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The Southport Flower Show 2011

The most entertaining and inspirational independent flower show in the UK

My Wife and I attended the Southport Flower on Friday 19th August and what a  fantastic day it was with something for everyone both young and old. In addition to the Grand Floral Marquee and Show Gardens which are indeed the main attractions as to why so many people attend every year, there was jousting medieval knights, free flying birds of prey and dog displays

This years show theme was "Vintage" with ideas inspired from the 50s, 60s, and 70s, the show gardens were all spectacular and I bet the judges had a hard time choosing the best gardens this year, well done to everyone

VIP Day Ticket
We purchased a VIP day ticket, the privileged way to experience the show and the best in food drink and amenities and the level of service we received was exceptional starting off with morning coffee as we arrived, a 4 course silver service lunch with complimentary bar and later in the day a delightful afternoon tea and towards the end of the day finished off with more Pimms...........even the sun was shining, what more could you ask !!

It certainly was a pleasure to be sat on the same table as Paul Crone, a Granada TV presenter, he has you in stitches whilst your sat at home with the comments he makes on TV, well he was exactly the same meeting him in the VIP lounge with his dry and very witty sense of humor and it certainly made a great day even more memorable.........thanks Paul :)



Show Gardens



Grand Floral Marquee and Floral Arts









 

Clown
A very entertaining clown managing to go round all of the show whilst balanced on the top of a large ball, he would roll towards someone then pretend to be falling of the ball making the person jump with fright, very funny indeed

With more than 200 stalls covering an array of various gardening products, landscaping and home improvements to food and cooking its well worth visiting

Well done to everyone involved in the Southport Flower Show it certainly was a memorable day

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  • Lovely Blog. I was sad we couldn't make it this year. Hopefully will be there next year. Brilliant pictures, glad you had a great time!

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