Thinking of buying, or adding to your garden or small holding structures? John and Darren of WhiteBird Polytunnels very much look forward to welcoming all Festival visitors to their stand, to discuss all things polytunnel related. The pair have a great range to suit all budgets, and will also be demonstrating their great range of galvanised …
Jump on a train to Starcross and visit this year’s Festival on Fri 2 and Sat 3 May at Powderham Castle to grab a free packet of wild meadow seeds at the Meadow in My Garden stand. The seed giveaway is sponsored by Official Travel Sponsors GWR. What you might not know is that GWR has been greening up …
Sometimes things come together in perfect harmony. We were delighted to receive a really lovely gift of 200 lovely old terracotta pots from local Cornish resident Susie Williams. Susie loves the festival and the RNLI, so we have come up with a wonderful way to raise money with them. Come and visit the RNLI stand …
We really couldn’t be happier that Great Western Railway is all aboard as sponsors of the festival! GWR serves the South West and beyond, including Devon, Dorset, South Wales, the Cotswolds, reaching as far as London and Cornwall with some of the prettiest lines in Britain-we think. So, it’s a marriage made in heaven, because GWR takes you right up to Starcross, …
Amelia’s Flower Farm A local two-acre flower farm run by Amelia and Giles, at Coombeinteignhead, offering cut flowers, courses and more. British Academy of Floral Art Local international floristry school based just outside Exeter and who are making flower crowns for visitors to wear at the festival. Cornish Rose Farm Specialist and dedicated garden rose growers …
Few plants are as easy to fall in love with as streptocarpus.These endearing pot-plants look every bit as glamorous as orchids, but they are so easy to grow. We are delighted to welcome to the festival Dibleys, the company and Welsh nursery acknowledged to have done more than possibly any other to popularise the plant …
There’s nothing better than being able to go to your kitchen window or step outside your door and find an array of tastes to inspire you and to add flavour to any dish. New to the garden festival this year are Neil and Niamh Jones who own and run the Kitchen Garden Centre and they will be …
Thrilling news! For the first time in the history of the festival, Amateur Gardening is joining us with a pop-advice Garden Advice & Inspiration Centre. Stuck for advice for a plant in a dark corner? Or pest that just won’t go away? Bring your questions and pics of your problem places and plants to be …
As part of our Food Drink Devon collab, Barny Butterfield, the apple tree and cider champ-founder of Sandford Orchards (Cider done Right) is joining us at the Festival on Friday 2 May. For someone with such a vast knowledge of cider, he’s a remarkable raconteur! Not only that he’s very busy – mapping and preserving …
In a first for Toby’s Garden Festival, visitors will have access to legal advice on a whole range of garden and land issues in 2025. We’ve teamed up with local legal eagles, WBW Solicitors, our festival sponsors and well-established legal and financial services firm who will be on hand with knowledgable experts who can help. …
