A record number of people now find that keeping chickens is an incredibly rewarding experience. First time exhibitors at this year’s festival are Paul and Sandy McEvoy who run The Hen House Farm, near Yelverton in Devon, who not only sell chickens but are on a mission to introduce families, schools and care homes …
Good news for cactophiles (cactus lovers to you and me ) who can look forward to seeing award-winning Coach House Cacti exhibit at Toby’s Garden Festival for the first time. Dorset-based Coach House is run by David Ennals supported by wife Jane (pictured below). David has been growing cacti since childhood and is acknowledged as one of …
Planning a hard landscaping project for your garden this summer? The largest supplier of new and reclaimed bricks and natural stone in the south-west, Edwards Hitchens, are creating a display at the festival this year, giving visitors oodles of inspo for their plots. If you’ve got a new patio, path or feature in mind, you …
UPDATE! This has now changed to a workshop where you can make yourself a FREE flower crown – for the first 80 visitors each -day – with help from the florists of British Academy of Floral Art. With the Queen in our thoughts and the second day of Toby’s Garden Festival falling on Her Majesty’s …
Festival sponsors, Devon Contract Waste, the South West’s leading independent commercial waste handling firm, and the first SW waste management company to offer a zero to landfill solution, are launching their brand-new range of 100% recycled outdoor furniture at Toby’s Garden Festival on 11 and 12 June. And to celebrate, they’re giving festival visitors the opportunity …
Jane Welsh is a great favourite of Toby’s Garden Festival and regularly demonstrates at Powderham Castle. She has been basket making for 20 years and has been working professionally and running courses for the last 12 years. She cares ardently about protecting the knowledge of our traditional rural crafts that are so much a part …
We’re welcoming dogs to Powderham in a big way on 11 and 12 June, and, for the first time, we’ve launched some special doggy awards. At Toby’s Garden Festival, we’ll be handing out prizes in four categories in our Waggy Tails photo competition and we will be trying to make it a special day for …
Come and see the full-size steam traction engine owned by Berrybrook Steam and Classics at the festival on 11 and 12 June at Powderham Castle, which will be tooting and tootling along the Castle driveway on both days. This 10-tonne iron giant still has a working life, teaching steam engine experience days at Berrybrooks, based just down …
Teign Trees are back swinging from the trees again, ready to offer advice on all things tree related. They always wow the kids with their fun mini-gardens and this year they are bringing a brand-new display, designed to give you ideas for your garden. In the lead up to the festival, the award-winning landscaping crew …
Watch out, watch out – the topiary’s about! There’s no beating about the bush at Toby’s Garden Festival in 2021. That’s because the talented Devon troupe, the Higher Beings are back to entertain visitors, disguised as topiary bushes. You can have hours of fun just watching them as they camouflage themselves among the shrubs and …
