This year at Toby’s Garden Festival we have a fascinating array of craftsmen and women sharing their skills. Father and daughter duo, Robbie Ryder and Vix Hill-Ryder are an interesting pair. Vix spent her childhood in the hedgerows, fields and on the coast of south-east Cornwall with her grandfather who was an amateur …
The Country Gardener Speaker’s Tent will once again feature talks and advice from leading nursery-people and specialist growers who will be sharing their unique knowledge and skills over the two days of the festival on 11 and 12 June at Powderham Castle. Highlights so far: Stewart Pocock owner of Pococks Roses, a man with encyclopaedic knowledge of …
Wondering which nurseries are coming to Toby’s Garden Festival on 11 and 12 June? Lots of old favourites are planning a come-back along with some exciting new local additions from Devon. Here’s a taster of who’s coming to the show: Bean Place Nursery – wide range of hardy herbaceous, hardy ferns and grasses British Academy …
We’ve had lots of enquiries about whether dogs are allowed at the festival again this year, since we were first able to welcome them in 2019. We’re pleased to say, YES! If they’re well-behaved and happy to stay on a lead, four-legged furry friends can come along to the festival on Friday 11 and 12 …
Who wants a fab freebie? Visit Exeter are offering a ‘Bubble Bundle’ of 6 tickets, for you and five of your favourite friends to join us for FREE on 11 or 12 June at Powderham Castle, Kenton near Exeter. Expect a fabulous day out, with specialist plant nurseries, local craft and artisan food producers, along …
ANNOUNCING: Exeter’s RAMM will be joining us at the festival with talks and a fascinating exhibit celebrating seeds: Artist Leonie Hampton and RAMM’s Contemporary Art Curator Lara Goodband will be in conversation discussing Hampton’s recent photography commission A Language of Seeds. Leonie’s work explores RAMM’s collection of seeds and herbarium sheets in dialogue with her …
We know things may still look and feel a bit different at our 11-12th June show this year, but despite the restrictive measures being eased as we go through the spring and into the summer we will be doing everything to keep our visitors, exhibitors and staff safe. We will update these guidelines over the …
Spades at the ready! We have a new Toby Garden Fest date to nail into your diary! Friday 11th and Saturday 12th and June 2021! At last, the uncertainty of the ‘year that never was’ is behind us and with it the longed-for roll-back of restrictions. Our Festival’s setting within low-risk and spacious parkland mean we can …
I just saw my first bumblebee of the year feeding on the citrus-scented blooms of our winter honeysuckle. Chances are the thin sunshine encouraged her to wake from hibernation and topped with sugar she’ll be on the lookout for a new nesting site, amongst the roots of a tree or even under our shed. The …
In anticipation of the Garden Fest this spring I’ve invented a genius new word, says Toby. pLotential. adjective. 1 the possibility of something happening or being developed in a garden or outdoor space in the future 2. noun. The inherent or imagined opportunities of a garden, as in ‘Only someone with their face mask over …
