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
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Incredible Stone Balancing Artist rocks up!
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 …
Making music at the fest
A shout out for some of our fabulous local talent, serenading us at Toby’s Garden Festival on Fri 28 and Sat 29 April. We’re joined both days by local talent from Devon and Cornwall, playing a range of acoustic and folk, covers and own compositions. Father and son ukulele band from Cornwall, Sunnyside Up, AKA Tim …
TALKS TIMETABLES 2023
Speak news! Devon garden designer Jacquie Felix–Mitchell
We’re thrilled that joining us in the Main Speaker Hall on Saturday 29th we have Devon garden designer and writer Jacquie Felix–Mitchell. Jacquie, who lives in beautiful Buckfastleigh, designs gardens small and large in South Devon and beyond. She writes for national newspapers and magazines on garden design, mainly for the Women’s Institute, and you …
Incredible stone balancing with Adrian Gray
Adrian Gray is the pioneer of stonebalancing art – the gravity-defying practice of balancing stones one on top of the other to create garden sculptures. The stones he uses range in size from small tactile rocks to massive granite boulders, and Adrian will be talking about his inspiration and the process of weathering the stone, lifting them by crane into their …
Meet the Seed Detective
Speaker news! Adam Alexander, author of The Seed Detective – Uncovering the Secret Histories of Remarkable vegetables, is joining us on Friday 28 April to share his intimate knowledge of veg from around the globe. In his talk ‘Meetings with Remarkable Vegetables’, he celebrates the special qualities of these rare and endangered varieties along with why …
New! Wickhams Wine tasting
Join us for our new-for-2023 Wine Tasting with festival sponsor, Wickhams, where festival visitors will have the chance to meet the makers, chat to growers, buy wine and enjoy free tastings from Devon, the West Country and beyond. Owned by Dan Farrell-Wright, Wickhams is a Devon-based award-winning online wine merchant who curates a wide range …
We’re going carbon neutral in 2023
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 …
Flowery fun at the Fest!
The touch paper was lit on spring at Toby’s Garden Festival on 29 and 30 April with two days of flowery fun and inspirational talks at Powderham Castle, Kenton near Exeter. The sun shone and over 5,500 visitors flocked through the 14th century castle’s gates, home to Charlie and AJ Courtenay, Earl and Countess of …