Pre Judging

It looks fantastic Cinders! I hope you keep the cup :) Best of luck!!

Thank you Floralhead

Lovely

Should be well in contention unless any one new has moved into your village intent on keeping you on your toes.

All looks good. If you don't retain your title, then the judges will have been bribed with cakes and goodies elsewhere ;)

Thanks Brian. I wish more people would enter it, its a bit of fun really, not for what you get as a prize. I think I have a bit of competition though,

Thank you Moti.

Clean and tidy. This is where I would give you more points if I were a judge. Good luck.

Its all looking wonderful, colourful, full of interest and oozing TLC You have won 1st prize from me, I love that Fuchsia Standard which one is it? Good Luck for Saturday ;0))

It looks lovely good luck :)

That all looks wonderful, good luck!

I love your garden Cinderella, I hoped you win...:))

Good luck, but whatever win or come runner up or where ever you are placed your garden is a beautiful place and you should be proud. To get it as pretty and colourful as this takes such hard work. I love it. :O)

What a lovely bunch of people you are !! Thanks so much for your lovely comments.

Carole that Fuchsia is the one that I trained called Patti Sue. It has been beautiful. Thank you.

Good luck ! You deserve the first prize :o)

Thanks Hywel.

Looks wonderful Cinders, good luck.

If I were a judge I'd give you first prize Cinders...... it's a lovely garden, so full of colour and lovely shapes Good Luck

Thank you S/L, and Gralew thanks too. The judge did say before he left that it was an example of what can be done with a small garden. Thought that was kind of him.

All looking lovely Cinders I am sure you will do well Good luck :o)

It looks so pretty and beautifully kept.

Good luck in the competition, it is a real credit to you.

The very best of luck, it looks perfect, and so much interest.....

You are on to a winner again,Cinders,I'm sure..but good luck anyway..If you don't win,I will eat your brown grass ..I haven't got a hat ! Lol..It looks beautiful X

Thank you Neellan, Wildrose, DD and Sandra, you are all very kind with your comments, much appreciated, and Sandra - better get your travelling gear ready.!!

All looks great sylvia, good luck for saturday...

Can you postpone it till cooler weather,Cinders? I really still need my sunhat..see,I lied about not having one..but it should taste about the same,being straw ! Lol..anyway ,I won't need to pack..you will win !! x

Thanks Holly,

Sandra, we'll see about that tomorrow !

Bilbo thank you. I shall go to the village flower show to work on the Country Market stall, and if I should win I will be a Cinderella and go to the ball. Wonder if I shall meet a Prince Charming...... (?)

It's looking very neat and well tended, so, fingers crossed for you!!

Thanks Paul.

I hope you win Cinders! I don't know how you do it....I couldn't. I don't enjoy competitive things at all....never have. Your garden is certainly looking beautiful and immaculate. :)

Thanks Karen, I didn't set out to win this year really, just thought I had better enter so they didn't think badly of me, having won last year, but I got browbeaten to enter last year, and was very surprised at the result. But now the day is almost here and I have to confess to feeling a little excited and apprehensive now.

I wonder how you got on today? You definitely get a big YES from me, your garden is beautiful, with so much colour and interest and yet it's still neat. How do you do it? Good luck :)

Thank you Gee. Good news, I tied for first place with the lady that I beat last year, so we each carry the cup for six months. Not bad eh.
thanks everyone for your good wishes, it worked.

Great result, Cinderella, congratulations to you both :)

Thank you Gee. Just been out for a meal to celebrate with my sister and brother in law. Lovely end to a lovely day.

Oh well done,Cinders,a great result..glad you went out to celebrate,you deserved it ..now,about that brown grass ! Lol...you saved me from a long trip :o) x

You got out of it by the skin of your teeth Sandra !!! So we have both had a good day. Sleep well.

You too :o)

Well done Cinders.... truly deserved :-)

Thank you Gralew, I have to say it looked ok when the judges came. I think you always think you could have done more, or you miss a few dead heads, or something, but on the whole it was looking good that day.

well done, congratulations to both winners, great to have been successful two years running. :O) Now the hard work starts for next year, no pressure then!!!!

Thanks Olive, for the moment I think I shall relax a bit, but the torrential rain we have just had has knocked everything about a bit, so good job the judging isn't this week. Next year ? I'll think about that next year !!

Oh Sylvia, I wish I had seen this blog earlier to have been able to wish you all the best for judging day ... you have done admirably well to have tied for first place ... very well done ... now sit back and enjoy your beautiful garden ... :o)))

Oh Shirley, please don't worry about that, but I feel I have been lucky to win again as I didn't feel that I had worked hard enough on the garden this time, but who knows what the judges are looking for. I hope you are still making good progress. xx

How brilliant for you Cinders. It shows a lot of love and care has gone into your garden. You have it looking really lovely. The other lady's garden much be really special to have tied with yours. Pleased to hear you are putting your feet up now for a well earned rest.

Well done Cinders, your garden does look grand and you deserve a prize...

Thank you Poppy, yes I feel I need a little break now.

Thanks Lincs. You are very kind.

Well done...Cinders! Worth all the hard work!

Many thanks Paul.

Beautiful - if that doesn't win I would like to see the winner!

Thanks Stera, it DID win. But tied for first place with another lady. But after all the rain and storms this last couple of days its looking a bit different.

Welll done.... :)))))

Thanks Holly

Owww that was quick lol....:))

Just happened to turn on the right time !!

that is brilliant. wish i had the ability to design something like that and had the time and energy to see it through. i know i can be a lazy toad at times

Well, I am so pleased for you AND for the other winner! Isn't that lovely? even nicer to share I think, than to win outright...but as I said before, I'm not much of a competitor. Lovely job Coinders, and I'm glad you had a proper celebration! :)))

Thanks Maisiesdad, afraid I can't take all the credit, the main layout was done some years ago, but I do the rest.

Thank you Karen, yes I was surprised to win this year, but there you go, you don't know what the judges are looking for. A nice celebration meal in the evening too.

Well done there - a well deserved win.

Thanks Stera.

Well done indeed to the two of you, a triumph!!

Thank you DD.