General enquiries 
gail@thegardenfestival.co.uk 

Publicity and website
michael@thegardenfestival.co.uk 

Bookings 
anna@thegardenfestival.co.uk 

Profits will be donated to this much-loved local charity. They provide specialist palliative care for people who have life-limiting conditions, and give  support for their families and friends. See the Hospice page for more information.

Bill Wiggin, MP, will open the Festival at noon on Saturday. He is a keen supporter of local food growers and works internationally to promote sustainable palm oil production. Hannah Genders, Gold Medal winner and TV gardener, joins him on the lawn. She has a passion for building sustainable, eco-friendly gardens.

We have a wide range of stalls offering beautiful plants, lots of growing advice, garden products, hand-made goods, and design services, food stalls, and many others. Go to our Stallholders page for more information.
New: Our Bookworm-tent welcomes Waterstones Bookshop as well as small publishers such as Resurgence, Positive News and Permaculture magazines.  

The double-act of Terry Walton and Richard Fishbourne  return with 
Brigit Strawbridge for Gardeners' Forum. There are talks on foraging; potions, remedies, eco-friendly gardens, feeding the global population, solitary bees, and bread.
There is art, green woodworking, dry-stone walling and coppice crafts See them on our Speakers page.

All ages come and enjoy our Festival; apart from the stalls there is great food, lovely local ice cream, and lots of children's activities such as: wool crafts, making  tissue paper flowers, mobiles, seed bombs, and face painting. We have great music in the Barn including pianist Jess Ryan-Phillips, singer-songwriter Lisbee Stainton; Adam and Kath giving demos on the Cora, and more, plus the dazzling, energetic Appleyard Dancers. 

The Garden Festival is hosted in the splendid grounds of Hellens Manor. The house will be open for tours on the weekend. Apart from our presence on the lawns there is plenty to see: a 17th century octagonal dovecote, a walled knot garden, a yew labyrinth and lovely  woodland walks. Find more about Hellens on Our hosts page.