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Dates for 2026We have an exciting busy new year for 2026 and are still in the process of arranging events, but here are the main ones so far:Burrow Farm Spring Fair, Devon – 5th AprilForde Abbey , Somerset- 11th AprilMapperton Spring Fair, Dorset – 19th April Toby’s Garden Festival, Powderham Castle, Devon – 1st & …

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Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year. Sorry for being so quiet, but there always seems a lot going on over the Winter months. We have loads of projects that we have to complete before we start the Show and Plant Fair season. Some of …

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Well we are now well on our way into October and the season for growing Hostas is coming to a close. However a new exciting time of the year has begun! It is seed collecting and preparation for growing of Hostas from seed. This is when we collect all the varieties that we are interested …

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Well sorry for not providing more updates here, but been a very busy, exciting and still more being done. May was exceedingly busy, starting with Toby Buckland’s Gardenfest at Powderham Castle. A lovely time met loads of lovely people and we did one of our enjoyable talks on the Saturday. I think everyone enjoyed themselves …

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Didn’t think apples flowered like that! I think she must be quite happy. #hosta #terrarium Lemon and Lime.

I’m just pumping water around the site to make the most of the rain, and this is my view from where I am managing the pump.

How’s that for a nice cup of hosta in the morning.

The Willow is coming along nicely now in this weather.

Spotted this #hosta Stilletto racing away.

There we go, the hosta terrarium with a Lemon and Lime hosta is coming of age. There are 2 flower scapes formed on it already.