#Marquees of Bute

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Green is the theme here. A quiet section of the Mount Stuart House gardens. This lane actually exits the property.

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I'm in Cardiff. Going to DWE tomorrow, and hoping to get some shots of Cardiff Bay/ the Norwegian church etc. Got some good photos of Cardiff Castle from Bute park but they're filming an episode of Antiques Roadshow in the castle grounds so I couldn't get the photos inside the castle I wanted. (I could still go in but due to where they were setting up marquees for filming, it's right where I probably needed to be to get some good photos so I left it)

I did have a photo of Cardiff central station I was going to post, with the caption 'doing my best Mickey Smith impression' but I can't get it from my iPod to my iPad because i've only got wifi on my iPad. So you'll have to make do with this post.

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Gervonta “Tank’’ Davis Moves Up to Face Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa

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Published: October 27, 2019

Two-Time Super Featherweight World Champion Gervonta “Tank’’ Davis Moves Up to Face Former Unified Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for WBA Lightweight Title on Saturday, December 28 Live on SHOWTIME® from State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Also Features Interim WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal Defending Against Two-Division World Champion Badou Jack.

ATLANTA – Two-time super featherweight champion Gervonta “Tank’’ Davis, Mayweather Promotions’ top rising star and boxing’s hottest attraction, will seek to conquer another division and close out the year with a bang when he takes on former unified world champion Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA Lightweight Title live on SHOWTIME Saturday, December 28 from State Farm Arena in Atlanta in a special year-end Premier Boxing Champions event. Davis and Gamboa both scored highlight-reel knockouts this summer to set up this world title showdown that will headline a special holiday SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING® telecast that begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Interim WBA Light Heavyweight Champion Jean Pascal will defend against two-division champion Badou Jack in the co-feature of this PBC event. The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and TGB Promotions. Ticket sales information will be announced next week. “This event is a great way to top off the holiday season and 2019,” said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. ”We’re looking forward to lighting up the city of Atlanta with a spectacle headlined by the most exciting fighter in boxing, Gervonta Davis taking on a seasoned and fearless warrior, Yuriorkis Gamboa. Gervonta spends a lot of time in Atlanta and he wanted to bring his talents to his second home where he plans to put on yet another electrifying performance. We also have Badou Jack who’s ready to get back in the ring after some time off. He has an opportunity before him to be back on the big stage and become champion for the third time. I’m confident that Jack is ready to get back in the mix and he will come ready to go to war against Jean Pascal come fight night. December 28 is going to be lit in the city of Atlanta!” “Each time Gervonta Davis steps in the ring he proves worthy of the considerable hype around him,” said Stephen Espinoza, President, Sports and Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. “On the heels of two electric performances in 2019, he’ll close out the year in a new division and look to further define the Tank Davis mystique. Yuriorkis Gamboa presents a challenge unlike anything Gervonta has faced before: a pure boxer with true finishing power and bona fide credentials. And the co-feature, Jean Pascal vs. Badou Jack, is a 50-50 fight between two proven veterans that is sure to deliver on both skill and intensity. We are proud to deliver this unique, holiday event from Atlanta, a city that is long overdue for a marquee world championship boxing event like this one.” Davis (22-0, 21 KOs) burst onto the scene with an explosive knockout victory over Jose Pedraza to win the IBF super featherweight title in a star-making performance on January 2017. At the time he became the youngest world champion in boxing at age 22. In the ring, Davis blends controlled aggression with blazing hand and foot speed, eye-catching power and sublime boxing skills. It’s a winning combination that has kept the southpaw unbeaten and given him a 95.5 percent knockout ratio, making him a fan favorite on the threshold of superstardom. A 24-year-old native of Baltimore, Davis thrilled his hometown with a masterful performance against Ricardo Nunez in his last fight on July 27. The sold out crowd at Royal Farms Arena witnessed Davis score a spectacular second round knockout of Nunez to defend his WBA Super Featherweight title and become the first world champion from Baltimore to make a homecoming defense in nearly 80 years. December 28 will be Davis’ third consecutive headlining appearance of 2019. Under the guidance of Mayweather Promotions, Davis will look to further improve his impressive portfolio with a title at lightweight. “I’m excited to head south for the holiday season and put on a great show for the city of Atlanta on December 28,” said Davis. “It’s been a long time since a boxing fight of this magnitude has come to the city and I’m proud to be able to give lots of excitement to a city where I’ve spent a lot of my time. “Some of the greatest boxers in the Hall of Fame have won titles in multiple weight divisions and I’m no different. I expect as much success at 135 pounds as I had at 130 pounds. Yuriorkis Gamboa is a respected name in boxing and has achieved high levels of success in both the Olympics and as a professional. I expect him to bring out the best in me and l will be ready for it. I’m thankful to my whole team for making this happen. To all my fans, continue to support me and I’ll fight for you.” Gamboa (30-2, 18 KOs) is riding a resurgent wave in his career, which has been sparked by some recent displays of power. The 37-year-old, who is from Guantanamo, Cuba and now lives in Miami, has always been a cerebral boxer. But recently he has demonstrated the attitude and ability to be a finisher, dispatching his last opponent with a crowd-pleasing knockout. Gamboa is a former unified featherweight champion, holding the IBF and WBA 126-pound titles between 2009-2011. Since dropping just the second fight of his career against Robinson Castellano in 2017, Gamboa has won four in a row. He is coming off a knockout victory over Roman Martinez as the co-main event to Davis’ Baltimore homecoming in July, setting up a tantalizing showdown between the two for a lightweight championship. “I am blessed to have this amazing opportunity to become world champion once again,” said Gamboa. “I have been hoping that this opportunity would be against Gervonta Davis as well. I love and embrace the role of underdog that I have in this match because it will be the ultimate motivator. For the first time in my career, I will be involved in a high profile bout in which I am not coming in at a disadvantage. Gervonta is an excellent fighter, but he has yet to face anyone like me. All the sacrifices I have made in my career and my life - leaving Cuba and coming to this country to find a better life for my family - will finally payoff on December 28.” Pascal (34-6-1, 20 KOs) most recently captured his interim title by giving Marcus Browne the first defeat of his professional career. Pascal scored four knockdowns in the fight, eventually earning a narrow technical decision when a cut suffered by Browne on an accidental head butt stopped the fight after eight rounds. The 36-year-old has been in the ring with the top fighters of his era during his brilliant career, including Bernard Hopkins, Sergey Kovalev, Carl Froch, Lucian Bute and Chad Dawson. Pascal, who was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti and now lives in Laval, Quebec, Canada, won first the light heavyweight world title with a unanimous decision over Adrian Diaconu in 2009. “After I took this belt from Marcus Browne I asked my team to get me back in the ring before the end of the year and they delivered,” said Pascal. “This is going to be a fight you don’t want to miss. Everybody knows I come to fight, I’m a warrior and it’s the same thing for Badou. We both have proven to be boxers that want to fight the best in the world. Now we’re fighting each other, so you know it’s going to be fireworks. “I’m training super hard for this fight because I know he’s coming to try to take my belts, but I’ve gone through way too much to become a two-time champion, so my belts aren’t going anywhere.” Jack (22-2-3, 13 KOs) will fight for the interim title that Marcus Browne won in January by defeating him in a fight that saw Jack battle through a nasty cut on his forehead. Jack will return to action in his fourth fight at light heavyweight after relinquishing his super middleweight world title. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Jack represented his father’s Gambia in the 2008 Olympics and now lives in Las Vegas. Jack won the 168-pound world title with a majority decision against Anthony Dirrell in 2015 and successfully defended the belt three times before a hard-fought majority draw against James DeGale in one 2017’s best fights. In his first bout at 175 pounds, Jack stopped Nathan Cleverly to pick up the WBA light heavyweight title before fighting to a majority draw against then WBC champion Adonis Stevenson in May 2018. “It feels great to be back and I’m looking forward to putting on another exciting performance,” says Jack. “I always fight to make sure my family lives a comfortable lifestyle and to secure my legacy, but I’m just as motivated to represent and fight for children across the globe that my foundation helps. “Expect to see me stronger, smarter and more experienced on December 28. I’m looking forward to getting my belts back and becoming a three-time world champion. I respect Pascal and consider him a friend, but business is business.”

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RHS Flower Show Cardiff 2018 Highlights

NEW Regeneration Gardens champion reusable materials

Features to inspire with Wales’ Year of the Sea theme

60 nurseries from all over the UK come together in Floral Marquee and Plant Village

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has revealed an exciting line-up for the RHS Flower Show Cardiff 2018, bringing vibrant Show Gardens, floral displays, interactive activities and brand new Regeneration Gardens to the grounds of the Welsh capital’s stunning Bute Park from 13 – 15 April.

Regeneration Gardens Competition

Continuing the success of the RHS Greening Grey Britain campaign, the Regeneration Gardens will show how small interventions with modest budgets can make significant changes to gardens and outdoor spaces. Following a competition which selected three designs from recently graduated landscape architects and garden designers, the gardens feature practical ideas visitors can take home, from evocative Victoriana to modern functionality and quirky use of unexpected materials. This category promises to get gardeners thinking about the ongoing issues we face in protecting our environment and the importance of recycling through showcasing the use of ordinary, low-cost everyday resources in our gardens.

Pam Creed’s design ‘The Reimagined Past’ will inspire showgoers with a stimulating garden for contemplation. Having graduated from the London College of Garden Design, Pam recreates a deconstructed Victorian garden of miscellaneous household items from the era, with fireplaces, grates and drain covers predominantly salvaged from South Wales.

Shin Myung Ja, from Inchbald School of Design in Korea, ‘The Reflection Garden’ explores a sensory and modern setting with recycled bathtubs reworked as dining furniture at the heart of its design. Meanwhile ‘Urban Regeneration’ by Millie Souter will create a public space that sees low cost, easily accessible materials take centre stage including reclaimed water tanks found in Scotland.

Show Gardens

‘Disequilibrium’ by first time Show Garden designer Mike Furse provides a Japanese-inspired garden offering a calm space to observe, listen and reflect in the workplace away from the stresses of everyday life.

Evergreen Wales, Cardiff-based father and son duo Richard and Adam Davis will reconstruct the Welsh mountains with ‘Cwm Caerdydd’ using materials entirely sourced from Wales to highlight everything they love about the Welsh landscape.

Showcasing a functional space for professional couples looking for a contemporary and green design requiring minimal maintenance, Bridgend College returns with first-time designer Petra Kodurand to create ‘Suburban Euphoria’.

 Year of the Sea

In line with Visit Wales’ theme for 2018, RHS Flower Show Cardiff will also be celebrating the Year of the Sea, highlighting the sensational Welsh coastline with a host of related activities and features.

The National Museum of Wales will be presenting mini laboratories in glass greenhouses for their fifth time at the Show. Focusing on three areas of science and horticulture, the greenhouses will represent three of their seven museum sites: Big Pit National Coal Museum, National Museum Cardiff and National Waterfront Museum, each with interactive activities.

Other interactive features include RSPB Cymru alongside Cardiff City Council and Buglife who will be joining forces to recreate Cardiff Bay from a bird’s eye view of a swift in anticipation of their arrival in May, looking into the variety of coastal habitats. Meanwhile, the Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales’ Rain feature will depict an urban garden with the ability to channel the natural flow of rain.

The ever-popular Wheelbarrow competition returns this year with adventures of the sea and its abundance of wildlife. From underwater creatures to life on the coast, the competition welcomes local pre-schools and primary schools to get creative with all things aquatic.

Floral highlights

The Floral Marquee and Plant Village will be bursting with 60 top-quality nurseries for visitors to grab their seasonal plants. There will be an abundance of take-home ideas to celebrate this spring, with new exhibitors including an unusual selection of epiphytic air plants from Andy’s Air Plants, and Surreal Succulents who will display beautiful and easy-to-keep succulents.

Speaking about this year’s event, Show Manager Anna Skibniewski-Ball says: “We are pulling together the finishing touches for the Show and it promises to be another spectacular celebration of spring, creativity and gardening. There will be lots to get involved in and plenty of take-home ideas and, as always, the support of Welsh businesses is at its heart, as well as welcoming in experts from across the UK for a truly inspiring show.”

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Bravour blog 24th of May to 1st of June 2017: Well we had a good run down the sound of Luing yesterday and a successful anchoring in Loch Craignish. However we were surrounded by not one but two other boats, but still enjoyed ourselves. It only took one hour to get the kedge anchor up which I had deployed using the man overboard system to lift it as it is very heavy and also our new roping system to get the front CQR anchor up. We got into Crinan basin and moored up having paid our fees of about £136 to go through the canal and met a very friendly canal lock keeper called Ailey which is gaelic for Helen and sounds like Eli so we had a good chat with her. The basin at Crinan was quite crowded with a tugboat built in Germany in 1934 and carefully maintained but with a very corroded Hull and up for sale at a mere £180,000. Tugs are not bad live aboards but lots of the space will be taken up with the huge engine. Also £180,000 is quite a lot of money and you can buy a massive really well laid out Dutch barge for that money. The following day Thursday we set off down the canal with our helpers who joined us a short way down the canal at the next Loch. These helpers cost is £50 but we thought it was good value for money. We saw another Banjer at the little Marina along the canal, called Kiskadee from Glasgow. Very similar boat to ours with the same arrangements taking the lines back and neatly kept. We stopped over at Cairnbarn and had a ghastly meal of rubber venison hamburgers which was supposed to be gourmet hamburgers which I couldn't even finish. Elisabeth complained and we got something off the bill, thank goodness. In the little boat yard next to where we moored there was a boat being completely refurbished and when I spoke to the owner about getting a replacement Fender board he said the make of this boat looks similar to yours and in fact it was a banjer called Pelican. She was being re gelled for not the first time not the second time but the third time, obviously the work had not been carried out very well previously. Goodness knows how much the owner was spending on this boat, as all the windows were out of the wheelhouse, the hull was completely rubbed down, mast off and complete refurbishment no doubt.

The following day we proceeded on down the canal and stopped at the sea Loch with permission from the lock keeper a very slender lass wearing enormous boats who had no sense of humour but was still very friendly. Elisabeth worked very hard making copious trips to the launderette and the shops while Chris was recovering on the boat. He did offer to cook later but Elisabeth didn't want her galley invaded.

Nothing much was open, even that the yotspot restaurant who had problems with their gas cooker.

We watched Vic 32, a puffer boat, lovingly maintained, and now used as a charter boat. It is the last remaining puffer boat on the Clyde. There used to be hundreds of these little puffer boats delivering coal to the villages when that was the only form of heating and cooking, and taking their produce back to market.

She has about half a dozen wheelbarrows stacked on the hold,, it must be quite a job keeping her full of coal and they must have special coal dumps all round the Clyde as clearly there is no need these days as all boats run on diesel.

There are about 11 passengers on board and they are all made use of delivering food to the boat although I'm not sure about wheel barrowing the coal. I tried to look on the Internet to see how much it costs to go on this boat for a week or a few days but was unsuccessful.

They can't charge too much if they use the passengers as free labour however maybe that's all part of the ambience of the trip! We really enjoyed our trip through the Crinan and it made a big difference having the two lads to help us through. We gave them both £10 tip as we can't imagine they got paid very much if we were only paying £50 and they did work very hard. On the Saturday we took to sea again and proceeded up Loch Fyne, at 44 miles it is the longest loch in Scotland. As I couldn't get any information on the mooring at the end of the loch we decided just to go halfway up, turn round, come back and proceed to Tarbert. There are a few places to stop but you have to be prepared to anchor if there are no mooring buoys left. We didn't feel like doing this as it was quite a struggle last time without a working windlass. We had a lovely trip up and back although a bit misty and ended up at Tarbert amongst all the racing fraternity as it was a racing weekend and bank holiday. We eventually managed to get rafted up next to a couple of cruisers who were very friendly guys there with their wives and we had a good chat with them. It was interesting looking at the racing boats as we were told they have absolutely nothing inside apart from possibly a toilet, no bunks for the crew, all to make them as light as possible and to go as fast as possible. The sails are all made of carbon fibre and very thin plasticky material and have to be carefully folded away after each race and put in a long tube and then placed carefully inside the boat. Each boat has up to 11 crew on it so the toilet must get quite busy, they all look as though they've enjoyed themselves at the end of the day but a boat with such limited use on it and no doubt costing hundreds of thousands of pounds seems a good way of spending excess company money to avoid tax liability and to give the youngsters a bit of time to impress the boss who obviously owns the boat. The weekend was was rather noisy on our first mooring as we were next to the marquee which was blasting out music until midnight. All the pubs were heaving although we managed to have a drink at the Frigate and stretch our legs as it meant a good walk right round the harbour. Eventually Elisabeth chatted up the harbour master and we were given a fourth berth far away from the marquee but right next to a very expensive looking racing boat whose crew studiously ignored us, although this crew did help us to moor in our first berth so I mustn't criticise them to much. On our last evening a couple guys came up to us, off a boat that looked very similar to our boat and we had a good chat with them swapping boating adventures and talking about our boats, trying not to boast too much. The younger guy was very impressed with our boat and had worked really hard on his boat. We pleased him when we said we thought it was a fibreglass boat as it actually was a wooden boat and he had obviously spent many hours preparing it and was pleased it was mistaken for a fibreglass boat. These were local guys and nothing to do with the racing fraternity and turned their noses up at them. The harbour master, Don was obviously rather tired of all these racing types and sounded really frayed at the edges when we came into the Marina and gave us no help at all. Anyway the lady in the office was more friendly and agreed that yes it did give the harbour and the Marina lots of extra income including the restaurants and pubs. We booked into the Frigate and had a lovely meal which contrasted with the previous meal on the Crinan canal. I had scallops, my favourite, and Elisabeth had linguine and smoked salmon pasta. We hung on a day waiting for some nice breezy weather and had an amazing sail down from Tarbert around the southern end of Bute out of Loch Fyne into Bute sound up the Firth of Clyde and into Rothesay sound and Kame Bay where we ended our trip at Port Bannatyne. Initially we put all the sails up, but as it got more breezy we furled in the Genoa 50% and then, eventually furled it completely. As we came around the southern end of Bute we furled the jib and put out the Genoa again and had a lovely run up the Firth of Clyde. The boat was behaving beautifully with all the running rigging working really well, a tribute to all the effort put in by Elisabeth and I to get the boat working as she should. She just needs a bit of fine tuning now on the main halyard at the head and the run back to the cockpit. All the rest of the rigging is running fine including the furling lines which actually worked fairly easily this time. This could be something to do with the fact that Chris has been round oiling every block insight and all the runners going up the mast have been treated with silicon grease which seems to make a big difference. Eventually, yesterday we ran out of calor gas, the last bottle has lasted two weeks more than twice the average. This is no doubt due to the fact we are using an electric kettle to boil up water an amazing idea of Chris, it only took him four years to think of it, and we are switching the pilot light off every night which is down to Elisabeth. Well we arrived at Port Bannatyne, greeted Elizabeth Stuart-Moffat our old friend who has helped us out many times in the past, and John Stirling the owner along with Carlo his amazing mechanic. Yesterday was a lovely sunny day and we took advantage and went on a bus excursion around the island with a very interesting commentary by the driver. We are now experts on the Isle of Bute for at least a couple of days. Today it's raining and rather dull so I'm catching up with the blog and even going to try and publish it, as the Internet seems to work here at Port Bannatyne, unlike the Crinan canal which has a completely dead spot at the top, even the mobile phone would not work. I spent some time doing trip statistics going right back to the delivery trip in 2012.

As I spent ages sweating over them, here they are:

  Total number of nautical miles travelled since buying the boat is 4102 nautical miles, this is up to first of June 2017 Total number of ports visited where we've had to Moor against the unfriendly commercial wharf sides and moorings is seven. Total number of times we've anchored is 13. Total number of marinas where we've moored against pontoons is 77. Number of weeks pent on board is as follows: Chris – 36 Angus – one Andy – 20 Pat Smart – three Jon Wilson – four Charlie Whibley – three Alan Beadle – two Ken Pragell – one Chris Wilson – two Elisabeth Marshall – 10 Kyla – two Maurice – three days Alan Giles – one day Dan – one Jeany – one Nick – two JC – one Paul – one

Alan Herbert – three

  It's been a great four years and I'm really grateful to all support I've received from my crews and I hope they've enjoyed their time on the boat. As you can see Andy's been with me for most of the time and I'm really grateful for his support, it's a shame his back gave out towards the end of last year and has prevented him doing any sailing this year. I was worried it was the sailing had caused this situation but he assured me this was not the case.

The plan now is just to do the Western Isles, Outer Hebrides and possibly venturing across to Ireland and exploring the North Coast.

If I could get some crew it will be nice to do a clockwise circumnavigation of Ireland, however this will mean flying out to the West coast for crew changes.

The boat is sitting at Port Bannatyne and any of the above crew are very welcome to come up for a week or so, by prior arrangement of course. Even if you do no sailing the boat make makes a nice little floating hotel and a cheap bed and breakfast. The Isle of Bute is a great place to explore and has mount Stuart house which is an amazing old building which was the seat of the Stuarts who now reside mostly in Switzerland but still own a lot of the Isle of Bute. We are renting a car for a couple of days, which is possible on the Isle of Bute, and going across to the mainland to explore the upper end of Loch Fyne which has the famous oyster bar restaurant there. Well that's all for now folks I will now try to publish this blog with some photographs your skipper Chris

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#NowPlaying Marquees of Bute de Kino Oko

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Awards are in at this years RHS flower show Cardiff, 7-9 April 2017

The big winners at the annual RHS Flower Show Cardiff have been revealed, with RHS Cardiff debut designer Chris Myers scooping Gold and Best Show Garden for his homage to the legend of Blodeuwedd.

About the garden RHS Judges said: “Myers has designed a charming, garden inspired by the legend of Blodeuwedd, featuring wilderness planting and an impressive thatched roof structure sure to delight visitors with it mystical atmosphere.”

In the Floral Marquee Ron Scamp RHS Cardiff’s champion daffodil grower has reclaimed his title of Best Floral Exhibit for the 11th year, securing his 13th RHS gold medal at the show.

Thousands of people from keen gardeners and floral enthusiasts to families in search of a fun day out are expected to flock to Bute Park, the grounds of Cardiff Castle, over the weekend to enjoy the fantastic spring colour and delicious produce on offer at the first outdoor RHS show of the season.

  For more information for the RHS Flower Show Cardiff visit www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff.

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RHS Flower Show Cardiff 2017 highlights

The annually anticipated floral spectacular, RHS Flower Show Cardiff will return to the city this April, embracing Wales’ Year of Legends, 2017 with a host of themed gardens and features to spark the imagination.

The Flower Show – which is organised by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) in partnership with Cardiff Council – will this year take place from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 April, and will once again fill the beautiful Bute Park with all things floral.

Encouraging visitors to embrace this year’s magical, mystical theme – and inspiring showgoers to experience the rich history of Welsh legends and their connection to the surrounding landscape – featured show gardens will include Bridgend College’s ‘Y Meudwyaeth’, inspired by the Blackfriars monastic site and heritage, as well as Chris Myers’ homage to Blodeuwedd, a mythical woman made from flowers who, legend has it, was turned into an owl as punishment for trying to murder her husband.

Macmillan Cancer Support will return to the show with a contemplative garden focusing on the theme of ‘legacy’, and gardener Daniel Bodin will create a modern garden with a historical twist to encapsulate Welsh heritage and traditions.

Two Cardiff-based charities – Grow Cardiff and The Dusty Shed – will work together on a display made completely by novice gardeners, containing delicious edibles which support and attract wildlife. Tying in with the myths and legends theme, the garden will feature a castle and peasant’s cottage made from upcycled pallets and rubbish.

Other features will include giant wicker bug sculptures, the ever-popular schools’ wheelbarrow competition, demonstrations and live workshops, bushcraft and live animals.

Continuing the ongoing success of the RHS Greening Grey Britain campaign, visitors will be encouraged to ‘Take a Walk on the Wild Side’ – learning how to transform their grey areas into a green paradise for all sorts of insects and animals, and help halt the current decline of Britain’s wildlife. There will also be a whole host of wildlife-themed children’s activities including den building, tree climbing, a children’s trail, seedbomb making and bug-hotel workshops.

Nurseries from across the UK can be found in the Floral Marquees and Plant Village with displays bursting with fresh planting ides for the year ahead.

The Museum of Wales will also be at the show with a ‘Welsh Wood and Woodlands’ display, telling the story of the diversity of Welsh woodlands, both historically and today. The museum holds huge collections of plant fossils that are hundreds of millions years old, and will be giving visitors the opportunity to try their hand at fossil hunting.

Last year’s RHS Flower Show Cardiff was a record breaker with more than 26,000 visitors descending on Bute Park to see it transformed into a floral celebration of Roald Dahl during his centenary year.

Speaking about this year’s event, show manager Rose Gore-Browne said: “We’re really excited about this year’s show and are busy gearing up for another fantastic event for the city. Last year’s show – with its Dahl-inspired themes – proved such a hit, and we wanted to come back with something equally as impressive to wow showgoers. The Welsh Myths and Legends theme is certainly set to create some really imaginative show stoppers.

“There really will be something for everyone and, with even more exciting plans to be announced very soon, watch this space.”

For more information or to buy advance tickets for the RHS Flower Show Cardiff visit www.rhs.org.uk/cardiff.