The Datebook Autumn 2015 | Page 7

A Most Delightful Evening Enjoying the Preview Evening along the Long Water. warm and sunny afternoon enticed flower lovers and garden enthusiasts alike to the Preview Evening of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Palace Flower Show on 29th June. Situated on the banks of the River Thames in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace, this show is one of the Summer Season’s highlights. A Sited in a much larger acreage than the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, guests were able to stroll through the Show and World Gardens which included The World Vision Garden, featuring a Tuk Tuk and promoting Floral Friday with World Vision Ambassador Linda Barker, and the Macmillan Legacy Garden. The Journey continued on through the Conceptual Gardens with the African Vision: Malawi Garden and on to the Historic Garden with the delightful Tea Party Garden. The Floral Marquee was magnificent – a joy to behold – and the Long Water, washed by its fountains, proved to be a welcome cooling element to offset the heat of the day. One of the Summer Season’s highlights. Volunteers with whee