Radio reflections
Looking back at our time at the show, it was hectic at times but well worth it.
The alarm went off at 5.45am on Wednesday but I was already awake and John, the engineer, and I arrived on site at about 6.30. There weren't many people around at that time so we had the almost to ourselves as we made our way to the local radio OB vans.
The scents, as you walk through, are absolutely wonderful, no more so than when we walked past an exhibit of lilies. There wasn't much time to stop and admire them though as we had to get ready for our first broadcast. It had started raining before we had even left the hotel...and it didn't stop. It wasn't like the heavy deluges that we had had on Monday - at least the sun had come out occasionally then. This was a ceaseless downpour and it was grey and overcast all day.
We were due to talk to 91Èȱ¬ Southern Counties Radio's Fred Marden at 7.50am and I went along to the show garden to meet the exhibitor there. Unfortunately he was stuck in traffic and wasn't going to make it so with two minutes to spare I turned around and spotted Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens. Neil is an expert in ornamental grasses, from Wimborne in Dorset, and a seasoned broadcaster, so I trotted over (...you don't run anywhere when you're on the radio or you end up sounding like you're having an asthma attack!) and stuck a pair of headphones on his head, telling him I needed an 'emergency' guest. Good old Neil took it all in his stride.
The scents, as you walk through, are absolutely wonderful, no more so than when we walked past an exhibit of lilies. There wasn't much time to stop and admire them though as we had to get ready for our first broadcast. It had started raining before we had even left the hotel...and it didn't stop. It wasn't like the heavy deluges that we had had on Monday - at least the sun had come out occasionally then. This was a ceaseless downpour and it was grey and overcast all day.
We were due to talk to 91Èȱ¬ Southern Counties Radio's Fred Marden at 7.50am and I went along to the show garden to meet the exhibitor there. Unfortunately he was stuck in traffic and wasn't going to make it so with two minutes to spare I turned around and spotted Neil Lucas of Knoll Gardens. Neil is an expert in ornamental grasses, from Wimborne in Dorset, and a seasoned broadcaster, so I trotted over (...you don't run anywhere when you're on the radio or you end up sounding like you're having an asthma attack!) and stuck a pair of headphones on his head, telling him I needed an 'emergency' guest. Good old Neil took it all in his stride.
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