AN Open Garden and Plant Sale will be held at Penrose House, Park Road, Crediton on Saturday, September 5, from 2pm to 5pm, by kind permission of Bert and Margaret Jewell.

Bert is a local gardening expert and often judges many flower shows, often with his wife, in the area.

Bert is also a popular speaker at garden clubs around the county. He specialises in pelargoniums and has won several gold medals over the years with his plants. He also grew the plants for the Crediton Town Council flower towers in the Town Square and cares for a number of flower beds and trees in the town.

The Open Gardens will be held in aid of local charity, Hospiscare.

There will be a cake stall and plant stall and takeaway cream teas will be available. Teas/coffees will be available.

Full social distancing and other safety measures will be in place and because of this only 25 people will be permitted in the garden at any one time. Names will be taken of all who attend.

Bert said that all are welcome to attend.

He said that the Open Garden would normally have taken place in May but was not possible because of the Lockdown measures.

However, he said he was able to sell plants he had grown for the event from a stall outside his home and he was pleased to say that this had, so far, raised more than £300 for Hospiscare.

He thanked all who had purchased plants from the stall to support the charity.

Hospiscare is a local adult hospice charity, providing high quality care and support to people with any type of terminal illness, and those close to them, in Exeter, Mid and East Devon.