The week before last I went to the RHS Flower Show in Cardiff - it's the one that kicks off the flower show season and I've been to almost every one. It was a sunny day, but with a chilly wind. I had a good time, but it was bitter/sweet too, as many of my happy memories are of having my Mum's company looking at the exhibits and the gardens. When I lived in London we used to go to the Chelsea Flower Show, which is much bigger and more glamorous and expensive - a habit started when I used to get free tickets from work. The Cardiff show is on a different scale and fun in a different way. Getting Mum there took a bit of organising. Taxi to the car park and then one of their buggies to take us into the show, but it was worth it. I missed her, as I always do. I particularly remember the time we had two ice creams instead of lunch. That's two ice creams
each. Mum loved ice cream and it must have been a warm day.
I took some pictures. The gardens are nothing like those at Chelsea, but the flowers are lovely and I bought a few plants and some lily bulbs. Now I have to plant them and keep the slugs from eating them, and they will be a reminder of a day in spring.
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| One of the gardens. Not sure what the theme was. |
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| This one was a kind of den for a young girl to hide away and read. |
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| Peonies. Such a brilliant colour |
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Bougainvillea. I was very tempted to buy one, but decided on the bulbs instead.
Maybe next year. |
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These are some of the bulbs I chose. Will they look as good as these?
Depends on the slugs! |
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