Gardening World Cup – Japan October 2011
You know when you get those emails from long-lost relatives who want to leave you all their money, and just need your bank details so they can transfer the cash now rather than later?
Most people ignore them.
So when I had an email a few months ago from a very-nice sounding Phil from Japan, inviting me to take part in the second Gardening World Cup, building a fully-sponsored garden, I naturally accepted straight away, sending my bank details by return.
In April, September seemed a long long way away; suddenly after what I actually think was rather a dreamy summer weather-wise, I’m getting emails from my lovely Facilitator in Nagasaki, showing me photos of each individual plant he’s sourced from my list. It’ll be interesting: some of them look like they’ve just been dug up: ie in the pic I could see their roots and they weren’t in pots and were being held in the air by a helpful nurseryman.
I’m getting a crash course in hydraulics from Simon Percival – http://www.artinthelandscape.com - I’m clearly a promising student as he’s just told me he’s got a ticket to Nagasaki to oversee the installation. Impressive.
More about the garden itself coming up….
