Search for lost roses at Cadhay festival

Leading Oxfordshire rose-grower Robert Mattock will pursue his search for lost roses at the Rose Festival and Garden Fair to be held at Cadhay near Ottery St Mary, Devon on bank holiday Monday 27 May. Visitors to the show are invited to bring their own plants along for identification at the Robert Mattock Roses stand at the festival.

With a catalogue of over 800 varieties, Robert Mattock Roses is one of the leading stockists of old roses in Europe, yet many more varieties have been lost down the years and Robert will present prizes to the three that he judges to be the most interesting amongst those that are brought along.

He will also give a talk on Rose Replant Disorder and will join well known gardening speaker, writer and  columnist, Anne Swithinbank and Cadhay head gardener Dave Armstrong in an Ask the Experts session.

Support for the event is also provided by David Austin Roses and other rose specialists will be exhibiting, but the Rose Festival and Garden Fair will also feature a much wider variety of specialist nurserymen and plant growers together with a number of garden-related stalls and some arts and crafts. Floral art demonstrations will take place in the walled garden and hot and cold food and drinks will be available all day with the gates open from 10.00am until 5.00pm.

All proceeds from the event will go to Hospiscare and full detail and a list of exhibitors can be viewed on the website set up for the event at www.hospiscaregardenfair.co.uk