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Shows Hampton Court
Palace Flower Show
Game, Set & Match
The Cotswolds were well represented at the Hampton Court
Palace Flower Show, as Sue Bradley reports.
Words by Sue Bradley
Pictures by Lynn Keddie ever since our entry was accepted in Multiple Chelsea gold medal
March. award winner Peter worked with a
“Various members put together the team of 30 people over three weeks
components, such as the net, umpire’s to build the centrepiece.
I
T WAS game, set and
chair and milk churn and my wife Sally “This was the biggest garden
match to gardeners from
and I got together the flowers and exhibition in the UK this year,” said
a small Gloucestershire
hanging baskets: we had to plant quite Peter, whose projects in the
village at the Hampton
a few things and take the best on the Cotswolds have included the
day. Japanese Garden on the Farncombe
Court Palace Flower Show. “We were all elated when we heard Estate near Broadway. ...cont >
Members of Ebrington and District
we had won.”
Gardening Club’s Wimbledon-inspired
Gloucestershire-based Peter Dowle
Above Left: Newent-based Peter Dowle
entry “Strawberries and Cream” was
also made his mark at Hampton Court puts the finishing touches to “Gardening
judged best in class and scooped a gold
by building the show’s centrepiece
Energy”, the centrepiece at the RHS
medal in the event’s Inspiring Spaces
“Gardening Energy” on behalf of a
Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
competition.
number of organisations and co-
Above right: Sculptures from African
Afterwards club vice chairman Barry
ordinated by the Royal Horticultural Creations of Winchcombe
Sabin, one of the people who worked
Society.
on the entry, said the club was elated to
The landscape architect from Newent
Above middle: A leaf imprinted pot made
do so well.
worked with designer Sarah Eberle to
from Ruardean Garden
Pottery in the Forest of Dean
“We have been going for just under
put together the exhibit, which
30 years and have 106 members, which
explored the impact of climate change Right: Ebrington and District Gardening
is great for a small village,” he said.
and looked at sustainable ways of
Club’s “Strawberries and Cream”, which
“We had been working on the exhibit
living.
won the Inspiring Spaces competition at
the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
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