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The National Garden Festivals were part of the cultural regeneration of large areas of derelict land in Britain's industrial districts during the 1980s and early 1990s. Five were held in total - one every two years, each in a different city - after the idea was pushed by environment secretary Michael Heseltine in 1980. They were based on the German post-war Bundesgartenschau concept for reclaiming large areas of derelict land in cities, and cost from £25-million to £70 million each. They reclaimed the contaminated ex-sites of large industrial concerns such as steelworks.

Liverpool Garden Festival, 1984. Now a mix of housing and derelict sites.
Stoke-on-Trent Garden Festival, 1986. Now mostly maturing garden parkland, with some retail and offices.
Glasgow Garden Festival, 1988. Now office blocks.
Gateshead Garden Festival, 1990. Now a housing estate.
Ebbw Vale Garden Festival, 1992. Now mostly housing, in parkland and woodland.

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	The '''National Garden Festival'''s were part of the cultural regeneration of large areas of derelict land in [[~~Britiain~~]]'s [[Industrial district\|industrial districts]] during the [[1980s]] and early [[1990s]]. Five were held in total - one every two years, each in a different city - after the idea was pushed by environment secretary [[Michael Heseltine]] in [[1980]]. They were based on the German post-war [[Bundesgartenschau]] concept for reclaiming large areas of derelict land in cities, and cost from [[British Pound\|£]]25-million to £70 million each. They reclaimed the contaminated ex-sites of large industrial concerns such as steelworks.		The '''National Garden Festival'''s were part of the cultural regeneration of large areas of derelict land in [[Britain]]'s [[Industrial district\|industrial districts]] during the [[1980s]] and early [[1990s]]. Five were held in total - one every two years, each in a different city - after the idea was pushed by environment secretary [[Michael Heseltine]] in [[1980]]. They were based on the German post-war [[Bundesgartenschau]] concept for reclaiming large areas of derelict land in cities, and cost from [[British Pound\|£]]25-million to £70 million each. They reclaimed the contaminated ex-sites of large industrial concerns such as steelworks.

	* [[Liverpool Garden Festival]], [[1984]]. Now a mix of housing and derelict sites.		* [[Liverpool Garden Festival]], [[1984]]. Now a mix of housing and derelict sites.