As I special treat I got myself an 8a.m to 8 p.m ticket for the first members' day of the Chelsea Flower Show. Staying just moments away I fully intended to be there when the gates opened. But then the RNA Awards came along and my plans went up in smoke with a late night of celebration! I made it to the show a little later than planned and reading the runes on the weather did the marquee first. This was the voice of experience as once the rain began everyone came flocking in and I was ready to wander around the other exhibits under my trusty umbrella. The gardens were lovely - I got a few ideas for the Tuscan idyll I eventually want to create outside my back door. There were some drool worthy plants. I celebrity spotted Monty Don and Rachel De Thame being interviewed for the TV. I bought lilies and a mushroom growing kit and a few other odds and ends and had a good time, despite the weather.
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| The Newt's Roman Villa garden |
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| This is a hydrangea - I thought it was an azalea. On the plant of the year shortlist and on my wish list. |
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| An Italian Balcony - Venice, not Tuscany, but I'll take it. |
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| The lilies I hope are going to grow for me. I'll try anf rememebr to post the results, and the mushrooms! |
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