Busy busy bee!

Its been a busy week. First of all we had a wonderful guided tour of Whitlenge gardens, Hartlebury. The owner Keith Southall is the founder of Creative Landscapes and has built just under 2 acres of beautiful gardens at his home in the Worcestershire countryside. I have had dealings with Keith in the past and we have regular contact. We went with the Wollaston Gardeners Guild and had tea and cake afterwards in Keiths newly renovated restaurant situated next to his nursery sales area.
Keith is a larger than life character and his designs have won him numerous gold medals at Malvern and the like. You can se him in the photo (look for the guy who looks like Jesus!)

Keith's very own Hobit home made from artificial grass

Then all of friday morning was taken up with judging our allotment competition. I picked my mate Mick Poultney at 8.30am and we were on site for 8.45am. With four sites to judge we eventually finished at 1pm. Micks a good egg and we had a laugh but, as usual, his arse was on fire!

And finally, yesterday was our open day at Charles Rd allotments. After all the organising i had done for several months it was a huge relief when i got up at 5am and saw the sun shining for all it was worth. We had a great afternoon and raised £355 for our chosen charity Thrive. A charity helping disabled people harness the therapeutical benefits of gardenng.

Now i'm off to send my entry form off for the Nvs midland branch championships, Shrewsbury...