A Busy Show Season at G's Lane
It has been a busy time of year here at G's Lane. Show season always brings a wild change to our usual routine. As the Visual Arts Steward for the Esk Show, I spend the week before the show taking entries for my section, along with months of preparation leading up to the event.
This year was extra special because 2026 was the first year I entered the Horticulture section myself. I am very pleased to announce that we took home first prize for the flower arrangement in any container category!
I spotted the teapot we used at our local op shop and immediately knew it would make the perfect container. For a while, I wasn't sure we would have enough flowers to create an arrangement. I had two open Australia Ruby proteas and one that was still tightly closed, although it looked so close to blooming. I decided to harvest it anyway, and by the following morning it had opened just enough for me to happily include it in the arrangement.
We are certainly not professional florists, but we are creative people. Our arrangements may not meet every florist's standard, but they do meet our standard of being wild, natural, and beautiful.
One of the most rewarding parts of this experience has been seeing the number of flowers in our garden steadily increase. It's wonderful to have enough blooms to create arrangements from flowers we have grown ourselves, and we look forward to seeing what future show seasons will bring.
Thank you to everyone who supports G's Lane and follows along on our gardening adventures.
