Sunday, 12^th June 2005 was The Big Day at Harrell’s Hardy Plants when we opened our nursery gardens to visitors in aid of St. Richards New Building Hospice Appeal, raising £289 on the day.

People were very interested in the gardens; the planting and the design all drawing many favourable comments. We got to talk plants, plants and plants with others as fascinated by them as we are. Who could ask for anything better!!

The whole day was filmed by our faithful shadows! – Alexis and Greg, who blended into the scenery. Just look!

We have had 5 months to get used to the camera recording our thoughts and deeds.

  It all began when we volunteered to share our experiences of taking on new careers late in life with a film production company. On an exceedingly bleak day in January we showed a film crew around our nursery, with nothing to see but bare earth and a few dead stalks. Since then they have become regular visitors, faithfully recording our daily lives. They filmed right through until September 2005 then the film was edited over the following 3 months and the finished film of our adventures, along with those of several other people around the U.K. was handed to Channel 4 and put on air in April 2007