Finally...

Things are moving quickly!

I have a site visit at the garden with Broxton and Moruzzi Landscapers today, so should have some news later on. Rob and Will have also been in touch about moving the pavers from Bute Park nursery up to B&M's yard, which I'm sure Nigel will appreciate, as they'll finally be out of his way!

And the Llandaff North flower planters are being delivered tomorrow! Always exciting to see what arrangement the nursery has planted up for us. Previously there was a mix up with their locations in LN, (not the council's fault, by the way!).  Will recently informed me that it was Colin and John that had to re-place them. Whoops!  So I'm liaising with them this year - it'll be Billy and John I'll be annoying tomorrow...apparently Colin said he couldn't go through it all again...;-)

Site visit planned

Just a very quick update before I go to bed!
I have a site visit arranged with Broxton and Moruzzi for Tuesday! Also hoping for the paving etc to be moved from the Bute Park nursery too, so fingers crossed things should start moving (literally!) this week.

Pelagonioum 'Lord Bute'

I've been doing some reading/research and came across a pelagonium 'Lord Bute' (pictured).
I sent the details to Alex who is going to show the Parks dept bosses (ie Rob).

Who knows, perhaps we'll see some in Bute park?

Our community garden is going to have to have the dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff'...!

A familiar streetlight

While out on my bike ride today (a 15-miler to Caerphilly and back) I took a detour from my usual route through Forest Farm (I'll own up and admit I was on my way to Whitchurch Tesco for a Finest chocolate mousse!), when I noticed the same model of streetlight as the one in our show garden! Ours had a '17' on it, where this one had a number '1'. Thankfully ours wasn't as bent!
 

A welcome early phonecall

Great news - Paul Moruzzi phoned me this morning (it's not often I'm glad to be called at 8am!) to say he's extremely busy but hasn't forgotten us. Hoping to have a site meeting with him soon, and plan to arrange taking the paving etc to his yard for storage once one of his staff is back from leave next week.

Cardiff in Bloom

LNRA was invited to a Cardiff in Bloom reception held today at Roath Park Cafe. Myself, Derek and Margaret attended. We are hoping to enter - possibly this year, definitely next!

Margaret, Derek, me and Cllr Thomas

We met new Exec member for Culture Leisure and Sport, Cllr Huw Thomas. It was his first official event, and hopefully not too taxing; though I think he did get lobbied...;-) Garden designer, Gaynor Whitchard attended in her role as CiB judge and it was great catching up with her a month after the show. Thanks to council officer Ruth Mumford for organising the event. We had a big group photo, so goodness knows where that'll turn up! Here's just one of us schmoozing. (Where's Alex...?!)

I also bumped into Colin and John who were busy installing the 'Captain Scott' centenary garden into Roath Park. It won a silver gilt at Chelsea a few years ago, so will be well worth a visit!

Afterwards I dropped copies of the photos I've collected over the past few months into Wedal Rd Parks dept for the show garden team. Then it was back to work at UHW processing 100s of smelly urine samples. Lovely.

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!