GARDEN DESIGN
SANDRINGHAM FLOWER SHOW GARDEN CREATED
FOR BEREAVED ARMED FORCES FAMILIES WINS
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD
A local business put the finishing 20th July until 8am on the morning Each year Suse and ABC select a cause
touches on their specially designed of the show, 24th July, they had only to centre their garden around and
garden, perfect for bereaved Armed four days. The result was a garden this year’s plot, which was on show on
Forces families, at this month’s which would be a perfect place for the Wednesday 24th July, was designed
Sandringham Flower Show. Created families of Scotty’s Little Soldiers to with bereaved Armed Forces families
in honour of charity Scotty’s Little relax in the sunshine. in mind. Included in the garden was a
Soldiers, ‘Buds That Bloom’ won the
People’s Choice Award at this year’s
show and is the latest garden from
designer Suse Crook and husband
Andy.
Suse and Andy of Snettisham based
business, ABC, worked tirelessly
around the clock to create a
green space in time for this year’s
Sandringham Flower Show deadline
- working from on 8am on Saturday
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Founded by war widow Nikki Scott in
2010, Scotty’s Little Soldiers supports
children across the UK who have lost
a parent while serving in the British
Armed Forces.
The charity was set up in memory of
Nikki’s husband and father to her two
children, Corporal Lee Scott, after he
was killed in Afghanistan in 2009.
stunning seating area where the family
could enjoy eating out, raised vegetable
beds so that children could learn how
to grow things, a ‘green wall’ of flowers,
strawberries and tomatoes, painted
panels of Poppies and Sunflowers
for visual appeal, a quiet corner for
reflection and an artificial grass area,
ensuring low maintenance. Fun for
the family came in the form of a play
area together with a basketball hoop,
magnetic play boards and blackboard.