AN?EAST Cornwall nursery came up trumps at last weekend's garden festival in Tavistock.

Visitors from across the South West came to the festival, with the theme of 'Dig for Victory' to tie in with the Tavistock 1943 weekend.

The coveted 'Golden Trowel' award was presented by town mayor Cllr Harry Smith and mayoress Mary Smith to Geoff and Thelma Turner from Barracott Plants in Gunnislake for their display.

There were displays from four other nurseries — Hidden Valley Nurseries, Tresedders Nurseries, Tartendown Nurseries and Wendy Hicks Plants.

Visitors were also entertained by Border Morris dancers, and demonstrations on 'no nonsense container gardening' by Christine Walkden, a regular on Gardener's Question Time and the BBC's One Show.

Picture by James Bird