I said in an earlier post that the next big gardening show was the Hampton Court one but before that there’s the Scottish one at Ingliston near Edinburgh. I’m not even going to that one, despite the fact that for me it’s only about a 40 minute drive away. If I could’ve gone today I would have because it wouldn’t have been so busy, but I just know that I couldn’t stand the weekend crowds and more particularly, being stuck in a traffic jam on the Forth Road Bridge would do my head in so – maybe next year we’ll go on the Friday if Jack has retired by then.
Anyway, I looked at the website and as you can imagine it isn’t up to much compared with the Chelsea one but there are lots of photos of people with plants, not much in the way of actual gardens though. If you’re interested have a wee keek here.
Something else which is going on this weekend which I won’t be going to because it means travelling south is the Spring Fling which goes on mainly in Dumfries and Galloway. Have a look here.
I really quite fancy going there too – some year. Don’t ask me why they call it the Spring Fling when it’s in June! But there’s some interesting art and craft work going on down there and there’s also a nice video of the area, it looks very scenic but whenever we drive through we’re always in a hurry to get somewhere further south.
So what are we doing this long, long Diamond Jubilee weekend? I haven’t a clue, but I do know that we aren’t going to a street party. Are you?
No Diamond Jubilee here, Katrina. Dave is going on another golf outing on Sunday overnight! I’m gonna put a golf ball somewhere:) So I am taking Mom for a Sunday ride and out to lunch. She loves Sunday rides!
I would love to go the Spring Fling with you! When I come over (dream, dream) we’ll go!
Peggy Ann,
That’s a date then – sometime! Poor you, all golfers seem to be absolutely addicted to it, I can’t see the attraction myself.
Were you ever in the Brownies? One hundred Brownie points go to you for taking your Mom out on a Sunday jaunt! I hope you end up somewhere really nice.
Yes I was in the brownies!
Peggy Ann,
I was the Sixer of the Kelpies/Scottish water sprites!
I am not doing anything Jubilating, will visit my nan tomorrow in her nursing home and have dinner with my parents,
I am hoping that we might be going to see Jane Austen House museum on Monday. Will take my camera!
Jo,
Well that sounds like a good weekend ahead for you. Our parent/grandparent visiting days are long gone.
I hope you do manage to get to the Jane Austen museum, I’ve wanted to go there for years and it would be great to see some photos. It’s on my list of course!
I’m not going to a street party either. In any case there aren’t any round here – it’s all rather low key. There is a tree planting this afternoon and we may just go and have a look. I can’t bear going anywhere crowded either, but maybe the tree planting in Cornhill won’t be too bad.
Margaret,
I thought there would have been street parties going on down your way. I know a street in Dunfermline is having one. We went to Falkland yesterday and there wasn’t even any bunting there. A tree planting is a good idea. When we lived in Braintree they had a jubilee oak, but it was Victoria’s of course.