Alisdair and Helena, thanks for the compliment both. As the organizer of the 2009 AGM in Cyprus I didn't feel that our garden was of a sufficiently high standard to be included on the itinerary, apart from the fact that it would have been difficult to fit it into any of the routes taken to other venues. I feel that our garden is rather unconventional compared to what others expect when they visit it. It doesn't fit into any particular type or style, it isn't all tidy with neatly laid out paths and beds of disciplined plants, all colour matched. We experiment with plants and their growing conditions, a lot of things are self sown and as long as they are reasonably behaved they are allowed to remain in situ. Any sign of bullying or taking up more than their fair share of space and they're evicted.
I do apologise for not having invited anyone around on one of the free evenings, however, and can only plead that it was driven out of my head by having to ensure that the following day's programme was in place and all ready to go.
