Trains, planes and gardening enthusiasts
Post categories: Tom Sumner
| 15:19 UK time, Thursday, 10 July 2008
The enthusiasm and friendliness of the show-going public always amazes me. Due to transport problems I ended up getting on a train that was packed to the scuppers with flower show visitors. Normally packed trains aren't my cup of tea but this was a refreshing change.
Everyone was friendly and chatting together, sharing their tips and talking about the plants that they were going to buy and how they were going to get them home. If only all journeys to work were as much fun.
Continuing the transport theme, today I've been admiring the Inspiring spaces container displays alongside the Long Water, which this year include a small car filled with plants. The exhibit entitled 'British Racing Green' features a small car filled with plants is this the 'green transport' of the future?
Somehow I don't think it will catch on, but it's clever nevertheless. There are plenty of ideas in this small area that you can use at home, and the striking colour combinations give you plenty to think about. I particularly like the warm tones of the Best in show exhibit, 'Lazy Days of Summer' from Pound farms, featuring dark leaved pelargoniums, coleus and Ipomea lobata. Brilliant for brightening up a dull spot.
'Home and Dry' from Creative Containers was another one that I liked, although that's probably because of the giant agave in the centre which I'm coveting for my own garden. Again it features ideas for people with gardens in drier areas of the country. Slightly ironic really given how much rain we've had this week.
Everyone was friendly and chatting together, sharing their tips and talking about the plants that they were going to buy and how they were going to get them home. If only all journeys to work were as much fun.
Continuing the transport theme, today I've been admiring the Inspiring spaces container displays alongside the Long Water, which this year include a small car filled with plants. The exhibit entitled 'British Racing Green' features a small car filled with plants is this the 'green transport' of the future?
Somehow I don't think it will catch on, but it's clever nevertheless. There are plenty of ideas in this small area that you can use at home, and the striking colour combinations give you plenty to think about. I particularly like the warm tones of the Best in show exhibit, 'Lazy Days of Summer' from Pound farms, featuring dark leaved pelargoniums, coleus and Ipomea lobata. Brilliant for brightening up a dull spot.
'Home and Dry' from Creative Containers was another one that I liked, although that's probably because of the giant agave in the centre which I'm coveting for my own garden. Again it features ideas for people with gardens in drier areas of the country. Slightly ironic really given how much rain we've had this week.
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