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  • Chinese Dragons

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Over the last couple of weeks, the Floral Ornamental Department have been at full capacity planting out the summer bedding displays. Seasonal bedding and makes up a large amount of our displays, and the team are flat out. One of the main areas that visitors pass by en route to the Mixed Borders and Weather... Read more..

  • Golden Eye

    Blog post by Jim Gardiner on 17 Jun 2008

    The finishing touch to the Top Terrace Chinese Dragon bedding display is the golden eye for each of the 8 dragons. All in all this display involved 20 members of staff plus invaluable help from our garden volunteers. These dragons are already proving to be a big hit with the visitors this year. We hope... Read more..

  • Introducing the new club president

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 30 Jul 2008

    Retiring president Nick Freed passes the badge of office to Ron Gilkerson, who's two-year reign of president commences now. Photo: Gill Skilton Read more..

  • Planting up the Tower

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Paul Gallivan planting up the begonias into the tower on Top Terrace. Photo: Rebecca Ross Read more..

  • Dragon template

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    The template for the Top Terrace Chinese dragon. Photo: Rebecca Ross Read more..

  • Floral team at work on the Top Terrace

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Floral team at work on the begonia tower construction, Photo: Rebecca Ross Read more..

  • Dragon completed

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Phew! That was a lot of hard work. Hope everyone enjoys the dragons this summer. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..

  • Eye of the Dragon

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Temporary blue ball of the dragon. They will all be yellow, in time. Photo: Rebecca Ross Read more..

  • Completed begonia tower

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 11 Jun 2008

    Completed begonia tower. Photo: Rebecca Ross Read more..

  • Dragon's eye

    Photo uploaded by Jim Gardiner on 17 Jun 2008

    Golden eye for the Chinese dragons. Photo: Mike Sleigh Read more..