Thank you for your comments @LG_ and I am pleased they were informative. It looks as though you have picked a good day looking at the weather forecast although I suspect shoes rather than sandals will still be the order of the day.
I hope you have as good a day as we did and the journey is not too trying - although there are many temptations to make the trip home more problematic
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
Had a great day, really enjoyable - so glad I went. And @AnniD I did take photos of the Hardy's stand, though not sure how good they are! I'll sort my photos out tomorrow and post a few.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
The No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden, by Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty (this was at the end as they started to take it apart and give all the veg away)
The RHS Iconic Horticultural Hero Garden, by Tom Stuart-Smith
A Place to Meet Again, by Mike Long There was some stunning planting in this garden. Not particularly innovative but beautiful and skilled.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
The Cancer Research UK Legacy Garden, by Tom Simpson This was smaller and more intimate than it appeared on the TV. You really needed to be in it to appreciate it - luckily we were able to walk around.
The Down Memory Lane Garden, by the Blue Diamond Design Team
The Viking Friluftsliv Garden, by Will Williams Some really lovely planting in this garden, and more of it than first appeared. I've had to price up some of those pines for a garden design - £££!
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
The Extinction (Global Impact) Garden, by Felicity O'Rourke Not a garden but an art installation. Peering through into the primordial jungle was a sensory experience - you could smell it. It achieved the shock and upset it was aiming for, but in my opinion the upset was mainly about thinking of people dying in plane crashes, rather than the environmental impact.
Surreal Succulents stand in the marquee The RHS Cut Flower Garden, by Carien van Boxtel
Message in a Bottle, by Tracy Foster This was much better in real life than on TV.
The Communication Garden, by Amelia Bouquet
The Fashion Footprint Garden, by Baz Grainger
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
The RHS Garden for a Green Future, by Jamie Butterworth This was glorious. The planting was exquisite - my favourite in the whole show. I was desperate to go into the garden and experience it from within but unfortunately that wasn't possible. These photos don't do it justice.
'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
@LG_ thankyou so much for posting all those lovely photos and l particularly appreciate the effort you went to for me. I know how difficult it can be to get a decent photo in the Floral marquees, someone always seems to walk in front or stand there oblivious, those are great and give a wonderful sense of the stand. As you can tell, l am a big Hardy's fan Glad you had a good day, where there any purchases made whilst you were in the marquee?
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I hope you have as good a day as we did and the journey is not too trying - although there are many temptations to make the trip home more problematic
Glad you had a lovely time.
The No Dig Allotment Demonstration Garden,
by Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty
(this was at the end as they started to take it apart and give all the veg away)
The RHS Iconic Horticultural Hero Garden,
by Tom Stuart-Smith
A Place to Meet Again,
by Mike Long
There was some stunning planting in this garden. Not particularly innovative but beautiful and skilled.
by Tom Simpson
This was smaller and more intimate than it appeared on the TV. You really needed to be in it to appreciate it - luckily we were able to walk around.
The Down Memory Lane Garden,
by the Blue Diamond Design Team
The Viking Friluftsliv Garden,
by Will Williams
Some really lovely planting in this garden, and more of it than first appeared. I've had to price up some of those pines for a garden design - £££!
by Felicity O'Rourke
Not a garden but an art installation. Peering through into the primordial jungle was a sensory experience - you could smell it. It achieved the shock and upset it was aiming for, but in my opinion the upset was mainly about thinking of people dying in plane crashes, rather than the environmental impact.
Surreal Succulents
stand in the marquee
The RHS Cut Flower Garden,
by Carien van Boxtel
Message in a Bottle,
by Tracy Foster
This was much better in real life than on TV.
The Communication Garden,
by Amelia Bouquet
by Baz Grainger
by Jamie Butterworth
This was glorious. The planting was exquisite - my favourite in the whole show. I was desperate to go into the garden and experience it from within but unfortunately that wasn't possible. These photos don't do it justice.
I know how difficult it can be to get a decent photo in the Floral marquees, someone always seems to walk in front or stand there oblivious, those are great and give a wonderful sense of the stand. As you can tell, l am a big Hardy's fan
Glad you had a good day, where there any purchases made whilst you were in the marquee?