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Show garden
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We won RHS
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Named
"The Labyrinth" its the largest "Show
Garden" ever built!
In just two weeks we turned a grassy
bank from where a car park used to be
into a 1000m² show garden at the BBC's
own Gardeners' World Live 2006.
Over 7500 mixed plants, shrubs, grasses,
trees with 120 tonnes of top soil, 300m²
of turf, 6tonnes of cast iron, 16tonnes
of resin bound servicing, sleepless
nights and a massive amount of very hard
work from all the local landscape
companies who teamed together to
construct something of a miracle in the
short time frame we were
given to work within.
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The
Greatest Show on Earth! |
Mrs Cherie Blair came to the Labyrinth to ask
John to explain the difference between a
Labyrinth and a maze as her youngest son "Leo"
was interested to know.
John explained that a labyrinth is a single
pathway of twists and turns but no dead ends
whereas a maze is a single pathway with dead
ends and false alleyways.
Below
is pictured Monty Don and Joe swift filming
inside the Labyrinth, this was for the opening
of the Gardener's World Show Special.
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Diarmuid Gavin being filmed by
BBC Look North. Diarmuid thought
the garden was inspirational and
that we must be bordering on
geniuses to construct something
so large! |
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Monty Don with Joe Swift looking
on, filming the opening of the
Gardener's World Live TV Program
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Special lifting services
dropping a 12ton monolith stone
into place!
Attention to detail, even with
the turfing!
The whole team put the roof on
the pavilion.
Derek Mills lays the special
resin surfacing.
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Volunteers from Lincoln
Horticulture College plant the
borders
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