Sunday, 27 April 2014

Damp morning for the Laguepie Plant Fair

Normally one of the best days of the year in Laguepie, slightly marred this morning by a damp start.
We arrived at 8.30am quick off the mark for the pick  of those best plants. Actually we go early to avoid the queues and enjoy a coffee and croissant in relative calm.  We got our two Ikea sacks full of flowering plants ready for my hanging baskets and then installed ourselves at the Troubadour cafe. We were joined by other early birds whilst there, and one handed over 10 euros for a doggy charity, many thanks for that Sylvia.
Nearly at the car we met the couple from Norway,  Roger and Eileen now moved to Le Riols. They have been reading TAG for a year whilst in Norway and planning to come.
 Roger has been a professional gardener all his life and has worked for and with some starry names, Richard Branson, Elton John and the like. He was asked this morning about how he would feel judging a flower show and said he would happily accept the challenge. So with John and Debbie from Les Jardins des Espiemonts we will have no problem with judging.
We meet at last: Roger and Eileen