Flowers, food and fun plus gorgeous weather greeted the crowds who swarmed to this year’s 24th Holker Garden Festival.

It is one of the few shows to provide both horticultural excellence – with several exhibitors coming straight from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show – and other attractions for the whole family, with stunning displays in the arena, tasty food and drink, art and crafts. TV gardener Charlie Dimmock arrived on the Saturday where she met and chatted to the exhibitors before entertaining the audience with her stories.