Barny Butterfield, the charismatic founder of Sandford Orchards (Cider done Right) joins our speakers line-up on Friday 3rd of May, sharing his work on mapping Devon’s ancient and precious orchards and reviving varieties on the brink of extinction. As we all know, science, ecology and walking around a festival can be thirsty work so as …
We’re proud to announce that Toby Buckland Garden Festival is the first Garden show and one of just a few major events to be awarded Carbon Neutral status. We’ve always worked hard to reduce our impact on the environment, seeking out and sourcing from local sustainable suppliers but knew that there was more to do… …
We love British made things, that’s why we love our sponsor Bulldog tools! We also love give-aways and that’s why as part of our 10th anniversary Birthday Bash we’re gifting Bulldog hand tools out to a lucky audience member in each of our talks pavilions. To qualify, simply come to a talk, ask a question …
As well as lovingly grown flowers to plant in your garden, if you come to the Fest you’ll also be able to wear them on your head, thanks to the creative genius and floral millinery of the British Academy of Floral Art! The driving force behind BAFA (as the Academy is known to its friends!) …
We’ve always supported Garden clubs that come to the Fest, providing benefits including sale or return discounted tickets, close-by coach parking and more. For our 10th Birthday Bash, there’s an added incentive. Clubs and group bookings of 30 plus people will also go into a draw and the club-name that comes out of the hat …
We are going big on indoor gardening this year with terrarium creators Gardenz in a jar, wonderful Coach House Cacti, Foxy Pots and marvelous macrame magicians Jelly Knots all coming to the party. Also, indoor garden swami, purveyor of exciting plants and BBC Radio favourite, Rob Vincent of Hutch Houseplants is sharing words of wisdom …
For our tenth anniversary, Festival host Toby Buckland and Meadow in My Garden’s Paul Jupp have teamed up to launch ‘The Pocket Meadow Project’, an initiative that raises awareness of the habitat loss faced bees and other insect pollinators and gives gardeners the tools to do something about it! Everyone is invited to get involved …
Our Early Bird tickets will go on sale from Monday, October 2nd and you will be able to buy them here. It’s a special price of £12 and will be a saving of £1.50 from our online price and £3 from the price on the gate. Stay updated on the launch of tickets by signing …
We are now open to take exhibitor bookings for the 2024 event and look forward to seeing old friends and some new ones at the show. To be part of our 10th anniversary celebrations just fill in the online application form here
Internationally renowned stone balancing artist, Adrian Gray, will be demonstrating the astonishing art of stone balancing at Toby’s Garden Festival on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April. The stone balancing pioneer has spent the last 23 years of his life exploring the fine art of balance in any and all types of rock. Using carefully …
