Kent Garden Show - Detling

25th - 27th May. Anyone else going apart from me? Jenny? Doing Chelsea on 25th then KGC on 26th and then on 27th, planting out all my purchases that i'm bound to make and haven't got room for

 

Yes, me!!!

I'm travelling to Shineyland on the 24th, doing the garden tour on the 25th, travelling home on the 26th then on to KGS on 27th (when all the bargains will be there to be had because they'll want to get rid of much of it )

Next week, and the one after, ... I shall be planting

Have fun at Chelsea (you lucky bean, you!)

 

Sorry no.gotta get back from shineyland for a lunchtime bbq at home

 

Just let me know if there is anything you are on particular look out for Jenny and I'll grab it on the Monday!

 

I'm particularly after an authentic wagon wheel, (not the chocolate kind lol). I missed out last year and that was on the first morning.

There used to be the South East Garden Show at the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, but i don't think they've had one for 2 or 3 years now. Actually i think they had 2 a year - one in Spring and one in Autumn to get rid of the dribs & drabs they hadn't sold at their nurseries during the summer.

If you wanted something particular you had to take pot luck, (if you'll excuse the pun), but if you wanted over priced clothing, rusty tools, (now now), or to listen to some unknown woman interviewing some unknown celebrity to an audience of 2 people while everyone else walked by, it wasn't too bad.

 

I got a 'big one' and 30% off the labelled price due to being there are nearly closing time

Not everyone's 'cup of tea' but, it "pleased" me

First view (trial placing, under the apple tree)




And, perspective view ...

It is quite a whopper, really!


Had to travel back with it in the front seat between my knees (which was the root of some cheeky comments from my friend and her husband, sitting in the back seats )

By the time we were near finishing, there were huge discounts on many of the plants/goods. But, because my car is a little one, and there were four of us, it meant that I had to pass on much of what I would have garnered with relish!

Next year, we will go in friends Army truck .... best I get saving then!

 

Cool Chicken, are you going to go out at night and move it about to mess with the neighbour's heads?

 

It's not a "chook" it's a mahoosive cock!

It's to scare off the foxes from the coop (except, it looks rubbish by the coop, but, fab by the apple tree Just don't alert Mr Mum that I'm thinking of moving the walk-in-run to blend with: "The Look" )

 

I don't remember seeing the dog Mum. Did you get a discount on that too?

After 3 years of trying, i finally got my wheel. Pic to follow when it stops raining - stained it yesterday when it was sunny lol.

I had a wishlist which i drew up at Chelsea but alas only found two things which were a Ladybird Poppy and a Lychnis Vesuvius, similar tot eh Molten Lava i already have. I'll e-mail the rest of the wishlist to The Potted Garden. They usually come up trumps.

Nice bank holiday weather for a change though eh.

 

Great news on your wheel, Scorpio Looking forward to seeing pix.

 

And here it is.

 

Nice one Scorpio i love Waggon Wheels....and the chocolate ones too

 

Love it!! You have a lovely spot there, Scorpio