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Robert Nyman
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I arrived back on site yesterday in the scorching heat, and was relieved that my
wildflower meadow was still looking beautiful after a weekend of mixed weather.
I feel like I've been away for ages but in reality it's only been three days. In that time I managed to visit both nurseries in Harrogate and Lancashire to check up on my vegetables and perennial flowers, all fine at this stage!
Despite frantic phone calls from the joiner about the apiary being finished in time, the roof not fitting on his transport and someone accidentally painting the shingles (which we now have to replace), I arrived back on site with a smile on my face, wearing my new pink Damson Design hi-viz jacket.
Nothing was going to phase me today, the mosaic was about to arrive and the anticipation was keeping me going. I wasn't disappointed. The first piece is in place and it looks stunning. It's been created by Maggy Howarth, an international pebble mosaic artist and fortunately for me she lives a few miles away from my home in Cumbria. Many passers by stopped at our plot to comment. They haven't seen the half of it, as tomorrow the big mosaic will be fitted around the apiary.
This is my first ever show garden and I'm really excited that we have been accepted at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show. I'm designing a show garden called 'A Beekeeper's Garden' with my colleague Jonathan Denby.
Mike Vickers and Richard Stamp from J.A.Jones are my main contractors. I know they will deliver the goods. They both have previous show experience and are used to interpreting my garden and landscape designs and planting plans. This design will be no exception.
Jonathan has found us an inspirational sketch of the most beautiful Victorian apiary and we are pulling all the stops out to really do it justice. His joiner, another Richard, has risen to the task and so we have our team!
There will be some nail biting moments in the next few weeks, particularly when I visit the nursery to see which perennial flowers have the potential to look stunning for the week of the show. I'll need to think on my feet to substitute any that don't get through.
I know the garden will take on a life of its own when the plants are in, nothing can control nature and that's what makes my job so exciting. I might design a scheme but nature will have its own input and create its own beauty.
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