For the first time we will be exhibiting at the Blenheim Palace Flower Show this June from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th. It looks like a wonderful show and it’s going to be so nice to spend three daysย in such a stunning place.
Visit their website to find out more about the show including details on talks, exhibitors and tickets. See you there!
SHOW FEATURES
2021 SHOW WILL INCLUDE:
Grand Floral Pavilion ย showcasing the UKโs finest nurseries and plantsmanย exhibitors
Floral Streetย โ a new feature for 2021 โ the perfect street for plants and flowers
Shopping Village will feature a variety of trade stands selling everything from unique garden gazebos, greenhouses and arbours to gardening sundries and hundreds of other products
Food and Drink Pavilion will feature a range of food and drink purveyors and artisans, including tastings and samples.
Home and Country Living Pavilionย filled with a selection of original handmade giftware, jewellery and luxury goods.
Garden Talksย โย horticulturalย experts will be on hand to answer all your gardening and plant questions
We are returning to one of our favourite garden festivals put on by the rather marvellous Toby Buckland and his team. It’s a lovely festival brimming with great nurseries and people selling garden related gifts and goods, set in the beautiful surroundings of Powderham Castle in Devon.
Below are more details from the team.
Join us at one of the first great garden festival days out of the summer – Toby’s Garden Festival at Powderham Castle on Friday and Saturday, 11th and 12th June
The final green light was given yesterday and with it we are delighted to have the go-ahead for the two-day Toby Buckland Garden Festival at Powderham Castle on Friday, June 11th and Saturday, June 12th.
We have been working hard over the past few months to make sure our popular celebration of West Country gardening is a safe and stress free event. The Governmentโs announcement yesterday, which lifted another set of Covid restrictions, gives real reassurance to garden lovers desperate to get out and about and enjoy gardening events again.
The heart of the festival will again be an amazing array of plants for sale from some of the country’s leading plant nurseries.
But weโre also celebrating the wonders of being outdoors and as well as quality plants, we will have artisan food, crafts, live music, talks, demos and fun all – within the fantastic open spaces of Powderham Castle.
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The second day of the festival falls on the Queenโs official birthday and we are joining in the celebrations on Saturday 12th June. Ambitious plans are afoot to celebrate her big day with a giant floral crown created by a team of talented local florists. Plus, take a selfie of yourself at the festival and tag us in on social media and you could win a ยฃ60 voucher towards a flower arranging course with the Floral Academy.
The floral crown, measuring over 1.5m tall and wide, is being created by Devon master florists, Julie Collins and Tina Parkes of The British Academy of Floral Art .
Staying safe with confidence
We are determined the festival will be safe for you to attend and these are just some of the measures we will be taking:
There will be hand-sanitising stations around the showground, including at the entrance gate, each of the toilet blocks. We do advise that you also bring your own.
Face coverings will be mandatory in the Country Gardener speaker tent (unless medically exempt), but voluntary elsewhere on the showground.
Please maintain 2 metre distancing in any queues and 1 metre plus around the grounds.
We will have will have a one way system around the festival, site so please follow the signs.
Book your tickets now! We strongly advise pre-booking your tickets, as we are limited to numbers this year, and it will reduce queues and contact with staff at the entrance. Online tickets cost ยฃ11, children under 16 go free.
Alan Titchmarsh began his new primetime ITV1 series calledย โSpring into Summerโย on Monday 5th April with Wayne Perrey as his resident DIY expert. So far Wayne has shown how to build an arbour and painted it in ourย Cavepool Grey Wood Paint which everyone fell for. Itโs one of our favourite colours too with its pool-like intense blue-grey-green teal that ripples and changes colour depending on the light.
Wayne created a large seating area with decorative panelling and features from Wood U Bend, and finished it with hanging baskets complete with solar lights. It looked absolutely stunning and would be an item to be incredibly proud of in your garden. An area to relax and enjoy or entertain in.
Next he designed and built a garden bar designing it will features similar to the arbour and painting it in Cavepool Grey so it matched and created a sophisticated outside entertaining area. Wayne finished it off by applying gold leaf to the top of the bar and stools before painting withย UV Clearย to seal and protect the gold leaf.
On Monday 31st May Wayne will be completing the set by making an outside kitchen!
If youโd like to have a go at making any of these you canย sign up to Wayneโs newsletterย for step-by-step instructions and tips.
May is a fabulous month – spring is here, nature has burst into life, the temperature is rising, and we have two Bank Holiday Mondays!!
The factory and office will be closed on Monday 3rd May and Monday 31st May.
Please place any courier paint orders that you want for the weekend by 12pm the Wednesday before to allow time for the package to arrive. All postal orders (craft packs and sample tins) are still at times subject to delay so please allow plenty of time when ordering.
Order dates
Monday 3rd May – place courier orders by 12pm Wednesday 28th April
Monday 31st May – place courier orders by 12pm Wednesday 26th May
It’s that time of year when all us gardeners and growers get excited and fill our greenhouses with seed trays and pots, then eagerly watch our seeds to see if they’ve germinated and will sprout into nice healthy little seedlings.
Our minds will start to turn to greenhouse shading so we’ve put together some helpful tips and advice on how and when to shade your greenhouse using our Peelable Glass Paint.
Peelable Glass Paint is a great way of shading your greenhouse and is easy to apply and remove. It’s water-based with virtually no VOC and is made with a 100% recycled plastic resin.
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