Brilliant Buckland Abbey

June 1st saw Buckland Abbey’s Garden Fayre, which followed the success of the Millennial Gardens celebration last year. And what a fantastic day it was. More stallholders than last year and with some changes to keep things interesting for visitors, who came in...

Not afraid of Storm Freya

Gosh, gardeners are an intrepid lot. The Forde Abbey spring fair was overshadowed (literally) by the coming of Storm Freya but that didn’t deter them one bit. There was a really good turn out – from as far afield as Norfolk, Kent, Brighton and Birmingham....

Out with the old, in with the new

There we were thinking that we’d have time to draw breath as we got to the end of the 2018 gardening season but we’re straight into the excitement of Christmas fairs and planning for 2019. Keep an eye on ourĀ Events page to see where we’ll be in 2019....

More glorious settings

Last weekend’s plant fair under the auspices of Plant Heritage at Athelhampton House was another one in a fabulous setting – this time a picturesque Elizabethan manor. The weather was kind and we saw a steady flow of visitors all day. It was only the...

Two good shows

Great shows recently at the Hardy Plant Society Devon Group plant fair and the Axe Vale Show. Both very different but with good results for us. Helen Brown works so hard for the HPS (and the NGS and Plant Heritage!) and organised another good fair. Despite two...