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The Inner Temple presents ‘The Great Garden Fête’

Chelsea Fever at Pentillie Castle

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The Inner Temple presents ‘The Great Garden Fête’

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Join us at the magnificent Pentillie Castle in Cornwall to celebrate the start of Chelsea Week, in partnership with the Chelsea Fringe Festival and Miranda Hackett Flowers.

We look forward to welcoming you to Pentillie Castle & Estate, a fine Georgian Mansion perched on the banks of the River Tamar in Cornwall, for an afternoon of true Englishness and Chelsea-inspired flower excitement with a whimsical floral demonstration and traditional Afternoon Tea.

Artisan florist, Miranda Hackett will demonstrate ‘A Whimsical Summer Table‘ – how to create a pretty, floral tablescape, set down the centre of a long table. The demonstration will use seasonal British flowers and foliage arranged in an eclectic mix of pewter, tin, brass and ceramic containers with a collection of antique brass candlesticks and a romantic hand-dyed silk table runner from Lancaster & Cornish. The floral displays will be very loose and naturally styled, with whimsical touches and foliage tendrils reaching down onto the table.

A traditional afternoon tea will then be served in the Castle dining room at 1pm where you can share your inspiration and ideas with friends and like-minded people.

The event will support local growers and businesses – flowers will be sourced from Devon and Cornish growers; Miranda Hackett Flowers and Lancaster & Cornish are Devon and Cornish based artisan businesses.

Bookings: Please call Pentillie Castle on 01579 350044

For further information also see here Miranda Hackett Flowers; Pentillie Castle and Estate ; Lancaster & Cornish

May 22, 2018 |

Join herbalists and best selling authors Kim and Vicky for the first of 3 foraging and herbal workshops and lunch. Starting with a herb walk, participants will learn to identify and reconnect with the stories of the seasonal and wild plants that grow all around. We will be harvesting the season’s bounty along the way so bring any special scissors and small baskets with you.

We will then break for a vegan/gluten free lunch (provided) followed by a workshop turning our foraged bounty into bespoke herbal remedies.

Each workshop will focus on 5 seasonal herbs, making a range of herbal remedies to take home. Topics covered will include the identification of plants, chemistry, dosage, safety and a range of basic herbal recipes. To book tickets see website for further details

May 20, 2018 |

Once again the historic Inner Temple Garden will be opening its gates for the Chelsea Fringe festival. This year the Inner Temple presents ‘The Great Garden Fête’– a fun day of games, competitions and sheep!

This classic English garden will be bringing a taste of the countryside to the heart of the city, with our friends from Spitalfields City Farm bringing some of their resident sheep and miniature donkeys to festivities.

For those people who enjoy baking or making things, visitors are invited to bring along entries for the competitions for a chance to win the much coveted prize of Best in Show and a bottle of champagne for each category.

The categories include:

‘The Great Bake Off’
‘ The Mini Posy Championship’
‘The Fruit and Vegetable Sculpture Showdown’

There are no limits but suggested inspirations for the ‘Bake off’ and ‘Sculpture Showdown’ could include personalities, landmarks or gardens.

People do not have to pre-register, just turn up on the day with their entries and register them to be judged before 12pm. People can enter all the categories if they wish. Visitors will then have till around 1pm to register their vote, before they are counted and the awards announced at 1.30pm.

There is both an adult and child prize for each category.

There will also be classic Fête games for people to enjoy including Sack Races and Trowel and Potato races with the prize winners of these being announced during the awards ceremony.

After the Prizes have been announced, the entries to ‘The Great Bake Off’ will be sliced up for people’s enjoyment, raising funds towards Mental Health Awareness Week. Any donations raised throughout the day will go to this charity.

Earlier in the day visitors will be able to ‘Ask the Gardener’, bringing any questions related to their gardens to a professional gardener, whilst taking part in a plant ident for those keen gardeners out there. The Garden team’s trusty tractors will be on display, with adults and children alike invited to have their photos taken on them.

Bringing a piece of the continent, music will be provided by ‘Amaraterra’ the first pizzica ensemble in London – who will be playing the traditional music of the village fete from southern Italy from 2pm.

As always, picnics on the lawn are encouraged so please do bring a picnic. There will be refreshments available on site and ice cream eating will be mandatory!

It’s the perfect way to end the festivities of the Royal Wedding weekend. Visitors are welcome to take part or just come to enjoy the garden and its setting, there is plenty to see and space for all.

May 20, 2018 |

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