Thursday and the next contingent of the staging team arrived on site - Sue, Emma and Jane, Ricky and John and Pip and Dave. Three lorry loads of plants - not four as expected, but still loads to unload and plenty of glorious colour. Chris and Emma worked on the timber edging which is now all but completed. Stuart finished his pool which was three parts filled withwater before we left tonight. Once the plants are off the lorries the team gradually divide into small staging teams and to concentrate on areas of the exhibit - Pip and Dave are in Venice, Stu is stuck in Morocco, Sue is in India and Steve and Gary are riding White Water - Rick and John are still travelling. Its clearly not just the dust cloud that causes travel disruption!
When we left the appartments this morning we managed to leave Dan behind - nothing personal. He came round very quickly when we gave him a pastry - easy pleased!
I did a bit on the new Digitalis 'Serendipity' for the One Show - doing an X Factor for plants linked into the RHS best new plant intro. There's no doubt about it a new plant always attracts attention. However in amongst the vast number of plants being wheeled into he Pavilion there is a secret show stealer on the Hillier exhibit. With lovely broad green leaves and graceful habit the little known Sinocalycalycanthus has arrived. It has soft wine red flowers - shaped like small lotus blossoms - its stunning - the show plants look great and I know this one has the X Factor. It's more of a Leona Lewis than a Joe McKeldry - However maybe the Digitalis is actually our Alexandra Burke?
At the end of the Day ricky decided to go for an alternative mode of transport - Its amazing who you make friends with at Chelsea................
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