On a beautiful autumn evening, Toby joined the gardeners of Stoke Gabriel for the inaugural meeting of their Pocket Meadow Project. The seed was sown by Toby’s Garden Fest 2024, where the project was originally launched by Toby and Paul Jupp of Meadow in My Garden. The idea is to share seeds that will bloom …
Toby’s Garden Festival is back for our 11th year, not so much with a bang, as with a begonia (or maybe a brugmansia)! We return on the first Spring Bank Holiday of the year, Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd May 2025, at Powderham Castle in the village of Kenton, just outside Exeter. Come and join …
We’re over the moon to announce that online wine merchant, Wickhams, returns as a festival sponsor in 2025, popping the cork on a whole range of exciting wine from Devon England and beyond for festival visitors. Wickham’s owner Dan Farrell-Wright will once again be hosting the wine zone in the Castle Dining Room where you can …
We’re thrilled to announce that Frances Tophill, is joining us as our celeb speaker in 2025! Known for presenting on Gardeners’ World and ITV’s Love Your Garden, Frances travels all over the country to create surprise transformations to the outdoor spaces of some very deserving people. She works on a number of community gardening projects …
Food Drink Devon are once again running their Green Heart Trail at the Festival for one lucky festival visitor to win an amazing hamper jam-packed with the best of Devon’s food and drink! To enter, head to their stand in the Castle Courtyard where you can pick up an entry form. Then look out for …
We’re all greedy foodies at Toby’s Garden Festival, and that’s why we always go the extra millefeuille when choosing who we want cooking up the street food for our visitors. We want it to be quality, local, and of course, very tasty, while offering a range of hot and cold options – suited to whatever …
Inspirational writer and allotmenteer Olga returns to our Fest speaker line-up, sharing her knowledge, enthusiasm and tricks for a productive and pretty allotment. As anyone who has checked out her @lovely_plot accounts on X or Insta, will know, Olga is a breath of joyous fresh air and someone who loves colour and creativity. She’s also …
Here’s our new logo designed by the clever Garden Fest Team showing the fabulous and fascinating range of speakers for our 10 year Birthday Bash. Hope you like it too!
Don’t miss out – get your tickets now for our 10th anniversary event and save 20% on the gate price A great gardener’s gift or Christmas present Buy your Early Bird ticket for just £12 – a 20% saving Meet BBC Radio Devon’s Sunday morning host Toby Buckland 30 plus local and award-winning nurseries 200 …
A love of fabrics and design drove Jane Williams to produce a range of hand painted silk scarves dedicated to Devon and which will be seen at Toby’s Garden Festival for the first time. The sensational silk scarves have names which reflect the Devon countryside – Kingfisher, Riverside Walk and Lost on the Moors and …
