ENTERTAINMENT CAMI L LA BAS S E T T - SMI TH


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THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE A PRE T T Y POS I T IVE YEAR FOR PLANTS


As the year comes to an end, our television horticulturalist, Camilla Bassett-Smith, takes a look back at what, despite extreme worldwide challenges, has been a pretty positive year for plants.


When lockdown first reared its ugly mask wearing head, I feared for my nursery friends and horticulturalists everywhere. Although, I don’t deny there has been industry hardship over the past year, I wanted to share the many up-lifting examples of horticultural success which have surrounded me.


When garden centres were originally closed, there was a surge in online orders for plants as this was the only way for gardeners to shop. With this came a most welcome increase in profits for those plant nurseries who were set up online and I have lost count of the number of businesses who told tale of


their long weeks packing and posting. Some even had to cease taking new orders for a short time in order to catch up! Horticulturally hectic but botanically business gold!


Many horticultural societies and WIs have benefitted too, as they have welcomed speakers from across the world via Zoom, allowing a wealth of fascinating information to be shared from those who would never have made it in person to their local village hall.


The RHS has been forging ahead with the introduction of a new appropriately named President, Keith Weed and the opening of the long awaited RHS Bridgewater in Salford. This 154 acre garden, opened in May by my friend and plants women extraordinaire, Carol Klein, is the largest hands-on horticultural project undertaken in Europe since planning permission was


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