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Well, that's it for another year. I've finished mopping up the bits & pieces needed for the online show coverage and I think it's time to go home. I just hope the car's cruise control can steer me home! Michelle & Dean are beavering away in the office working on the rest of the...
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One of the exciting spectacles at this year's show is the first ever Thai Floating Market to appear in the UK. It's a colourful sight with floating market boats, Thai girls dressed in traditional dress and a whole host of Thai cooking ingredients and souvenirs. The food's pretty good too...
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Sorry I haven't posted earlier today than now - it has been one (two?) of those days. Yesterday, due to unforeseen circumstances (mainly the weather), the Online team got a bit behind in our live coverage of the show. This meant staying on the showground longer than planned then working away in our...
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Day two, and I arrived at 8am to start gathering some more information and news stories. The gardens in the Daily Mail Pavilion looked nearly finished and well worth a picture or two. You can see them in the Photo Gallery. In the floral marquees things, as expected, weren't so well developed. It...
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Having taken far too long to get here - traffic congestion on the M25 (now there's a surprise) - I finally arrived at the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (hereafter just called 'the show' as it's too long a name to keep referring to it!). I love this show - even more so than Chelsea...
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