Even with the rain the visitors came
This was the 6th Woodside Charity
Plant Sale organised by Jonathan Greenyer and friends, held in their front garden in the lovely village of Woodside near Ascot.
“The weather has been difficult, what with the torrential drought conditions, but nothing was going to get in the way
of us having a great day meeting lots of fellow gardening enthusiasts and once again raising a goodly sum of money for our
favourite local charity.”
“The sale of plants and home made jam raises
money for Sebastian's Action Trust, a fantastic charity that has built and runs a holiday home for children with life-threatening
illnesses. Last year the Plant Sale raised £865 and in 2012 it looks like the closing figure is £930.”
Once a Plant Sale is finished many a long day is spent in gardens and greenhouses
planting, potting-up and preparing things to sell. Without support all year round and particularly on the day from friends,
family, neighbours (and our local, the Duke of Edinburgh) it would be impossible to organise and run this enjoyable community
event. Jonathan’s daughter and granddaughters, Chloe 7 and Jaime 13, produced the 2012 fantastically creative,
large advertising boards to promote the event.
Once more a big, big thank you
to our friends at Hillier Wholesale, sister company of Hillier
Garden Centres, who have again donated a tremendous quantity
of top quality plants for the Plant Sale. Amazing support from such wonderfully generous people.
And finally we would like to thank Guy Moseley, of Leyton Smith & Moseley Estate Agents, for a much appreciated
sponsorship this year. Guy said “As a local independent company that is very much part of the community, we are
really pleased to be able support this great local event and help raise money for such a good cause”
Next year’s plant sale is on Saturday 4th May 2013
