We’re welcoming dogs to Powderham in a big way on 11 and 12 June, and, for the first time, we’ve launched some special doggy awards. At Toby’s Garden Festival, we’ll be handing out prizes in four categories in our Waggy Tails photo competition and we will be trying to make it a special day for …
Come and see the full-size steam traction engine owned by Berrybrook Steam and Classics at the festival on 11 and 12 June at Powderham Castle, which will be tooting and tootling along the Castle driveway on both days. This 10-tonne iron giant still has a working life, teaching steam engine experience days at Berrybrooks, based just down …
Teign Trees are back swinging from the trees again, ready to offer advice on all things tree related. They always wow the kids with their fun mini-gardens and this year they are bringing a brand-new display, designed to give you ideas for your garden. In the lead up to the festival, the award-winning landscaping crew …
Watch out, watch out – the topiary’s about! There’s no beating about the bush at Toby’s Garden Festival in 2021. That’s because the talented Devon troupe, the Higher Beings are back to entertain visitors, disguised as topiary bushes. You can have hours of fun just watching them as they camouflage themselves among the shrubs and …
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 …
