Over 1000 hits!

We've done it! We've had 1031 hits on the Blog!

Just logged on to update the blog, and what a pleasant surprise! It must have been the letter in the Echo on Saturday, which included the blog address.(Unfortunately I can't find a link on the media Wales website.)

Still no news on the re-installation. Paul is back at work this week, so fingers crossed...

I'm ashamed to say that I've only just cleaned out my car following the show (its been a month now), which was full of soggy leaflets, soil (don't ask!) and general rubbish. I had a flat tyre yesterday and a full boot made it so much harder to get the spare out (yes I changed it myself!), so I resolve to sort it out today.

Just about to watch Chelsea (ie the flower show, not a bunch a fellas in blue) on iplayer...a serious case of exhibitor envy expected I think!

Update

Just a quick update as I haven't posted for a while.

Last week I was due to meet Paul Moruzzi from Broxton and Moruzzi Landscaping about reinstalling the garden into Llandaff North, but he was tied up with a paying client who obviously took precedence! I'm hoping to meet Paul this week.

Before we can proceed we have to undertake a utilities survey of the site (gas, electric. drainage etc) and Cardiff council are very kindly doing this for us. Just waiting for all the data to come back.

I'm also waiting to arrange moving the paving, seat and noticeboard, as I know that the nursery is getting busy now and want rid, but I've been waiting to have the meeting with Paul first. It's a bit of a catch 22 situation, but I'm hoping next week will see some progress.

I can't believe that it's almost a month since the show!

We are only 16 hits away from 1000 visits to the blog!

Still going through the photos, and will add some randomly until they are all ready for publishing.

The Lord and Lady Mayor with Cardiff Council Parks OM, Jon Maidment

Blog interest

We're only 40 away from having 1000 hits on the blog! . We've had hits from the USA, Russia, Germany, France and Ireland! Oh, and Cardiff council parks dept ;-)!

Thank you to Cardiff council parks dept

Paid a visit to Wedal Rd parks dept today to drop off a thank you card, chocs and the RHS medal card to Rob Jones and Will Power. Rob made a cracking cup of tea (that was my job onsite!) and it was great to catch up and have a chat. I held it together and didn't blub (thank god!)

I still have to arrange to pick up the paving, seat and noticeboard and have some other stuff to follow up with them re the Llandaff North site. Will keep the blog up to date as promised...

We're on S4C (briefly)!

Just took a look at S4C gardening programme Byw yn yr Ardd which covered the RHS show. Good god, we're on film! Luckily not for long though! (see 1.30 mins and 13.49 mins in. Press 's' for subtitles)

Luckily they didn't critique our garden, because they were so rude about the others! Even the best in show got a slating!

Update

Just a quick update on what's been happening over the past few days.
On Saturday, LNRA held a volunteer event at our Cow and Snuffers garden. Margaret and I went to a stables in the morning to get some manure, but it was so wet it was difficult to put onto the truck and we were sliding down the mountain of muck and I nearly lost my wellies! Good job we had no cameras! At the event itself, we forked in the manure we did manage to get, raked over the soil prior to planting and Margaret cut the grass. We just need to plant up and re-stain the benches now. The event was facilitated by park ranger Gareth Stamp, who commented that as we have a tree on site and the benches will be black, the C&S garden could win a gold medal (refer to the judges comments on a previous post)! Touché! Made me laugh though.

I'm hoping to arrange to pick up our seat, paving etc from the nursery this week.

It's been a weird few days following the intensity of constructing the show garden. I've dreamed about the garden several times and would wake up at 6am thinking 'what have I got to do today?', then realise that it's all over. Going through all my paperwork and accumulated stuff was hard too. I'm a bit sentimental.

I'm just going through a load of photos of the show, and will post here soon.

Collecting sponsorship cheque

Today I met Ashley Drake from our sponsor The Co-operative Cymru Wales, to pick up their cheque for plants. He also brought lots of packs of Co-op wildflower seeds for the Cow and Snuffers garden.

We have a volunteer event this Saturday 28th April 1-3pm. The plan is to dig manure into the new border and put in some plants. However, with all this rain, the ground might be too wet to work.