Hanging Baskets

These require thoughtful planting

Strawberry Safe

Sunset

Pelicans

Lavender

Hanging Basket

Garden Folly

The Golden Bowl

Bluebird

Window

Stained glass window at Albury Saxon church.

Lily

Its Hard to See

Another conceptual garden - the subterraneum planting representing 'the precious content within ourselves which we have struggled to discover'.

Concreation

Sim Flemons & John Warland designed this garden to show the battle man has with nature - with nature always pushing through cracks in the concrete, taking a foothold in deposits of windswept dirt.

Carnivorous Plant Garden at HCPFS

Monstruosa was a conceptual garden at HCPFS. It refers to the silvery ectoplasmic base, which is meant to represent an ET visitor. It is colonising the carnivorous plants 'implanting its own offspring inside their tissues before erupting into a more powerful biomachine'. The designers are Metagardens of London.

Tea in the Garden

How about those cupcakes!
This tea was set in the Sadolin Nature to Nurture Garden, designed by Philippa Pearson. It won a Silver Gilt Medal, which may not be the top, but it is amazing to be awarded any of the coveted RHS Medals as they are difficult to achieve. Only the best are successful.


This shows Philippa Pearson's colourful wildflower planting.

Ducks

The ducks seem to be enjoying the rain at HCPFS!

Royal Guests

There are no end to the talents of the Royal Horticultural Society - they managed to get Henry VIII and his six wives to attend Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and all of them had their heads in the right place. (none carrying it under their arm.)

Peter Fonda on the Easy Rider bike

The best view was on the big screen - but we did see the real thing!

The Red Arrows

It really is a Mini!

This Mini was designed by Dizzy Addicott and is based on a Mini van with a genuine 1071cc engine. It is now owned by Stefan Wray of Chester.

The Bread Basket

And this is why!

Not the prettiest of Ferraris.

I know that person!

Company Colours?

Yes

And no!

Going Racing

Racing Beetle

More from Goodwood

Some rare and golden oldies

Its Goodwood Festival of Speed

Formula 1 Paddock

Ross Brawn's impressive car for Jensen Button

But what's this peeping over his shoulder?

Its that Red Bull, of course.


And the not so competitive MM

A potful of zantedeschias

These are spectacular this year with lots of flowers.

Mini hostas

One of the 'mini' hostas has produced some lovely flowers this year, even in full sunshine and this heat!

New for July!

It opened, apparently overnight, to welcome in the new month!