Bendy Tree plans

Claire Bostock

@clairebostock_mcr

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The Bendy Tree just bagged UK Tree of the Year 2026 with the Woodland Trust today, so I’m fully in my tree-hugger era and lining up Manchester bits that feel properly leafy, grounded and a tiny bit magical 🌳✨ From Salford’s show-off blooms to nights at HOME, these are the events I’m eyeing up when I want that ‘against the odds’ Bendy Tree energy without leaving Manny.

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Name	Category	Venue	Address	City	Vibe	Perfect for	My take
1RHS Bridgewater Autumn Sessions	Gardening & wellbeing course	University of Salford & RHS Garden Bridgewater	University of Salford, The Crescent, Salford, M5 4WT	Salford	Chilled small-group sessions mixing hands-in-soil gardening with wellbeing chats.	When you need headspace, fresh air and an excuse to learn what mulching actually is.	Feels like Bendy Tree training camp tbh — learning how plants graft and thrive while you reset your own roots. Proper lush way to spend a Friday morning.
2Cyclamen Society Show	Plant show	RHS Garden Bridgewater	RHS Garden Bridgewater, Occupation Road, off Leigh Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2LJ	Salford	Marquee full of jewel‑coloured cyclamen, plant nerds and very wholesome chat.	Geeking out over foliage patterns and picking up tips (and maybe a plant or three).	If the Bendy Tree had a little fan club in Manny, it’d meet here — all about tiny survivors doing the most in autumn.
3RHS Green Careers Open Day	Careers & conservation day	RHS Garden Bridgewater	RHS Garden Bridgewater, Occupation Road, off Leigh Road, Worsley, Salford, M28 2LJ	Salford	Free, friendly fair all about jobs and training in horticulture, nature and the green economy.	Anyone low‑key daydreaming about sacking off spreadsheets for something outdoorsy.	Honestly feels like the most Bendy Tree thing on this list — building careers around protecting the kind of trees we’re all buzzing about today.