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weave a willow owl with artist Jo Sadler

Willow Course – more places added!

Due to popular demand we’ve expanded our bespoke willow weaving course run by award-winning artist Jo Sadler. Fest  goers can now book for both Friday 2nd or Saturday 3rd of May for 2hr30 minute session of willow creation inside Powderham Castle.  We’ve also teamed up with other craft and gardening experts for our brand-new programme …

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NEW! Book a craft workshop

Fancy learning a new skill in 2025? We’ve teamed up with some of our favourite local craft and gardening experts to launch a brand-new programme of Craft Workshops at the Festival. Taking place both days, and with very limited tickets, there are five workshops to choose from, including botanical art, willow weaving, fermenting, floristry and …

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Toby Buckland awards columnist of the year gmg

Congratulations Toby!

Fest host Toby Buckland, famous for his self-styled ‘non-award-winning BBC radio show’ has scooped the top honour of Gardening Columnist of the Year 2024 from the Garden Media Guild at their prestigious awards bash, at London’s Savoy Hotel. The award-winning column appears each fortnight in Amateur Gardening Magazine and was chosen for its entertainment, sound …

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Top Award for DU Waterscapes

Friends of the Fest and pond, lake and water feature wizards DU Waterscapes scooped two top awards at the Aquascapes Pondomonium trade show from a field of 1500 international entrants in Chicago.   Head Honcho Dan Upsher won ‘Conservationist of the Year’ for his work creating and educating others about enhancing biodiversity in our gardens, …

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Stoke Gabriel Pocket Meadow Project with Toby Buckland

Pocket Meadow Project

On a beautiful autumn evening, Toby joined the gardeners of Stoke Gabriel for the inaugural meeting of their Pocket Meadow Project. The seed was sown by Toby’s Garden Fest 2024, where the project was originally launched by Toby and Paul Jupp of Meadow in My Garden. The idea is to share seeds that will bloom …

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