The Kent Team of NAFAS has finally arrived at Chelsea and everything has started to take shape. Firstly the stand had to be checked to ensure it was level and as firm as possible to take the heavy metal structure. This is sometimes difficult as for ten months of the year the Chelsea showground is a football pitch but, alas, not quite up to Stamford Bridge standards.
Then came the carpet underlay, the Hessian fabric and finally the polythene for protection whilst working on the stand. Scaffolding was erected so that the team could start arranging the high placements on Friday.
The first delivery of blooms arrived early on Friday morning and the delphiniums virtually disappeared up into the roof of the Great Pavilion. Once this area is completed and the scaffolding removed, it is impossible to access these blooms again until the end of the show - pretty worrying at any time but when, as last week, temperatures were reaching 80 degrees, it was more than worrying, it was terrifying! We are all very pleased that it is now much cooler.
Next it's off to check the plant list and make sure that everything ordered has arrived and is in perfect condition so that the printing of out leaflet may be completed.
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The Kent Team of NAFAS has finally arrived at Chelsea and everything has started to take shape. Firstly the stand had to be checked to ensure it was level and as firm as possible to take the heavy metal structure. This is sometimes difficult as for ten months of the year the Chelsea showground is a football pitch but, alas, not quite up to Stamford Bridge standards.
Then came the carpet underlay, the Hessian fabric and finally the polythene for protection whilst working on the stand. Scaffolding was erected so that the team could start arranging the high placements on Friday.
The first delivery of blooms arrived early on Friday morning and the delphiniums virtually disappeared up into the roof of the Great Pavilion. Once this area is completed and the scaffolding removed, it is impossible to access these blooms again until the end of the show - pretty worrying at any time but when, as last week, temperatures were reaching 80 degrees, it was more than worrying, it was terrifying! We are all very pleased that it is now much cooler.
Next it's off to check the plant list and make sure that everything ordered has arrived and is in perfect condition so that the printing of out leaflet may be completed.
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