be on hand to help you get started, and novice growers are especially welcome! And we’ll also be joined by our Flower Singer – at five metres tall, a truly unmissable sight…

Join us at your nearest Free for All to get growing. And then when summer turns to autumn, come together with the growing community at your local Harvest to share what you’ve grown this year.

28 May 2022 - Free for All: Greenock
Rankin Park
For our first Free for All, we’re bringing thousands of free plant plugs to Rankin Park on the south side of Greenock.

29 May 2022 - Free for All: Govan
Govan Cross
Join us at Govan Cross Shopping Centre in Glasgow – we’ll have thousands of free plant plugs to help you get growing at home.

4 Jun 2022 - Free for All: Dundee
City Square, Dundee
We’ll be in the heart of Dundee city centre on the first Saturday in June, giving away thousands more plant plugs.

5 Jun 2022 - Free for All: Leven
Leven Promenade
You’ll find us by the Leven seafront on Sunday 5 June, where we’ll be helping you to get growing with another plant plug giveaway.

19 Jun 2022 - Free for All: Glasgow
Kelvingrove Park
Our Free for All team will be at the Dandelion Festival in Glasgow – giving away thousands more free plant plugs.

9 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Falkirk
The Helix
We’re heading to the home of Falkirk’s iconic Kelpies to give away thousands more free plant plugs.

10 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Edinburgh
Lauriston Farm
Join us at Edinburgh’s very own Unexpected Garden for a special free plant plug giveaway.

14 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Stranraer
Stranraer Promenade
We’ll be on the banks of Loch Ryan in Stranraer with another big plant plug giveaway.

16 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Hawick
Wilton Lodge Park
Hawick’s beautiful Wilton Lodge Park is the setting for our Borders Free for All, with thousands more free plant plugs up for grabs.

21 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Helensburgh
Hermitage Park
We’re heading to Helensburgh’s handsome park for a Free for All in July – stop by for free plant plugs galore.

23 Jul 2022 - Free for All: Inverness
Bught Park
Swing by Inverness’s largest park for our final Free for All giveaway, where thousands of plant plugs will be looking for new homes.

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