The first Autumn Extravaganza is taking place at Great Comp Garden this weekend.

Great Comp Garden

Surrounding an early 17th century manor in Platt, near Borough Green, the seven acre garden, renowned for its spectacular floral displays, will be in full autumnal colour.

During the weekend there will be willow sculpture and hurdle making demonstrations. Nurseries from the area will be selling a selection of autumn plants, and there will be local produce on offer including Kentish cobnuts and walnuts, along with a range of crafts including ceramics, garden ornaments and ironwork.

Homemade teas and lunches will be available from the estate’s tearooms on both days. The garden is open from 11am to 5pm on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13. Admission is priced £6 for adults, £2.50 for children aged six to 16 and £15 for a family ticket. Call 01732 885094.

Former presenter of BBC2 show Gardeners' World, Nigel Colborn, is presenting Lullingstone Castle's Annual Guest Lecture.

The gardening expert, who is also a prolific journalist and author, will be talking about his travels, as well as his favourite plants and wildlife, at the estate in Eynsford, near Dartford. The talk takes place at 2pm on Saturday, October 12.

Tickets are £30 and include a guided tour of the castle's World Garden in all its autumnal glory with curator and owner Tom Hart Dyke. Tea and cake will be served in the house. Call 01322 862114.

Find out more about fungi at Bedgebury Pinetum on Thursday, October 17.

Bryan Bullen of Kent Wildlife Trust will lead a fungi walk at the forest in Goudhurst, aimed at exploring and identifying the huge array of different mushrooms growing there.

The stroll will start at 9am on Thursday, October 17, and last approximately three hours. It will be followed by a mushroom arancini and glass of wine from the site's restaurant, the Pineatery. Tickets cost £18 including lunch, or £11 without lunch.

Also at Bedgebury, an autumn trail map is now available. The route follows surfaced paths and is flat apart from gentle slopes.

The trail is just under a mile long and will take about 45 minutes to walk at a leisurely pace. Along the way are various information boards highlighting points of interest.

During the autumn staff at Bedgebury will collect native wild flower seeds from the pinetum to contribute to a collection of UK species at the Millennium Seed Bank.

Car parking at Bedgebury costs £8.50 per vehicle. Parking will be free for anyone booking a place on the fungi walk in advance. Call 01580 879842.

Bore Place

Young and old can get creative at the Commonwork Autumn Workshop on Saturday, October 12.

The study centre and organic farm, based at Bore Place, near Edenbridge, will be offering a day of activities including seasonal cooking, learning the traditional craft of ragwork, and sewing a cuddly hen. Children's crafts will include turning buttons into butterflies and reusing paper to create bean bracelets.

There will also be an opportunity to have a go at milking the farm's cows.

It runs from 11am to 3pm, and children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult for all activities.

Admission is priced £12 for adults and £6 for children, including lunch and refreshments. Booking is essential. Call 01732 463255.

Darenth Country Park

A free guided walk around Darenth Country Park, near Dartford, is taking place on Tuesday, October 15.

Located on the edge of the North Downs, above the Darent Valley, the park is mostly made up of grazing pasture and environmentally managed wildflower meadows, and offers some beautiful views of the surrounding countryside.

It also boasts the Chapel Orchard, featuring more than 150 varieties of apple, pear, plum, cherry and cobnut trees.

Walkers are asked to meet at Darent Valley Hospital at 10.30am. The two mile walk will take approximately one hour, and include no more than two steep hills.

For information visit guidedwalks.kent.gov.uk