Tatton Park Flower Show

Alison had bought tickets for the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park as Christmas presents for myself, her sister and brother in law. It was the first time the four of us had been somewhere without their children.

The weather had been wet, so we took our boots. Luckily, we only encountered a couple of short heavy showers. We started off looking round the show gardens. They were all different and some were quite inspirational.

There were a number of formal presentations and the colours were all startling.

We were having lunch on the fringes of a marquee when the first downpour arrived. So we inched our way further inside and eat our sandwiches under umbrellas.

We spent some time in the floral marquee, there were so many exhibits of a very high standard.
Some of the stands sold identical plants to those on display. I bought a very healthy looking Astilbe "Red Dragon" and a mini salvia called "Hot Lips". Altogether, a highly enjoyable day.