Floral Guernsey judges toured the parish as part of last week’s judging, taking in the Sunday club at St Saviour’s Church, learning about famous graves, and understanding more about seaweed at La Catioroc.
‘We had a great time with the judges,’ said Liz Pirouet-Douglas of Floral St Saviour’s. ‘We started at Bruce Russell’s and they met him and had a chat and Julia Henney spoke about why we shouldn’t always plant wildflowers.’
The judges were told about the folklore of Guernsey, the role of community service in the outdoor areas at the community centre, and how the island manages its water from Guernsey Water.
‘We worked really hard at St Apolline’s Chapel based on the feedback from the judges last year,’ said Mrs Pirouet-Douglas.
‘When we arrived this year, Rae [Beckwith, one of the judges] said: “Wow I can see you’ve worked hard here”.’
She added that over the past few weeks it had been difficult trying to keep up with the heatwave, and some water was used from one of a boreholes of one of the parish’s volunteers.
There are perennials in areas around the parish, but the volunteer group may have to look at more drought-resistant plants if weather trends seen this summer continues.
All of the groups who took part this year will find out the results in September and who will represent the Bailiwick in the UK next year.
Mrs Pirouet-Douglas wished Alderney luck in its judging for Britain in Bloom next month, where the island is representing the Bailiwick.
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