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Tile Making Workshops
Local ceramic artist Michelle Greenwood Brown and Shaldon based potter Alison Miles will be running free drop-in clay tile making workshops in the Homeyards Botanical Gardens next week. The sessions will run from 10am - 12 noon and 2-4pm on Wednesday 18th,...
Coffee at the Castle
Teas and coffees served outside at the Castle on Tuesday and Friday mornings (weather permitting). See our Facebook page or the Gardener's Hut for times. Drop by to enjoy the views and a chat.
October 2020 Update
Thanks again to all our volunteers who have been working hard to reveal the larger plants above the pond, clearing around the hawthorn avenue trees which the Shaldon schoolchildren planted, so they can be mulched and starting to clear above the long wall to the right...
‘COG’ Aerial Tour of the Gardens
'COG' or the Consortium of Gardens are a group of organisations in Teignmouth and Shaldon which have a common interest in maintaining and improving green spaces for the benefit of the community. One of the initiatives undertaken by the group last year was the...
Devon Open Studios at the Castle
The Castle will be hosting its first group show for Devon Open Studios 2019. Over 200 artists and artisans across Devon open their studios to the public to show and sell their creations from Saturday 7th to Sunday 22 September. Four local artists have teamed up to...
Homeyards wins Green Flag award
Fantastic news : Homeyards Botanical Gardens have been granted a Green Flag award. 'The awards, now celebrating its 21st year, recognise and reward the best parks and green spaces across the country. A Green Flag flying overhead is a sign to the public that the space...
Poetry Trail and Viewing Platforms
A couple of photos from when a group of Year 4 children from Shaldon School visited the Gardens in June to get inspiration for an Arts Council funded project. In the company of local poet Caitlin Miller (nee Gillespie) they visited several areas of Homeyards to savour...
Burma Star Garden – finishing touches
The finishing touches being made to the Burma Star rose garden.
Burma Star Garden
Gary at work on the new design for the Burma Star memorial garden. The yew 'star' is taking shape and more yew is to go around the edge to 'frame' the area. The granite plinth and plaque has been ordered and should be installed in a week or so. They will be set in...