More Competition Gardens - Southport Flower Show 2001

	Southport Flower Show 16-18th August 2001
More Competition Gardens - II

Following on from the success of their first year at Southport in 2000, Harry and Astrid Levy of Aughton Green Landscapes return with their bamboo gazebo, complete with two jazz guitarists to entertain the crowds.
This time, they've incorporated a babbling stream running down from the rear of the hut, and, judging from the sizable crowds jostling to view this creation, it's another winner for the husband and wife team.
gazebo

lawn This typical family garden by regular Southport exhibitor, Russell Watkinson, aims to please all age groups. There's a large lawn for the children to enjoy, and a patio with seating set amidst some archetypal cottage planting for those with more sedate requirements.
The central water fountain provides an excellent focal point for the garden, and the planting looks mature and well established - it's hard to believe all this was on the back of a wagon just a few days ago!

David Gibson of Garden Creations has called his garden "Tea for Two" and he aims to find a perfect balance between hard landscaping and good planting with this design for a small garden.
The wooden bench for two sits atop a camomile lawn ringed with scented thymes, with a atctile gravel and cobbles area to one side of the bench, and a raised planter of cottage planting to the other.
tea for two

bridge Although it's not really a competition garden, Sefton Council's presentation is set adjacent to those vying for medals and accolades, although it enjoys a much larger plot and boasts a hospitatlity suite.
Adapting the Fine Art theme of the show, this year they've decided to recreate one of Claude Mnet's most famous paintings and it is certainly comes up to their previous high standards.
It's a strange feeling to walk through a painting!