Meet Sue Parkin, the first volunteer to sign up for our new Festival at Forde Abbey in September. Sue is a retired nursery nurse with five grand-children and has lived in nearby Axminster for the past 17 years. A keen gardener with a townhouse garden filled with cottage-style plants and box topiary, Sue belongs to not one but three local garden clubs!

We’re delighted Sue has got in touch and we would love to hear from you if you want to get involved too. Benefits of helping at the Festival include a pair of free tickets to the Festival and an invitation to the Saturday night VIP drinks where you can meet Toby and some of the speakers.

If you want to get involved, please email lisa@tobygardenfest.co.uk giving details of any past experience of volunteering and what kind of job you would be prepared to do.