THE Queen of gardening Charlie Dimmock was impressed with Holker Garden Festival on her first visit to the prestigious South Cumbria event.
The popular celebrity gardener was a hit with the crowds that she met around the showground and during her talks in the Kitchen Garden Roadshow Theatre at the festival today. (Saturday)
Speaking to the Evening Mail the down to earth gardening expert said:
"I've never been to Holker. I can see why people are drawn here, it is just so beautiful, it's relaxed and very chilled."
The star who shot to fame on the BBC's Ground Force was particularly keen to look around the stunning gardens of Holker Hall which she had seen photographs of.
She said: "It's beautiful the formal and then the informal woodland areas, I'm looking forward to seeing that."
Holker Garden Festival continues tomorrow (Sunday) which is the final day of the event.
*See more about what Charlie Dimmock said about the Holker exhibits, her gardening tips and remembering when she visited Walney with Ground Force, in Monday's Evening Mail and nwemail.co.uk
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