Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2012, (Silver Medal).
Our first time in the main Floral Marquee.
Stand designed by Annie Head.
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2011, (Silver Medal).
Theme: Based on our recent article in "The Plantsman".
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2010, (Gold Medal).
Theme: Joys and duties of holding a National Collection
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2009, (Silver Gilt Medal).
Theme: "Mi Campito" Our stand was modelled on our recent canna-hunting expedition to Argentina.
Cannas originate in the tropical Americas, particularly Argentina, where they share their home with gauchos. So Keith and Christine are here dressed as gauchos.
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2008, (Silver Gilt Medal).
Theme, Types of Cannas, including an area devoted the our current "International Canna Trial".
The Celebrity who opened the Marquee was Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2007, (Silver Medal). Theme: London Parks. We think this was our best stand ever, modelled on St James Park, London (where our cannas grow). The judges thought differently and only gave us a Silver Medal.
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2006, (Silver Medal).
Theme: In memory of Christoher Lloyd of Great Dixter, a great fan of cannas.
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2004, (Silver Gilt Medal).
Our stand at Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, 2003.
This was our first year, and we were disqualified!
The reason: we did not have a theme, and all our cannas were shown in ordinary black plastic pots.
But our stand was used for the publicity shots by the celebrity who opened the marquee, Penelope Keith!
