The Auckland Flower Show is an annual event.. it used to be called the Ellerslie Flower Show, but that has disappeared to Christchurch, and this was its replacement - at Alexandra Park.
Each person or company has a space and they create a garden.. prizes are gold, bronze and silver, best in show etc.. and some of them were spectacular - wish I could transplant them at home! One came complete with waterfalls..
Others made the most of an outdoor spa or bath idea, with fluffy towels and bottles of champagne. I liked this one and will be suggesting one on the patio!
We discovered this cocoon chair for in the patio section and gave it a trial!
We took a keen interest in the vegetable garden ideas and plants, since we began one of our own. Thank goodness we have chicken-proofed it now; we came home one day and all the spinach was gone!! The show had some good ideas..
Then there was the vegetable design section, and someone came up with a new way to use potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes - imaginative!! This was in a category all of its own.
Inside there were Halls filled with flowers and floral displays - the scent was overpowering, you could almost drink it!
Each section had a theme and this one was Summer Time - complete with parasols, roses twining everywhere and tall flowers of lilies and baby's breath.
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