Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, York YO61 4AS
Open 11am to 4pm (Last entry 3.30pm
£5.00 per Adult, Children free. (Cash and card payments accepted.)
Don’t forget to bring cash though as some of the stands do not take cards. Don’t be disappointed!
We have a really big plant fair this April with over 20 stands attending – offering something for everyone.
The hundreds of daffodils planted throughout the gardens are cheering us all up as Easter approaches and the blossoms and magnolias are now bursting into colour too.
My first YORKSHIRE plant fair of the year is always at Newburgh Priory. I always get excited when it’s the Newburgh event as the family are so welcoming and always put on a magnificent ( and delicious) spread in the Priory Refectory.
Add in 40 acres to explore including the romantic water garden, discover the many and varied dog graves, explore the “royal” planting of trees and even search for the walled garden, and that’s before you start on the plant fair.
The following businesses will be attending the plant fair and I’m thrilled to be welcoming s new stands to the fair. I hope you’ll give them a warm welcome too.
A & A Plants Anne and Terry are based in Cheshire and have been growing plants for decades. Their pots are very interesting as they tell you on each pot where your plant would flourish the best. So it might be shady, maybe sun and shady and then real sun lovers. Makes life so much easier if you’re not entirely sure where to plant it. They also sell grasses.
Alchemy Ferns Always wonderful to welcome back the RHS Gold Medal winners, Mark and Linda. They are based near York and have been supporters of Flower Power Fairs ever since I began my business. Their wonderful ferns can be grown anywhere in your garden, not just in shady areas, and I have several varieties in my south facing beds as well as in my shady areas. Mark is passionate about his ferns and will be delighted to share his knowledge with you. They also sell tree ferns.
Alfresco Design Luke Seddon brings all sorts of different garden accessories from small sculptures, terracotta pots for wall hanging and of course, his famous “rusty” plant supports, ranging from tall obelisks, peony supports and clematis climbing frames.
Brownall Plant Nursery NEW. A new nursery to Newburgh Priory! Jen loves her plants and sells many hardy plants who thrive on heavy (clay) soils. Selling choice and unusual herbaceous plants and shrubs including campanula, sanguisorba, rodgersia, hemerocallis, geum, choline, act, trillium rubens and much more. .
D K Plants A warm welcome to Dave Knox with his wonderful herbaceous collection of unusual plants. His stand is always a treat for any gardener who is looking for height, structure and quality herbaceous plants, and all grown at his nursery in Staffordshire.
Dark Star Plants
Jenny needs no introduction with her wonderful array of dark foliage plants and complimentary flowers to brighten up anyone’s gardens. She always brings an unusual selection of herbaceous plants for you, and of course, flowering spring bulbs.
Earthed Up NEW. A new nursery to Newburgh Priory and Flower Power Fairs. Ryan is based in Derbyshire and specialises in edible and useful plants, mainly hardy perennials. They sell perennial kales, perennial alliums, Babington’s Leeks and walking onions. His range of perennial greens includes Profusion sorrel, mountain sorrel, minutia, wild rocket, Good King Henry, Causasian spinach and many tuberous plants. Ryan also grows medicinal flowering plants too.
Eastoft Echeveria NEW. Another new nursery to Newburgh Priory and new to Flower Power Fairs. Tracey is based in Lincolnshire and specialises in Echeveria, Graptopetalum, Pachyphytum, Sedums and interspecific hybrids. An interesting stand.
Fayrefield Horticulture and Garden Design
Tracey is based at Seamer, near Scarborough and specialises in pollinator plants. She always brings an interesting selection of herbaceous and annual plants, wild flowers, vegetable plants and herbs as well as her own hand made willow sculptures including hares and dragonflies.
Gardening with Wildlife
A cornucopia of amazing things which Matthew has lovingly created out of discarded wood, wire, paper and anything else he can get his hands on. A large selection of hand made and correctly built bird boxes, hedgehog homes, owl boxes and habitat hotels. Aided and abetted by his wife, Fran, who creates many of the other items they sell, often with delightful decoupage pots and planters, sea glass creations, recycled copper items and Ben who is also a gifted wood turner in his own right bringing quality pens and wooden bowls. Gardening with wildlife is for anyone who wishes to tempt our birds, bees and mammals into our gardens.
GTS Gardening Services A new nursery to Flower Power in 2025 and I’m delighted that Gary is joining us again this year. I’ve just found out that he is a keen Galanthopile and has a collection of over 300 varieties! He specialises in hardy geraniums and other complimentary herbaceous plants.
Giddy Kippers
Joanna and Barry are based in Nottinghamshire and over the years have got themselves a great reputation for growing all sorts of herbs, both culinary and medicinal, as well as vegetable plants, sun flowers and other interesting herbaceous perennials. This year they will be bringing a choice of cutting garden perennials for your gardens.
Herb Nursery
Peter and Christine Bench are based near Rutland and have supported Flower Power Fairs more or less since we started running the fairs in 2006. The tables are full of delightful plants, from herbs and spices, through to peppers, wild flowers, scented leaf pelargoniums and cottage garden plants. Christine always brings an amazing collection of plants.
Judith Lowther
Judith brings all sorts of things to Newburgh! Garden and rural agricultural relics, antiques and unusual tools and planters and also a selection of her own plants that she grows at her home and sells on to you. Always a great stand to take your time over.
Just Baskets
Cliff attends many of the large horticultural events during the season so, like Alchemy Ferns, we are lucky to welcome him to Newburgh Priory. All things baskets, from krugs to log baskets, shopping baskets and decorative baskets for your home. A must visit stand
North Park Ceramic Planters Selling ready planted containers to suit all gardens. Rachel creates beautiful alpine ceramic planters and mixed seasonal planters. Don’t forget that if you feel you can’t carry them back to the car park, you will be able to drive your vehicle up to the entrance to collect them.
Quite Interesting Plants NEW. A great name for any plant grower! Offering an interesting range of hardy plants along with a number of tender exotics. They also hold an expanding collection of Aeonium, fancy leaved Pelargoniums and Fuchsias. Dean was the former Head Gardener at Golden Acre Park in Leeds so have a wide history of working with amazing plants.
Roughlees Farm Plants NEW. Another new nursery to Flower Power Fairs. Susan is based in Northumberland and the majority of her perennials and shrubs have been grown from seeds and cuttings. Guaranteed to love “warmer” Yorkshire climes!
Village Garden Pots Graham’s wonderful collection of vintage terracotta pots proved very popular last year. If you’re wanting to make a feature with wonderful warm coloured pots and specialist planting, then make this your first stop.
Young Green Shoot Co Chloe came to Newburgh Priory last year. She specialises in house plants, with complimentary pots and planters, accessories, terrariums and gift packs. I bought some lovely accessories from her last year.
