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Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« on: April 22, 2012, 10:42:14 AM »
Hello :). On Saturday and Sunday 12 & 13 May Pottertons Nursery is holding its first NGS, gardens open for charity event, 10am to 4pm each day. Admission £3 adults, children free. Excellent refreshments available including home made CAKES  :D :D :D served by Potterton juniors!!!!  Our local AGS group will be staging a mini show / display. The garden should look at its best feauturing our large and extensively planted rockery, award winning troughs from Harrogate Flower Show, many raised beds including new crevice garden and alpine house display. My mothers garden will also be open. Advice on all alpine gardening matters and plant discussion available. ALL WELCOME, please come along and support Macmillan's, Marie Curie, Help the Hospices and Cross Roads Care.

Pottertons Nursery, Moortown Road, Nettleton, Market Rasen, Lincoln LN7 6HX
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2012, 10:48:20 AM »
Rob, this sounds a most entertaining event... and for some very good causes.

I wish you fine weather and a  great turn-out!
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2012, 06:35:23 AM »
It sounds like a great day Rob. I hope it is a wonderful success, with good weather of course.  That's a beautiful daphne. :)
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #3 on: May 10, 2012, 09:57:46 PM »
Jackie and Lisa have been very busy preparing for this weekends event, good weather is forecast, live music including the Potterton sisters arranged for 2pm on the Saturday and amongst other garden sights is a recreation of our award winning trough display from the recent Harrogate Show.
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #4 on: May 10, 2012, 10:07:16 PM »
I think the phrase you need for this is "something for everyone", Rob  :)

Hope the forecast is correct... you deserve a good sunny day.
No wonder you had success with that trough display.. it looks super  8)
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #5 on: May 10, 2012, 10:12:59 PM »
Now that sounds like a winning marketing phrase  ..... you're a genius.
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #6 on: May 10, 2012, 10:19:05 PM »
Tee hee! Not exactly original, is it... but apt! ;)
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #7 on: May 10, 2012, 11:49:37 PM »
Rob, what's your nearest airport?
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2012, 09:22:16 AM »
He lives in Lincolnshire, they haven't got electricity yet :P ;D
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #9 on: May 11, 2012, 10:23:23 AM »
Humberside airport is only a few minutes drive from Pottertons Mark.

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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #10 on: May 11, 2012, 10:41:05 AM »
He lives in Lincolnshire, they haven't got electricity yet :P ;D
That's a bit unfair, David.... I've been told they manage quite well by harnessing lightning from the sky.....    ;)
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #11 on: May 11, 2012, 12:22:17 PM »
I'm too busy to reply to these derog ... deroger .... sarcastic remarks; however your cards are being marked.
Below rainbow yesterday evening and the growing cake pile:
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #12 on: May 11, 2012, 12:55:57 PM »
Wish we could make it, but these days a drive of that distance is well out of the question. Hope it is as successful as i possibly can be and maybe see you at Southport on the 19th.?

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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #13 on: May 11, 2012, 04:32:57 PM »
Tested some of the cake this morning, mmmmmmm, very good.
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Re: Pottertons Nursery NGS weekend
« Reply #14 on: May 11, 2012, 06:39:46 PM »
I'm too busy to reply to these derog ... deroger .... sarcastic remarks; however your cards are being marked.


I was worried you thought he was talking about where you blow your tyres up Rob :P

Have a great (and profitable) day.
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