All day long huge black clouds billowed ominously over the trees and slid by, letting us off lightly with a few wet spots or a stiff blast of wind. We were lucky indeed and have made wonderful progress today. We are further ahead than we’ve ever been on a Tatton Show build.
We had our fingers crossed first thing, hoping that our trees were still upright after overnight gale force winds. But they are both fine, probably because both are planted almost a foot lower than their natural ground level.
Anyway, here’s an picture of part of the garden as of tonight:
And here’s one from yesterday with veteran back-to-back creator Jacqui Brocklehurst on the sedum roof, sharing a laugh with my trusty assistant Ben Chester. 
I promised an update the on the elm creations – I’ll do it tomorrow…
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Hope it stays fine for you at Tatton – look forward to seeing the finished garden.
I still have many Camellias and Magnolias in the garden still in flower, and many of the Vireya Rhododendron are coming into spring flower.