Main Speaker Marquee

10:45am FRANCES TOPHILL

An audience with the BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and tales from her new book A Year in a Small Garden.

11:45am ROB VINCENT from Hutch House Plants
The Exeter-based house plant guru shares pearls of wisdom on must-have plants for your home.

12:30pm TOBY BUCKLAND WITH PAUL JUPP 
Toby talks wildflowers with Paul and gives an update on the Pocket Meadow project *and other digressions*.

12:45pm VICTORIA GRAHAM

An audience with BBC Spotlight’s most famous and fabulous news reader shares her story and love of the great outdoors.

1:30pm JACQUIE FELIX-MITCHELL of Oasis Garden Design
Designing with pots, containers and raised beds.

2:30pm MARK MARK DIACONO
The award-winning Otter Nursery food writer and author talking on his latest book, Vegetables.

3:30pm FRANCES TOPHILL

An audience with the BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and tales from her new book A Year in a Small Garden.

Country Gardener Marquee

10:45am  JEREMY WILSON Stretegate Camellias
The Chelsea Flowershow winning nurseryman shares his expert knowledge of growing and showing.

11:15am BARNEY BUTTERFIELD FROM SANDFORD CIDER AND TOBY

Barney tells the story of Devons precious cider orchards and his work to save them for future generations.

12:00pm PAUL DIBLEY of Dibley’s 
New for 2024, Paul Dibley of the renowned streptocarpus nursery joins us with his growing tips.

12.45pm JOHN MATHEWS of Whitebird Polytunnels

Secrets to indoor growing and polytunnel success.

1.30pm STELLA EXLEY, Hare Spring Cottage Plants
Cottage garden classics and plants to get the look with Stella, award-winning Chelsea Flower Show nursery now based in Devon.

2:15pm KEVIN SMITH, The Cornish Rose Farm 
The secrets to healthy roses, best varieties and scented blooms.

3:00pm DAN from DU Waterscapes
Enticing Wildlife to Your Pond: The plants and practical techniques for a fabulous pond

3:45pm ROB EVANS – GROWING DAHLIAS

Dahlia masterclass with the award-winning Chelsea Flower Show nurseryman.

Food Drink Devon Pavilion

11am AMRIT MADHOO of South Devon Chilli Farm
Chillies: From Seed to Sauce: Varieties, sowing, growings and using tips

11:30am  STEVE WILLIAMS of Good Game 
The award-winning Devon food producer and innovator demonstrating curing bacon and how to make delicious charcuterie at home.

12:15pm MARK GRIEVES of Black Dog Honey Bees
Honey and Beekeeping: The bees and honeysmith are back!

1pm BARNY BUTTERFIELD from Sandford Orchards with SUSY ATKINS
Cider Tasting: Not to be missed! Inspirational Barny talks us through the fabulous flavours of Devon’s cider

1:45pm GREG PARSON from Sharpham Cheese
A Taste of Sharpham: Handcrafted cheeses from local dairy herds in the South Hams

2:30pm SUSY ATKINS and DAN FARRELL-WRIGHT from Wickhams wine
Local Wine and Food Pairing: Choose the right wine and make good food taste great!

3:15pm HERB HEAVEN DEVON
Essential Home- Grown Herbs: insider knowledge to food for the eye and flavour. 

Saturday 3rd May 2025

Main Speaker Marquee

10:45am JOE SWIFT
An Audience with the great raconteur himself: Joe Swift from BBC Gardener’s World.

11:45am BECKY SEARLE
Ecologist, botanist and kitchen gardener on her new book coming out in 2025 Grow a New Garden, and a book signing.

12:45pm TOBY BUCKLAND
Toby on his new Victorian kitchen garden project, favourite plants from the Festival *and other digressions*.

1:30pm PAUL JUPP of Meadow in My Garden and Eddie Bailey of RhizoPhyllia School of Gardening   PAUL 
Meadows, soils and all things micro life. 

2:30pm SUE MINTER
Sue Minter of the Devon Gardens Trust, spills the beans on the Secret Gardens of Devon. 

3:30pm JOE SWIFT
An Audience with the great raconteur himself: Joe Swift from BBC Gardener’s World.

Country Gardener Marquee

10:45am  MIKE ARTHURS of Mike’s Hostas
The nurseryman on propagating and growing his 200+ hosta varieties, with advice on plants for place and pest resistance.

11:15pm PAUL DIBLEY from Dibley’s 
Streptocarpus know-how with the Chelsea Flowershow award-winning nursery.

12:00pm PHILIP NIEUWOUDT from New Wood Trees

Chelase award-winning tree supplier Philip talks Japanese pruning, the advantages of multi-stemmed trees and tree care.

12:45pm  CHRISTINE ALFORD
Advice on planting new garden, plant combos, flowers and grasses for a contemporary, wildlife-friendly look.

1.30pm KIM STODDART  Editor or Amateur Gardening Magazine
Kim give tips on gardening in a changing climate from her new book The Climate Change Resilient Vegetable Garden.

2.15pm DAN UPSHER from DU Waterscapes
How to create and plant up ponds and water features in your own garden.

3pm KEVIN SMITH from the Cornish Rose Farm
Roses: planting, growing, pruning and which varieties to buy for your soil and space.

3:45pm ROB EVANS from Pheasant Acre
A dahlia masterclass from the award-winning nurseryman.

Food Drink Devon Pavilion

10:45am STEVE WILLIAMS 
Learn to cure your own bacon! The award-winning Devon food producer and innovator demonstrating curing bacon and how to make delicious charcuterie at home.

11:30am HERB HEAVEN DEVON
Make good food taste great with homegrown herbs. How and what to grow in your garden.

12:15pm AMRIT MADHOO from South Devon Chilli Farm
Chillies to know and grow. Mild to spicy and even spicier, Amrit knows and grows them all.

1pm Susy Atkins and Utopian and Bays 
Lovely local lagers to sip, swig and try. And good food pairings. 

1.45pm Greg Parsons from SHARPHAM CHEESE
A tasting of Sharpham’s award winning cheeses with owner Greg.

2.30pm Mark Grieves of BLACK DOG HONEY BEES
Honey and Beekeeping: The bees and honeysmith are back! Mark Grieves

3.15pm Susy Atkins & Dan Farrell-Wright from WICKHAMS WINE
Local Wine and Food Pairing: Choose the right wine and make good food taste great!

4pm Susy Atkins & Toby Buckland – One for the Road
Fabulous Fizz: See out this year’s festival with a free tasting – need we say more!