To make up for a week of the same thing on my blog there are a lot of pictures in this post.
(If you click on the picture it will take you to flickr where you can click ‘All sizes’ for a closer look.)
Despite what the weather man said we had a lovely weekend at ‘Art and Garden 2008’
Saturday was cool and the breeze was a bit of a problem blowing things off the shelves.
My stall was a bit untidy, but very colourful I think. You might recognise a few things here!
There were a lot of spaces at the end of the event.
![stall2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uC8qVRtNPbGuo7Yglt0M2O3LZoYWSdMzBKAy5L-lhW3qc66EIr4XW2gWFc9rYk-Z6n6z3c6BEYhpya1OwFZUtoKErQwT6EDzAcDy8r9w-7lFwpmISVUXMtc_7Sr6uGGQ=s0-d)
Here are my first visitors. Isn’t it a lovely photograph?
![Blog visitors.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tf0O9snhC_ITcBGxYv7D0xGZ-ziRrAGIgpdXvzg6n7wzDYZdggE0c4WOdeBMTlyJakqL5A8Br5J4XTGr681NKGyE8PaR9Wr3M59zeO-kUuFCbGFUxeaqHF_f7EC0c-_RI=s0-d)
Jo reads this blog, (Hello Jo) and it was great to see a real live reader in the flesh!
We had a short shower in the afternoon but Sunday was sunny and quite warm.
Here are some pictures to try to convey the atmosphere.
The weather has been cold,so the garden is a bit behind but that gave us sight of things that have usually finished by June.
![Flowerbed4](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uv72rbldN7KCdUcjKCPL5VCXjQZUPXHi_D_nBq7z96S5_n-kmBZwrtBYrpakxyRnZ6KtHieRG2JJQfUSXRxTCOEZPgz_zYWngDOTZWtdxpS7YT0L6Wqmyo_zE0oP1x3sA=s0-d)
![Flowerbed3](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sDJZ03gLT8ABoGDQ2LDds0VjMqeMzgwW1DptWkyEkvSMQJ6Jpnxz9oIwutEU9bShOy06v0DqJohGR6NPFC3kZvCkVBlalveRkFURxGqGah3DuAVTFZK1J4bzpGEiGR9w=s0-d)
Its a magical garden with secret places and winding paths, and heavenly fragrance from a beautiful rose rambling over a folly
![Garden walkway](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tXnAuS5mVvDPglDSVsz7GGxceNItlK0PoJqv7DS4Yakil4a_TnlVlUu-UX62VuikkNfZRacESPdRaZNjhvU-UpOov72O7RMUiJGAXXHJ92ofXJlYAmrTA-nzhNEn9JPAg=s0-d)
Here’s a lily pad..
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And here’s the frog, on its way ...(its only a baby!)
![Baby frog](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sIaAnVQcG3HUxH3H_Gtz9lGj8uhhGuNuxhf8-KPxyQ73GKh9NMIPZltnUBa-Wv78jgK_A_NIMa2aj5Wrk92oWHUcjV1dHTFsy3lWUfzsP1lTaj6zxy0FjecLROZB-xAg=s0-d)
A quiet corner for contemplation
![quiet corner](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_ukn76V1M6q3hhVt0GFCbR4k42VK1c5ZHwgZVSTXkqhlI6s_7KBqURbG80mNy3VYHk1u1q8mIk5E_HTmnsLQNwPLug8-lRM2T3UcsMwxRNJDOuLxGydp3RwCrVOKW7xkP0=s0-d)
Here are just a few of the many exhibitors.
![Mary Campbell, collagraphs](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t2dRG4T3izIS-ZCDhI1xHsqWB5q_rOP4DfasqAm6TQdS9d41zDJVU2mcZbYxgDGZxoe-bjPhdOlE84-20gabWWgjbNWTnTu-NLGyX21IjV_RYwI4IGjG5w-CY29s5w46g=s0-d)
Mary Campbell with beautiful Collagraphs of Religious Processions in Spain, and below, Margaret Evans Fisher who does Landscapes with textured edges.
![Mary Evans Fisher](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uf0iQDCVnIN4e72Ttqt2yayY8MeNUNBoEgoBvcVpitkaqkq18wyven9zOUluPk0mkpWLrPBLP3fAyLMzXXXxncOM3M7gOnEuz7p11Wkalm1uK_-APZ7DbnjuA-FnY2RXk=s0-d)
Mary Holden (who was my City and Guilds Tutor for Part I)with embroideries
![Mary Holden Embroideries and paintings.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sFikDTbPsUCk7rNFvft91zGzeezrlD8HAeysvgxUjK33E6u9pxXwu84rg1Icz8c_bbpa3bVnFl-w2yVWijsME9LkKuMKj5Zqn4VcrGSbVcY4ewXHd7wnMiU8XoXtuohw=s0-d)
Janet Park Stefan with her Batik paintings, wearing one of my brooches!
![JanetPark Stefan, Batik](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sgcwpv9RhmaABiAqpurJQkZkBvqWef_WvscASlQGpCpHByjvsigjYv7beebqZBVlVCmb3LjfbvZcM1DGWaQ_TvWBNY6YByytgXBqDJDef4lqJgRfBNMSNqRbdtUw9BLaI=s0-d)
There were ceramics dotted around the garden, by Jean Bideau,
![Jean Bideau ceramic](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v5WNuUkjNk-0YwNLtY0Uev5xLLqUae7TzVNMgUQjKV-0LcbR-i4M2lDJ_OodEzXTuOWsjoM62oxIdwWJ84Hfm1k8cujCAwkZoFtrK8LlKsPQ2t_-LK0umwqLpmgzO9ba8=s0-d)
![Jean Bideau ceramics among the flowers](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uLiNQgLcN6KBWoviJJIl0BGX2t1bw-FHqtUvTkLoSW42UQXZwdUhTOPAckNJGFM1dHmsi1U7j7yzzdPXqTcaV1701vU95CRHqj9kT-W4LgeN9Hg_2NLWsKDvEdC5jwtx0=s0-d)
And all the time the sound of the river.
![Scarey bridge](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tsnJuWqO3TtiMOGKjROdpY6rXcLFt0xDb3oaxFvqcGhdCjwzTGqBaJ9n0JhgMzOVyGua7jim-_oCxr2WiNJeUb3yGmWkl16Q3xXn0AVU7ZfejWgTdfQREyjs-E1zcFag=s0-d)
This young man was having a well earned break from his duties on the gate. The previous night he and his friend had a swim here!
![Brave boy!](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s1cB60n5qkjDTqidq7KRy0zFo8zyWAKDa4MXWTcEO-i89Zc6FfR8bnFdkH8wbT7So5DJz960kzE_FljY8fJE9v5pE-bmrI5GS2M96i8FrdGBLKPPyV2XsOGkiXT_CoTVg=s0-d)
There were marquees all around the garden and some exhibitors were lucky enough to be in the conservatory which has a large platform over the river.
![Conservatory platform over the river](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sk9DiKYwYwGeLSG1QqkZ99zc9C0pNPrMb0jdyT5ICqlrCeYvJAcJMU3xBuYwWZkr3epHk2kgB-0BteQbi6MvCMa-g8p0VwEtGy8lexkOUpCoS5qZtV-HVMERI7-TkPRag=s0-d)
Plant sales here:
![plants stalls1](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tbdJIoiSJeqwAhRO234RiWrh8p46KL_gos04Me2Y6d_TjpsT8q4y9KjZKxzOY3RwvFHI5qPOf6b87ILsE7kuID4cIM4QY6QTt1GrdNZaGwAwYm7rkl2yjnrIK_TCmZs_8=s0-d)
And tea and cakes with friends here.
![On the lawn3](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uJPVJkKNWD4707LAfqNU1V2Asv4tdmojq_Y60EKw6GIGqA1vDr0gDPCYEzqVOe7fgMtNXGoTcdSYOim8a3uqyS2YRSH9gWpJxHdGvu-2_2kDugGgzoxFLwLtchXiJiQAk=s0-d)
My other half (with the sun in his eyes-he does smile occasionally!) and our friend Barbara
![On the lawn 1](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sJ0uuShFJE3eoG1iycceVTvBF6w2OaOWx4_cH-jNRL96JUHLwoTFz8UMxetZP9M4KpWOKFnKavccnq41eDYWbfxN6N95KXWEOBciPaCv3CZ_WB5QPZs6GnkKx0lydwuQw=s0-d)
Is that enough information?
I can’t think of a better way to spend a weekend in June.