Past Events

John Studley will be passing on top tips for successful vegetable growing. Come and learn his secrets!

  Our annual plant sale will take place at Bishopswood (Otterford Parish Hall) between 10am and 12pm A good selection of plants for sale including, interesting perennials, vegetable and herbaceous plants. Teas, coffee and homemade cake for sale

This is a self-drive event Meet at the visitor centre in time for a 14.30 start

Peter runs the wholesale nursery Dayspring Plants near Exeter, which supplies  plants to National Trust gardens, amongst others.  With a lifetime’s experience in the business, his horticultural knowledge is second to none, and the plants he brings to sell have been known to cause a rush to buy at the end of his lectures. Plants for Sale

Opened for the first time in 2012, Midney Gardens is a lovely garden in the heart of Somerset. Its creator, Dave Chase has taken inspiration from some of the great garden designers of the past (particularly Gertrude Jekyll and Sylvia Crowe) and at the same time he has brought to it an approach which is all his own. It is a garden full of interesting and unusual planting combinations, lovely colour themes and some quirky/fun touches. The main garden comprises…

The visionary design influences of Mulberry founder Roger Saul can now be seen coming to fruition in his garden here at Kilver Court gardens. His unique planting schemes using colour and texture are evident in his newly redesigned 100m colourist herbaceous border, formal parterre and subtropical island. This eclectic garden is also home to one of the largest sculptures in the world, a breath-taking 15-metre-high Victorian viaduct. Explore the garden nursery which is a treasure trove of garden gifts, plants…

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