The wonderful thing about the Chelsea Flower Show is that even if it would be totally impractical to transplant one of the show gardens, there are plenty of little snippets of ideas you can adopt, such as the wonderful border planting scheme in Chris Beardshaw's homage to Hidcote with 100 Years at Hidcote Manor. The judges may have only awarded him a disappointing Silver Gilt, but he walked away with the BBC RHS People's Award for Best Show Garden. Another popular garden was the Fetzer Sustainable Winery garden, with its wonderful drifts of wildflowers. The show cannot have failed to fill you with enthusiasm, so why not take a wish list of plants to your local garden centre or nursery and give your garden a mini make-over? And keep the children interested by letting them choose some plants or herbs that they can take care of.

Have an enjoyable time and support a worthy cause at Victoria Hall, Keighley, next Saturday from 2.30pm where 150 children from local schools and dance studios will be performing in aid of the Airedale Children's Unit Appeal. Tickets, which cost £5 for adults and £2 for children under 12, are available from Reids Bookshop, Keighley; Shaw's Galleries, Skipton; or by telephone on (01535) 294605.

If you're fed up with modern flat-pack furniture, there are plenty of opportunities to pick up a craftsman-made piece or two at a local auction. Over the next seven days there are two in Ilkley. On Sunday there's an antiques/collectors fair at the Clark Foley Centre, from 9.30am to 4pm, Then, on Wednesday, there's a sale of Victorian and later furnishings and equipment at Victoria Hall, Little Lane, Ilkley (viewing on Tuesday 9am to 7pm).