Is your garden looking as pretty as a picture? If so it can win you a super prize at next month’s new look Bristol Flower Show.
Take a photo of your garden in all its glory, and send it off to the Bristol Evening Post, at Temple Way, Bristol BS99 7HD. Mark your entry for the attention of Lucy Parkinson, include your name, address and phone number and send it in with a tie-breaker of 50 words saying why your garden is so special. All photos will be judged – by the Post’s panel of eagle-eyed experts - and the winner will be invited along to this year’s Bristol Flower Show to receive their prize - the new Bristol City Garden Challenge Trophy.
The Trophy will be presented by Mrs Sally Burke, in memory of her husband, the late Mr John Burke who died last year. (April 2004) Mr Burke, who lived at Bishops Sutton, was one of the West’s most respected businessmen and was well known throughout the whole community. He was chief executive and vice-chairman of the Bristol & West, and was awarded the OBE for his commitment to charity. He was also a director and honorary treasurer of the Royal Bath & West of England Society.
The Bristol City Garden Challenge competition, sponsored by the Bristol Evening Post, is just one of many new features at this year’s Show which takes place at Durdham Downs in Bristol on August 19th, 20th and 21st.
Organised by Bristol City Council and the Bath & West Trading Company the Show promises to offer something for everyone from the serious horticulturist to the person who just likes to potter, with a wealth of trade stands offering to meet every gardener’s needs from tools to seeds.
There are competitions for handicrafts, cookery, photography, flower arranging and children’s classes organised by the Avon Federation of Women’s Institutes, as well as the normal flower, fruit and vegetable classes, plus a separate section for allotments, and the magnificent Floral Marquee. And the popular Gardens Monthly Roadshow will be there offering a whole host of top tips from the experts.
Entertainment for all the family includes Morris dancing, bands, face-painting and a pianist playing in the Floral Marquee, and by the Lord Mayor of Bristol will host a grand midday reception on the opening day of the Show which this year celebrates its 61st anniversary. Other features include the Ninth Allotment Fair which is open to all Bristol Allotment Tenants, and The National Vegetable Society Summer Show.
Organisers are also pleased to welcome back once again St Peter’s Hospice who will be running a stand to help promote their fund-raising work.
The Show is being sponsored by Bristol Blue Glass who are donating some of their beautiful glassware as prizes, commercial residential and agricultural property agents Knight Frank LLP who are sponsoring the programme and tickets, Bristol-based Bart Spices Ltd who are sponsoring the children’s competitions, and City Motors and S J Cook & Sons - Renault in Bristol, who are supporting the Floral Marquee.
Admission is £8 for adults on the gate, or £6 in advance, £6 for senior citizens on the gate or £5 in advance, and £3 for children. An advance family saver ticket costs just £15 for two adults and three children.
For further information about the show, or details regarding tradestands, schedules and classes, please ring 01749 822 200 or save £££s by booking your advance tickets now on the credit card hotline on 01749 822 222.