"I've never seen so much excitement at the arrival of a delivery" exclaimed Ricky when the second load arrived this morning. Yesterday's staging seemed to exhaust every plant that the team were looking for. They arrived on site this morning ravenous for gorgeus plants so the smell of them fresh off the lorry set the blood racing - who would be the first to lay claim to the Physocarpus Diable d'Or.
Some may find it stange that a crowd of lads let loose in London get more excited by the thought of a Hamamelis or Acacia than they do about the delights of the city - hortics are a stange breed.
Anyway progress had been pretty good. I concentrate on keeping the team on track. There is always conflict between creativity and practicality. a plant might look good in a particular situation but would it grow ther
e? You need to keep all of this in mind while staging.
Cindy and Kevin are now on the case labelling. Kevin is more of a connoiseur and herbaceous specialist rather than an average garden plants man. Chelsea is just God's way of making him appreciate Rhododendrons. Cindy's Chelsea cafe opens up for tea, coffee and stale biscuits - thank heavens for small mercies.
Tim gets creative with the camera taking dreadful pictures of me, Sue and Pip and good ones of everyone else - don't worry we will soon ge
t our own back.
Aline and James are working with Rick on Grand Designs - they look good on the steps in the Carpinus tunnel - think we'll leave them there all week as long as they keep smiling. Aline's hair goes well with the two Acers and James' tatoo reflects the lines of the carpinus spirals.
The cute little bird houses in Coping with Kids will be the stars of the show in the eyes of the public - but what will the judges think? A part of me says "what the hell!" at the same time I have a nagging doubt. Sue's promise of three colours of space hopper sends a shiver up my spine...............
Although things seem to be going swimmingly I am still aware of a gaping hole in the planting on the far side of the monument - have we got anything large enough to fill it? I'll go and look!
Some may find it stange that a crowd of lads let loose in London get more excited by the thought of a Hamamelis or Acacia than they do about the delights of the city - hortics are a stange breed.
Anyway progress had been pretty good. I concentrate on keeping the team on track. There is always conflict between creativity and practicality. a plant might look good in a particular situation but would it grow ther
e? You need to keep all of this in mind while staging.
Cindy and Kevin are now on the case labelling. Kevin is more of a connoiseur and herbaceous specialist rather than an average garden plants man. Chelsea is just God's way of making him appreciate Rhododendrons. Cindy's Chelsea cafe opens up for tea, coffee and stale biscuits - thank heavens for small mercies.
Tim gets creative with the camera taking dreadful pictures of me, Sue and Pip and good ones of everyone else - don't worry we will soon ge
t our own back.Aline and James are working with Rick on Grand Designs - they look good on the steps in the Carpinus tunnel - think we'll leave them there all week as long as they keep smiling. Aline's hair goes well with the two Acers and James' tatoo reflects the lines of the carpinus spirals.
The cute little bird houses in Coping with Kids will be the stars of the show in the eyes of the public - but what will the judges think? A part of me says "what the hell!" at the same time I have a nagging doubt. Sue's promise of three colours of space hopper sends a shiver up my spine...............
Although things seem to be going swimmingly I am still aware of a gaping hole in the planting on the far side of the monument - have we got anything large enough to fill it? I'll go and look!
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