CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION FROM RHS AT TATTON PARK SHOW

As with all exhibition work the degree of success is down to the support from within the company, and there was no shortage of that.

Two weeks before the show date, we walked the nursery to determine which trees should be exhibited, the actual stand design had been done in- house and submitted some months prior, along with risk assesments and other paperwork,and so now all we had to do was sort out the trees. We made a concious effort to include trees which would portray the diverse range which are available on the nursery in Ely and also to provide an visual example of the range of pot sizes which we use.

As the show day came closer, materials were gathered and preparations made for the big day, Sunday 16 th July when we were due to start stand construction.The 16th arrived with soaring temperatures, but , the show must go on as they say so it was out with the spades and hammers and we set to work building the infrastructure,by early evening this part of the stand was complete, and we returned to our homes, happy in the knowledge that all was ready for the arrival of the trees on Monday morning. Bright and early, the trees arrived, carefully loaded by the despatch team back in Ely, and it didnt take long for the already warm sun,and a few gallons of water to get the foliage looking fresh again after their journey north.Very soon the trees were manouvered into place on the stand leaving only the canopy to be positioned and the trees to be labelled and watered again!

Tuesday was Press day, and although there was some interest , the majority of activity was understandably closer to the show gardens.

Wednesday through to Sunday, the show was open to the general public, and indeed some of you who read this may well have visited our stand on those days, if so, then thank you for your support, we experienced a great deal of interest in our trees and were extremely pleased by the response of visitors to our stand, the whole experience was made all the more enjoyable by the fact that we were awarded a certificate of commendation for the high quality presentation of the stand,and once again this was down to a total commitment of all involved to make the show a success, a poignant reflection of the wholeday to day ethos at Barcham Trees.