THE
TEESSIDE BRANCH PHOTO GALLERY
Cactus Display at the National
Garden Festival
(in conjunction with Northumbria
Branch)
The National Garden Festival held in Gateshead in
1990 provided an excellent opportunity to show the public what cacti and
succulents can really do. Because of the work involved, it was decided
that this would be a Zone One event with both Northumbria and Teesside
Branches contributing. The display was held over a weekend in mid June.
The idea of burying the plants in deep gravel was
very effective - if frowned upon by the judges. The fact that flowers were
still in evidence at that time of year added to the display.
The display was awarded a silver gilt medal against
stiff opposition, but more importantly was admired by many of the visitors
to the festival.
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| All photographs by : John Ellis |
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