Ninfield plant sale
The village hall car park was close to full well before the hall's official opening time. In a first-come-first-served world, it was the early birds who secured the best plants and the best bargains.
Ninfield Horticultural Society's annual plant sale is one of the best money-spinners in its calendar. Members donate to the cause their home-grown pot plants, their seedlings and whatever else is surplus to requirements in garden, potting shed and greenhouse.
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Hide AdThe result is enthusiast-grown healthy plants at realistic prices.
Tomatoes vied with cacti and succulents for the attention of sharp-eyed buyers.
Trays of cabbage seedlings were ranged near potted lavender plants.
For society show secretary Rose Franks it was pure heaven.
By lunch-time when the laden tables had been stripped as effectively as a plague of locusts, Rose was able to report that the sale had raised 201 towards society funds - principally the cost of staging the summer show on August 18.