In 1943, over 1700 women were serving in the Women’s Land Army and the Women’s Timber Corps in Devon. Living and toiling individually on farms or as part of a gang that lodged in a hostel and worked on the land wherever they were needed, the Land Girls and Lumber Jills were crucial to maintaining …
Ade and Sophie AKA Agents of Field burst onto the gardening media scene in 2014 after starting an irreverent blog about their adventures on their urban allotment just outside London. They quickly garnered a loyal following of gardeners and foodies worldwide and in 2016, they won Blog of the Year at the Garden Media Awards. …
ANNOUNCING! BBC Gardener’s World presenter and garden designer, Arit Anderson, is heading to Toby’s Garden Festival on Saturday 30 April 2022. Arit, known for her gorgeous garden designs – and great fashion sense! – will be giving two talks in the Castle’s Speaker Hall sharing her knowledge of garden design: 7 Design Principles for a …
Butternut Box is a fresh new way to feed your dog. Swing by the Butternut Box stand at the end of the castle driveway at Toby’s Garden Festival on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 June to speak to a member of the Butternut Box team about trying a two-week trial box for your pup – …
Who wants a fab freebie? Visit Exeter are offering a ‘Bubble Bundle’ of 6 tickets, for you and five of your favourite friends to join us for FREE on 11 or 12 June at Powderham Castle, Kenton near Exeter. Expect a fabulous day out, with specialist plant nurseries, local craft and artisan food producers, along …
It sounds impossible but some plants are really available to live without soil and apparently on air, namely Tillandsia – a genus of plants commonly known as, well… Air Plants. Andy’s Air Plants from Newlyn in Cornwall is fast gaining a reputation for these unusual plants and nursery owner Andrew Gavin will be giving a …
How better to learn about a specialist plant than from the nurserymen and women who grow them? This year for the first time at the festival, we’ve asked our nursery exhibitors to take the stage in our new Country Gardener Magazine Talks Tent to talk about the plants they raise from seed or cutting and …
But then we knew that already didn’t we? Now though, botanicals are everywhere, from the latest designer dresses to wallpaper and cushions and the best artisan gins. Whether potted, planted, indoors or out, as bedroom decor or on your plate, we just can’t get enough of them. The Economist recently declared 2019 the Year of …
Time is running out to bag yourself bargain early bird tickets at more than 25% off! Buy before midnight on 31st December and you can enjoy expert talks and more than 200 quality exhibitors, offering rare and unusual plants, artisan crafts, live music and delicious West Country fayre – all in the picturesque surroundings of …
It’s a Gardener’s World for us as we’re joined by some famous names from TV gardening with popular garden designer Joe Swift and Frances Tophill confirmed as speakers for 2019. Joe Swift has presented on Gardeners’ World since the late 1990’s and has fronted numerous TV shows including Open Gardens, Small Town Gardens, Garden Makers …
