A very special visit to our garden. July 18th, 2008.

Bravo, It looked like a big success !!

Well done Grenville and Alan. Any more people and you'd have to get a bigger garden!

excellent, im sure ye really enjoyed the day, has your interview already been broadcast on bbc?

Hi Irish, - yes it was broadcast lunchtime and this evening on local B.B.C T.V and radio. The phone has been ringing busily this evening as well with folks enquiring about the garden.
Phew- It will be feet up for a nice cuppa soon !!

well you certainly deserve that cupa Grenville and im sure Alan does too

hey guys i googled bbc bristol and i am reading about your day now

Brilliant - Thanks Irish. We must see it as well!

WOW! Well done, both, you did it - and so well! You must be exhausted now. So glad it went off as you'd hoped. You both scrub up well - like the haircut, Grenville. ;-) Were you expecting the media? I'm going to look at BBC Bristol now - must see it all!!!!.... Later...Good interview, shame they got the size of the garden wrong!

Hi Spritz. We received phone calls this morning informing us that B.B.C television would be arriving early afternoon to do a live broadcast from the garden, and the radio arranged to do a live interview link via my moble phone and with The Lord Mayor's mobile, so it was all very exciting but there was no time to really think about a rehearsal as such. It was a wonderful day, and everything went exactly to plan. Phew....we are going to put our feet up now!

I just googled <BBC AND Bristol AND garden> and my attention was diverted by the headline "Mystery surrounds the discovery of a dead dolphin in the garden of two sailors in Dorset who live half a mile from the sea"

"Mr Harvey, 23, said: "I woke up, looked out of my window and saw what appeared to be a dolphin in the garden."

Now, we've had cats, dogs, ducks, frogs, toads, hedgehogs, deer, possoms and goodness knows what else. But anyone else ever come across a dolphin in their garden?!

Edit - found the correct article now - what a busy day you had - hope you're putting your feet up now :-)

You both must be so proud Grenville, TV, Radio and the lord Mayor, And all because of something you love doing, Now thats what i call MAGIC...Love Dee...

O Grenville/Alan What a fantastic day u must of had :D Bet youl be over the moon 4 Months&months 2 come ?Years even ;) What a Experience Phew! You`v got a Beautiful Home2 go with your Beautiful Garden ,Many Best Wishes 4 many many more Good/Happy times :)XXX

What a great day for you, congratulations!! Not only talented gardeners but someone is obviously a bit handy in the kitchen - what a great looking spread :o)

sid i never saw that article about the dolphin lol

Well done you two. A very exiting day.

Very pleased to hear that the day went so well, looks like the rain had the decency to stay away too.

Many congratulations to the 'Mafia' boys .Not sure how you accomodated everyone that visited can just imagine the cables and wires that must have been trailing around your home and garden.That your front room ? Wow no wonder Lady Mayoress looks so at home !

Bonkers how very nice to hear from you! You appear to have been very quiet lately. Do I detect a subversive plot being hatched?
On a serious note yes there were T.V camera cables trailing over part of the house at one stage, but it was fun. The photos are of our dining room.
All best wishes,
Grenville and Alan.