My calendar is mocking me, it is full of all the events I am not going to this year. Each month I turn another page and there are the days blocked out, marked up and held safe for the now cancelled events. Whilst this saddens me I obviously appreciate that no one expected this year to turn out this way. This week I am not at RHS Chatsworth Flower Show, so I decided I would celebrate Chatsworth Flower Show at home instead.
As previously mentioned it is my local RHS show and therefore precious to me. I enjoy going and I usually buy quite a few very nice plants there. The first year the show was held was in 2017 and I gleefully went along really looking forward at what there would be to explore. Despite a couple of hiccoughs I had a great time and I bought this tiny Sinningia leucotricha.
I remain as in love with her as I did the first time I saw her. #happysigh
Onwards to 2018 and a hiccough free show. I bought a couple of plants that again, I still have and love.
This is Hylotelephium 'Jose Aubergine', another great plant and still happily doing its thing in the garden.
Last year I called my visit ' plant buying heaven' and indeed it was. I bought quite a lot of plants, and it was a great day. The only plant that I no longer have is the coleus. The others are still doing very well.
The bonsai tree is still alive (major success for me) and I have even trimmed it a little to keep in shape.
and the Senecio stapeliiformis lives upstairs in the sewing room and makes me smile.
So I might not be at Chatsworth this year, but Chatsworth is still with me.