Spring Flowers - flowers.jpg
Many people have commented that the trade stands at this year's shows have been every bit as good as some of the gardens themselves, and at Tatton I have to agree. Many of the gardens created outside some of the nursery stands were exquisite and beautifully done.
I was particularly impressed with the display outside Brooklands nursery stand, which featured a swathe of perennials in a range of pastel colours. It was just the thing to entice visitors into the stand to buy plants (that's my excuse and I 'm sticking to it). I try to resist buying things, but I always like to take home something from the flower shows I work at, and in the end I chose a Dierama. I purchased a large plant from the plant societies marquee, which was accompanied by plenty of useful advice from the grower. Hopefully it will do well in a sunny free-draining spot I have in my new garden. I got at lot of attention as I walked back to our tent with it, I don't think I've had so many admiring glances in a long while. If you're ever at a flower show and want to get attract attention, forget waving a coloured umbrella and choose a large Dierama instead. 
Bright yellow flower
Robert Nyman
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Robert Nyman
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Careful and clean preparation of the strawberry field result in good strawberry harvest later on. In successful agriculture all such work is done by hand ... and with love!
Large stones, rocks and roots of large other plants are carefully removed to prepare the soil for later planting of small strawberry plants.
In album Fruits of the Philippine islands
Info from:
Private Club
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