The fourth Big Garden Weekend in Talgarth took place recently with many events happening over three days as part of a new revamped programme.

Organised by Grow for Talgarth, the weekend has received lots of praise from the community. The weekend began with a talk from the Rich Brothers on the Friday evening with over a hundred people packed in to Talgarth Town Hall. The brothers gave the story of the creation of their garden and their nasturalistic approach to it, which was very well received. As well as the talk, audience members enjoyed wine and cheese served to them for an informal evening.

Organisers Rosie and Helen said: “We could have filled that hall again, we had to turn away around fifty people at the door and up until the very last minute people wanted tickets.

“David and Harry gave freely of their time and answered questions. It was an informal evening of sharing ideas and people asking questions. They were brilliant.”

On the Saturday morning was the Big Weekend’s Garden of Wheels competition that attracted over twenty entries that were all very different and spectacular. The most notable display was a Chevrolet that was driven in and surrounded by plants with an American theme applied to the display with the addition of table and chairs and a parasol. David Rich of the Rich Brothers presented the prizes to the worthy winners.

Throughout Saturday there was many talks and exhibitions taking place in the Mill Garden, including: exhibits on Bees, Bonsai trees, mint, and composting.

Twenty-seven children took part on a special free trail in the garden.

Big Garden Weekend Talgarth
The weekend attracted lots of happy visitors. (Big Garden Weekend)

On the Sunday, there was a floral demonstration with Ruminha from The Flower Bank, a new high quality florist in Talgarth.

“She’s a real top class florist and gave her demonstration as well as giving a talk on her back story and we had a lovely afternoon cream tea with 72 ladies there,” said organisers Helen and Rosie.

“It was very much a ladies day in Talgarth with their lovely frocks and dresses, and we’ve been asked to do it again. There was a lovely relaxed atmosphere amongst the ladies, who were mostly local with eight people sat around each table who didn’t necessarily know each other so there was a real sense of getting to know people and Ruminha was just lovely.

“Someone said to us that they hadn’t been out of Talgarth all weekend and they hadn’t had to because so much was going on, which is areal compliment to the town and the weather helped us along the way!

“The Big Garden Weekend is meant to all be about community and making sure there’s more for the community to see and do and I think we ticked that box. Everything was free on the Saturday,” the organisers added.

“Everyone in the competition got medals or trophies and refreshments on the green along with live music. All the things in the Mill Garden were free too and the only paid for events were the talks and we had a raffle to cover our costs. It was sort of a fundraiser but that’s not the main purpose of the weekend. The main purpose is the community.”