On 03/05/2014 19:16, sacha wrote:
On 2014-05-03 11:50:34 +0000, Spider said:

On 03/05/2014 08:21, sacha wrote:
It looks as if the Toby Buckland Garden Festival is set to be an annual
event! It was day one yesterday, day two (and last) today. It was
extremely well attended with crowds and crowds of people, a large
variety of plant stands and others and in the extraordinarily beautiful
setting of Powderham Castle near Dawlish. When and if people are
planning next year's May Bank Holiday, I'd say this is going to be well
worth including in any garden show itinerary.



Sounds excellent. Although the show will be over when we visit later
this year, we will certainly be calling in to see TB's nursery.

How did Ray's talk go?

I think very well! Or so lots of people said afterwards. However, the
stand got so busy that I stayed there so missed the talk. ;-(
And it looks pretty certain that this will be a regular event. We saw
Toby a couple of times today and he's delighted with the way it's gone
and so is everyone involved in getting it off the ground. The entry
price is so reasonable (£5 and children under 16 go in free) that we all
think that helped pull in the crowds. For that price, people could also
tour the castle. Apparently, over 3,000 people came in yesterday and if
anything, today was busier. Originally, we had envisaged some really
small, very rural-type fair but this was sizeable but with plenty of
room to move about and a good spread of areas of interest. There were
plenty of food stalls, too! And now, if you'll excuse me, there's a g&t
with my name on it calling to me!



I'm really pleased it was appreciated. Pity you missed it, though.
Mind you, if your stand was that busy, it must be a good thing. Don't
sell all your plants before I get to Hill House, will you! ;~)

It's about time Toby Buckland had a run of success. He's obviously on
to a winner with this show for the SW of the country. I can't wait to
see his nursery. It would be lovely for us to see the show one year
but, understandably, RG doesn't like travelling during Bank Holidays. I
can't blame him. We'll just have to see what the future brings.

Enjoy that g&t. I'm about to glug some red wine with my leg of lamb.
Yum yum. I'm starving after a day in the garden.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay