Rob Vincent plans to wow visitors to the festival with a spectacular array of his specialist houseplants. Rob is owner of Hutch House Plants who runs Exeter’s only dedicated houseplant store and is a first time exhibitor at Powderham. He is an all-round houseplant expert who provides and cares for plants at shops, businesses and …
Having a few hens in the garden or on the allotment is more popular today than almost any other time in history. There is a chance to learn more about the benefits of keeping chickens at Toby’s Garden Festival where Nestera, specialists in high quality chicken coops and ‘Chickens to your Door’ will be exhibiting …
Festival visitors will be the first to see and purchase sensational drought-resistant plants from one of the country’s newest nurseries: Primal Plants. Toby’s Garden Festival will be the first show at which plants grown by nursery owner, Christine Arlford, will be on sale – a delight to those who want to add specialist plants into …
Happy New Year! We’re bringing you some very good news for 2023…Toby’s Garden Festival is getting EVEN greener this year as have committed to becoming a carbon neutral event in 2023. We are working with a local company, Blue Marble Environmental Partnerships, to measure and reduce our carbon output and then offset our carbon output …
Love the festival but want to take it a comfortable pace? We have two upgrade options in 2023: our VIP Experience which includes all-day access to Powderham Castle’s stunning Music Room and Library or just for the afternoon – Tea in the Castle, from 2.30pm onwards when you will be sustained with a choice of …
We’re delighted to introduce our new festival-within-a-festival for 2023: The Food & Drink Market, created in collaboration with Food Drink Devon.Showcasing the best of Devon produce, the new market aims to be a magnet for visitors who love to buy and eat local and will be located in Powderham Castle’s fabulous historic courtyard, right next to the Castle and VIP …
Exciting news for veg growers and foodies! Award-winning author and Devon grower, Mark Diacono, is joining us at the festival in 2023. Mark who has written seven books, will be hosting talks as part of our new Food & Drink Market, a showcase for our fabulous local producers, on both days of the festival – …
We’re delighted to introduce our new festival-within-a-festival for 2023: The Food & Drink Market, created in collaboration with Food Drink Devon. Showcasing the best of Devon produce, the new market aims to be a magnet for visitors who love to buy and eat local and will be located in Powderham Castle’s fabulous historic courtyard, right next to the Castle and …
We’re thrilled to announce Toby’s Garden Festival is back for our 9th year in 2023, bringing our heady brew of gorgeous plants for sale, fabulous local street food and a free two-day programme of garden workshops and talks to the region’s gardeners. Dates for your diary are Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April 2023, the …
Need a helping hand around the festival site this year? We try and make the ancient castle grounds as accessible as possible, avoiding flights of steps, and staying on hard ground, That said, the festival site does cover a large area, so we lay on two extra means of transport – the Castle tractor-train to …
