Revival

A message from Brigid ....

I have been a blogger since 2005. At the height of my blogging busy-ness, I had "a small stable" of blogs on different topics: social and political commentary; desert spirituality; food; waste and ....

A few years ago I called time and ceased blogging altogether - although there was an occasional post. I had called it quits. I am an aged woman these days with a couple of serious illnesses. I am not allowed to drive. I am no longer active in organisations. I think it fair to say that I am housebound. I am active on Facebook, although I am not there as often as once I was. I have decided to embark on a re-entry into the blogging world ... beginning with The Trad Pad and, possibly, a return to my food blog, Oz Tucker. I have always used a lot of photographs on my blogs ... and I miss not being out and about with my camera.

The Trad Pad has been my blog for the lovely things of life. The controversial or political has seldom intruded. Occasionally, the spiritual has found its way in, but I kept spirituality for the blog, Desert. I don't yet know if I will revive that. I will stick pretty much to food and the lovely things of life. If I have some regularity with those two categories, I feel that I will be doing well. I hope that, with this blog new friendships can be formed and old friendships renewed; new lovelies discovered; new reflections can enter into the meaning of modern life. I would love to hear from you - particularly if you have suggestions for new topics to enter into the conversation. So, it is a new year. Let's see what it has in store, what it can bring to us. And I hope that those who share the spirit of The Trad Pad can spread the message of a world of beauty, the creativity of humanity, and the joys of simplicity and tradition. ~~~ February, 2017

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

2013 winner at the Chelsea Flower Show - Fleming's Nurseries rendition of Phillip Johnson's Trailfinders Australian Garden


I am over the moon with joy that Fleming's Nurseries (they hail from Monbulk in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne) have taken out the champion garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in London.  The picture above is Phillip Johnson's design.  Below is the design fulfilled.

Fleming's have been exhibiting at Chelsea for two decades.  The mind boggles at the dollar investments - and the human resources investments - they have made.  And now Fleming's have hit the jackpot, the pinnacle. It is being said that, for the first time in the history of the Chelsea Flower Show, the judges were unanimous in their decision to award the grand prize to the Australian garden.


And here is Phillip Johnson speaking about the design and the garden


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