Following an exceptionally hard winter for Devon, the gardens recovered with a beautiful spring.  Early in the season a lot of work was carried out by the Teignbridge Green Spaces team on the rill in an attempt to make the whole length leak free.  Not...

Another first for the Gardens.  Dinner within the ruined castle  for 1 night only 6th November 2010, 7.30-10.30pm with "Open for Dinner". Homeyards Dinner

What do you do with a Liqufruta fortune? Well, Maria Homeyard completely transformed Shaldon during the 1930s, a story that hasn’t been told until now. This 70 page A5 book will include historic photographs, revealing documents and other illustrations. By subscribing...

The Picnic in the Gardens was a huge success. Though the skies  threatened it was dry during the day while Alec Collyer and his crew rigged up marquees and lighting. Some came early to set up their gazebos while other picnickers were still arriving as the...

The rain that had been hanging around for most of the previous week did nothing to dampen the success of Picnic in the Gardens – the first major fundraising event organised in the Gardens by the Friends. The Castle was the backdrop to a magical event that attracted...

TRAIL (Recycled Art in the Landscape) once again placed exhibits in the  Gardens this year. The exhibits attract a lot of additional visitors to the Gardens throughout the summer, as well as providing a fascinating diversion for local residents and regular...

The plants have gone in below the pond and given time, and enough water this summer, should grow into a very lush shady bank. We finally have a mains water connection to the pond so watering should be easy. Not so easy for the Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)...

Work on restoration of the Pond and Rill at Homeyards Botanical Gardens is finally underway. The work, funded by Investing in Devon, involves bringing water and electricity into the Gardens and is employing specialist firm Aquascapes to inspect and repair the ponds...