Fallout

SnowdropsHaving just looked through the blogs, I notice that there has been a varied response to last Mondays masterplan crit. Some have chosen to ignore (or at least not report) the experience while others have been openly critical. Others don't seem to have recovered from Christmas yet (there are one or two dead blogs out there) and yet others have responded in positive and poetic ways. Take a look at Jackie Edwards' version of IF. Rudyard Kipling should be giggling in his grave.

What I'm particularly pleased about is that there are a core of bloggers, mainly Garden Designers, who are regularly looking at other peoples blogs and making useful and supportive comments. Well done you lot - we have the beginnings of an online community.

Chin up everyone, the Snowdrops are out!

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