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 BBC 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 22:31 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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