Nurseries & Artisans 2024:
See which fairs each nursery is attending:
Allie Pottinger Watercolours NEW
Di's Glassworks and Smithy NEW
Freckles & Flora NEW
Kura Ilera NEW
Long Acre Plants NEW
Middlemoor NEW
Mintopia NEW
Mr D'Arcy's Heritage Fruit Trees
Pegboarders NEW
The Lavender Pot NEW
Thomasson Farms NEW
Tom's Yard NEW
Under Capricorn NEW
North Staffordshire Hostas
Robert Barlow along with wife Margaret have over 500 varieties of hostas in their collection. Their collection was awarded a Plant Heritage National Collection status in 2018. Their collection contains over 120 hosta varieties which have been introduced by British breeders, many of which are now very rare.
Following retirement, North Staffordshire Hostas is run as a hobby to support their national collection.
Robert is a member of the British Hosta and Hemerocallis Society. Other shade loving plants will be available from their stall.
He gives talks and presentations on ‘Hostas’, ‘Plants Suitable For More Shady Areas’, and also ‘Well Dressing Festivities’. He is prepared to travel within the Midlands, North West of England and North Wales areas.
2024 event list:
Sat 23 March Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 24 March Arley Hall and Gardens Northwich CW9 6NA
Sun - Mon 31 March - 1 April Dorothy Clive Garden Market Drayton TF9 4EU
Sat 6 April Bodenham Arboretum Kidderminster DY11 5TB
Sun 7 April Ness Botanic Gardens Wirral CH64 4AY
Sun 14 April Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 21 April 1620s House Donington Le Heath LE67 2FW
Sat 27 April Chasewater Country Park Brownhills WS8 7NL
Sun 28 April Cholmondeley Castle Gardens Malpas SY14 8ET
Sun - Mon 5 - 6 May Weston Park Shifnal TF11 8LE
Sun 12 May Capesthorne Hall Macclesfield SK11 9JY
Sat - Sun 8 - 9 June Hodnet Hall Gardens Market Drayton TF9 3NN
Sat 15 June Sugnall Walled Garden Eccleshall ST21 6NF
Sun 23 June Middleton Hall Tamworth B78 2AE
Sun 30 June Whittington Castle Oswestry SY11 4DF
Website: www.northstaffordshirehostas.co.uk