Sandon Hall, Sandon Road, Sandon, Staffs ST18 0DJ
We’re back at Sandon Hall this year, in the lovely gardens on the south facing side of the Hall. Over the years the team of gardeners have brought back the overgrown gardens to create a haven of peace and have encouraged the wild life (though that doesn’t include the rabbits)! Wildlife hedges and habitats have been erected and the gardens are alive with bird song. It’s wonderful to see a garden being restored.
The fair will be open from 11am to 4pm.Admission is £4.00 Adults, Children FREE.
As always there will be a wonderful selection of quality plants on sale for you to buy, as well as accessary stands and a warm welcome back to Staffordshire Wildlife.
Please note that only Assistance Dogs are permitted to this venue.
I can now confirm that final line up for the fair and there are several new nurseries for you to say hello to.
A & A Plants NEW to Sandon this April and making a welcome return. Terry and Ann have been in the business for years and have now decided to downsize to smaller, one day plant fairs. Perennial plants and grasses all labelled with information and growing conditions. They offer 82 genera and approximately 230 varieties of perennials during the season! A great selection of plants for you to choose from.
Bramble Cottage Plants NEW to Sandon Hall. A warm welcome to another NEW plant nursery. Another plant nursery based in Cheshire. Rob has a long pedigree working alongside his father and now has his own perennial nursery selling all sorts of wonderful summer and autumnal flowering plants.
Bright and Beautiful David Leese has been at Flower Power Fairs for many years, always bringing a great collection of seasonal plants, hardy perennials, shrubs, always of the highest quality.
D K Plants Dave Knox and I have known each other for well over 30 years! He is a dedicated plantsman with extensive knowledge and over the years has created his own garden display areas at his nursery in Cheadle, Staffordshire. Dave always brings an amazing display of plants. Unusual shrubs, hardy perennials and shade loving plants.
Edge Nurseries Based in Staffordshire, Xavier joined Flower Power Fairs last year and puts together a great display of his perennials and seasonal plants.
Folly Fields NEW this year. A warm welcome back to Abigail who came to the April fair. She will be bringing her collection of perennial plants. She’s based in Leek, Staffs.
Hardy Plant Society – Staffordshire Branch A cornucopia of plants on sale from the wonderful ladies and gentlemen of the HPS. Lots of little gems to be had from their stall so make sure you get there early to have the best choice.
The Herb Nursery Based in Rutland, Chrissie and her husband, Peter, have been supporters of Flower Power Fairs for many years and sell an amazing collection of perlagoniums, herbs (culinary and medical), wild flowers and complimentary plants to suit all gardens.
Hillside Herbs NEW to Sandon Hall. A wonderful stand offering all sorts of interesting herbs, for the garden, for your kitchen and for healing.
Hillview Hardy Plants Based in Shropshire, Team Millington have exhibited at all the major horticultural shows over the years. It is always a pleasure to welcome them and their collections of unusual herbaceous plants, some shrubs and always a few surprises. I never know quite what they will be bringing, but it’s always good quality!
Just Baskets You will have met Cliff at the April event with his wide variety of all things basket! He also bring a few little “trinkets” for those of you who like to give your children and/or grandchildren a treat.
K & S Nurseries NEW this year. I have known Steve Richards for as long as I’ve known Dave Knox of D K Plants but Steve has been attending other events for years, but now he’s decided to come to us. He sells a wide range of ornamental grass (all shapes, sizes and heights) and a choice variety of perennial plants too.
Oaktree Plants I’m sure you will all know Tim who brings his own plants along with garden wildlife habitats. He works closely with the gardening team at Sandon Hall and always has some interesting plants for sale.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Encouraging us all to allow more wildlife into our gardens and to understand the pressures they are under.
Stannard’s Another family run independent nursery run by Brian and Liz. Passionate plantspeople with a deep knowledge of horticulture. They are based in Ruddington, Notts and will be bringing their usual fabulous collection of seasonal herbaceous plants.
Stubby Shrubs NEW this year. Wendy joined us for the first time at Rode Hall Plant Fair in May so I’m delighted that she’s decided to come and sell her lovely perennial plants at Sandon Hall too.
I’m also delighted to say that we shall have the same caterers as we did in April.
I met GASTROPOD at a snowdrop opening in February and just loved the quality of their food. Good, well cooked meat served piping hot. They also offer hot and cold drinks. We also welcome back Rapido Coffee and Tea Tent who also sell a few “naughty” cakes and biscuits too.
