At last I can take my boots off
Post categories: Nicola Hills
| 18:33 UK time, Tuesday, 7 July 2009
Yesterday morning saw me rushing around doing last minute tweaking and tidying in a panic. The 91Èȱ¬ came round to film the garden five minutes before the judges arrived. I stood there and watched, worrying about the few dead leaves I spotted on the turf.
All of a sudden the judges were there. I had to abandon my garden to them and I suddenly felt very emotional. There was nothing more I could do - I walked away.
As the day went on there was more and more press interest and some early evening visitors arrived. It was such a relief to think that I had no more work to do and could take off my high-viz jacket and, joy of joys, my boots.
In late afternoon we saw the camera crews gathering at Tony Smith's garden next door, my heart was beating like mad. Before I knew it, a voice asked "Would you like to know what your medal is ?"
It was a Silver-gilt which was absolutely fantastic. I was really thrilled, particularly as it was my first show garden and everyone says that's an excellent award.
It was such a lovely moment later on, at about 6 o'clock, when Radio Cumbria, my local station, phoned and we did a live broadcast interview. Afterwards we sat and drank champagne, listened to the music and watched the fireworks.
Today has been fantastic. I wish I had brought a visitor's book to record all the lovely, appreciative comments from the visitors that are walking round the garden, it makes it all worthwhile.
Comment number 1.
At 9th Jul 2009, beeblogsy wrote:Having visited Hampton Court today I highly recommend a visit to the Beekeepers Garden. It very much deserved a gold medal! The detailing and planting were just perfect and I would gladly have spent the afternoon taking in every detail to replicate in my garden. I wish I had seen the designer Nicola Hills to add my compliments to the many I am sure she received from others. Just beautiful.
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