Chelsea Flower Show ( Part II ) .........

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Joe Swift interviewing one of the garden designers.

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I love old fashioned roses and David Austen's display was breathtaking. The perfume from all these roses was incredible.

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The Peony display was another favorite of mine, just beautiful !

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The Gorgeous Rachel de Thame.

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Sam & I trying out an arbour. Perfect for sitting and enjoying a Pimms, or striking a pose !!

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These are just some of the photos that I took, I hope you enjoy looking at them. I am also going to The Hampton Court Flower show in July for even more inspiration, can't wait !!!

Chelsea Flower Show ( Part I) ........

I think those golden skies where a very good omen. A couple of days after my last post my dear friend Sam rang me saying 'she had an offer that I couldn't refuse' ....... an invite to go to Chelsea Flower Show on members day !!!! Of course I didn't refuse, I nearly did myself serious damage while jumping around the room with excitement !

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I have always wanted to go and the invite couldn't have come at a better time, as I have been feeling rather low and fed up recently for reasons I wont bore you with.

My dear friend lives in Wiltshire so we arranged to meet at Waterloo at 9.30am. We had a quick coffee and chat then we jumped on a bus bound for Chelsea.

Below are some of the gardens, to say they are amazing is an understatement ! My photo's don't do them justice, I came away completely inspired with new ideas.

The yummy Mr Dermot Gavin !

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The Artisan Gardens ::

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The walls in this garden are made with sheets of white paper.

This Garden was one of my favorites and is designed by a lady called Bunny Guinness .

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We where very lucky to have such a lovely warm, sunny day and where very tempted to dive into this !

Jack Frost ........

Jack Frost has arrived early this year & the snow maybe close on his heels.
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The little men are so excited about the prospect of snow & I must confess that I am too! But snow brings school closures & that I'm not so excited about so near to the Christmas hols.



But looking out the window at my beautiful crisp, frosty garden makes me look at the sky wondering will it, wont it !!

The First Signs Of Spring .......

I think Spring is just around the corner, thank goodness !!! I love the winter but it's been a long snowy one this year & I have had my fill of snow & ice.

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The last two days have been lovely & warm so where better to be than in the garden . My little picket fence was looking rather worse for wear so I made a quick trip to the village ironmongers to buy a tin of paint to brighten it up. What a difference !!!!

I have also given the grass it's first haircut of the year & removed some casualties of the frost & snow, luckly there where only a few. Oh Spring I am so ready for you, hurry up & come & stay !