Saturday, February 7, 2009

Landscape plants toxic to horses





We got a silver-gilt medal which we are very pleased with, we're really pleased because it's our first Tatton. The judges did say that they'd like us to do a larger stand and that our plants would really suit a larger exhibit. One of the reasons why we create a display of this size is because it fills one lorry! We never know how the plants will go down when we come to a new show and especially one in a different climatic area, but so far so good. Next week we're going to the Taunton flower show where we're exhibiting our own plants and planting a garden, then Rob and I are off for three days to an undisclosed, secret location to reflect on the last few months and plan for the year ahead.


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White flowers with blurred background

White flowers with blurred background



Robert Nyman
Like, flowers

Like, flowers

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Yellow  flowers

Yellow flowers



Bird's view of a purple lotus pond a few kilometers outside Angkor temple area - Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Today's morning was an aerial photo session of Angkor temples and the nature of temple neighborhood. On the way this tiny lotus pond with shiny purple blossoms.
In album Lotus flower photo - Lotus blossom images - Lotus pond photos

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pollen-flowers posted a photo

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Crocus - the first flowers of spring 2008

Nice violete flowers

Nice violete flowers




It's always interesting to earwig on conversations at a flower show, you can't really help it when there are so many visitors, and everyone's got their own ideas as to what makes a great show garden or exhibit. One comment I hear time and time again is how inspiring the gardens are and how they're going to try to copy 'that' colour scheme or 'this' style of planting. The thing that I'm going to take away and copy from this years show is not plants but paths. thyme_path.jpgThe back to back gardens are very good for hard landscaping ideas and I spotted a brick edged path in-filled with pebbles stuck into concrete, much like a mosaic. Or, there's a stone path with grass instead of mortar and something more contemporary, a metal grid suspended over a bog garden - almost like a bridge. However, the one that I'm going to copy at home is the path in 'The Garden for Bees'. It's a gravel path planted with an informal drift of thyme, which smells as good as it looks. The good news for me is that I've already got a gravel path, all I have to do is add the 'thyme' and once the flower show is over, I'll have the 'time' to do it.
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