EDITOR'S CHOICE NORTH YORKSHIRE Bollywood on Swale CLEVELAND Ready to ride into the sunset COUNTY DURHAM Young brains battle it out GET OUR NEWS BY E-MAIL Just register

Most read Comments 1 Glimmer of hope over post offices facing axe 2 Parker calls on Darlington fans to help finish the job 3 Queen to visit the 150th Great Yorkshire 4 Parker calls on fans to help finish the job 5 Penney could make more changes for decider 6 It's advantage Quakers, thanks to Miller 7 Glimmer of hope over post offices facing axe 8 Protesters call for parking charges investigation 9 Kennedy savours his big moment with Quakers 10 McClaren impresses Miller with brief Darlington stint Today | 7 Days 1 Celebrations as Laura wins Miss Durham competition 2 Protesters call for parking charges investigation 3 Cafe culture comes to Richmond but parking spaces are lost 4 Minister gives memorial lecture

Comment

A CHELSEA Flower Show winner is helping a stately home prepare for its spring plant fair.

Pat Hutchinson, chairman of Ripon Flower Club, won a gold award at Chelsea in 2003.

She is helping Newby Hall, near Ripon, prepare for its plant fair which takes place on Sunday.

A regular competitor at national and international events, she will oversee a 45-strong team, including club members.

She said: "It is a privilege and a pleasure for the group to be involved in the Newby spring plant fair this year.

"We are a hands-on group and our philosophy is to make a contribution within the local community through the creation of beautiful floral displays.

"We take part in many local events, the most acclaimed being the Ripon Cathedral flower festival, and we provide regular displays for places such as Lister House for the elderly in Ripon."

Ripon members are creating floral displays to go inside the hall.

The plant fair will include talks and demonstrations by the Northern Fruit Group and the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.

Newby Hall's head gardener, Mark Jackson, will hold a plant forum looking at planting schemes and what grows well where. There will also be plants on sale.

The event runs between 10am and 4.30pm. Entry to the fair, which includes entry to the hall gardens, is 7 for adults, 6 for pensioners and 5.50 for children.

9:22am Friday 9th May 2008

Print

Email this

Comment

Add your comment

Name:
Email: *
Location:
**
	e.g. 123-123
Comment: Please note: All HTML tags will be ignored. Format Text:
By posting a comment, I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms of use. Comments are not moderated but we will react if anything that breaks the rules comes to our attention and we may delete inappropriate postings. Please treat other people with respect. You must not post anything that is abusive, indecent, unlawful or defamatory. Remember, you are personally liable for what you post on this site. If you wish to complain about a comment, contact us here.
* Your email address will not be displayed ** To avoid register now or login