BBC Gardeners World Live at the NEC

[shushkin!]

Anybody on here been to it this week? Any good?
Whats important to see? Find any bargains?

Considering the treck up there tomorrow

[SarrissUK]

I was there today and I loved it I got some nemaslug at a decent price, and enough to treat both the allotment and the back garden. Got some lovely trinkets and planters at very decent prices (pretty stuff, not sturdy stuff), decent food etc.
Monty was doing a chat which I really enjoyed, I listened in to Carol Klein too and she was good (but I find her annoying), Joe Swift was doing a piece on design which I really took to
Even my daughter loved it - she wants to go back next year
I just got home - tired out now

[SarrissUK]

Oh and Monty signed my book /swoon
And I saw Greg Wallace from Masterchef.. one of my favourite characters on telly
Oh and I saw Ed Miliband in the train station at Birmingham New st! That nearly ruined my morning LOL

[Newton]

Was he busking?

[SarrissUK]

LOL No he wasn't busking. Is he known to?
We had a fab day, but I'm not sure I'll do all that travel in one day next year

[shushkin!]

fab day

Hi all

Well I went for it and it has been a fab day. Attendance figures were down as lots stayed away fearing rubbish weather. There was one very brief shower and that was it all day. Some of the gardens were very inspirational so as usual that means more work for me. Its amazing how so many of the gardens were using similar plants eg yellow aquilegia, achillea, white verbascum were everywhere.
My favorite little garden was called "negative" with planter seats facing each other (one black and the other orange) with some exciting use of colour and plants.
I bought loads, so bread and water for the rest of the month at least!

[Alison]

Was it still loads of pretty stuff or more practical this year? Was thinking of going (not been for a few years as I felt it had got rather fluffy) this year but didn't have time so, erm didn't.

[SarrissUK]

Both, I think Alison - yes, loads of pretty stuff, but that's a good thing for me. Loads of practical stuff too
Speaking of luxuries, my daughter was particularly taken with the outdoor pool things they had everywhere lol

[binley100]

I went yesterday courtesy of eldest. So much to see I'm sure I missed loads . Got a couple of good deals on plants and had loads of samples in the good food bit .....

[mrbadexample]

I popped in on Thursday. I think they should separate the Good Food Show and the Gardeners' World Show - as I'm equally keen on both there was too much to get round. Wasn't that impressed to be honest - the food and kitchenalia seems to be very expensive. Didn't find much to interest me plantwise either - not enough vegetables. Didn't even find any seeds, although I'm sure there must have been some!