Dear Jane and Steve
Thank you so much for supporting our girls, including the visit by you both and the hospitality you afforded them and to Helene at Malvern.  I went on Sunday with my elderly parents on a coach, and though we felt "battered &amp; bruised " by the 35-40k crowds (it gets up to 90k visitors over the 4 days) and the miles we trecked with my parents, we had a great time. There is so much more to report on this event including why I may not support the snobs of that field; the girls can report.  Anyway, what can be happier than a w/end away with elderly parents/children/g'parents/parents to see the fantastic result. To have 80k people asking about your garden (as a novice) and both girls to be inyerviewed on the Big Screen by Jo Swift (though...I can tell you more about the  down-outright snobbery and fear displayed by the so-called-protectionists of the BBC garderners experts).  It was good to see so many friends to see visit (including a surprise 5-act visit from Tessa's friends and so many friends who made the effort and have bought (with strangers) so much from the garden at the mad rush 4pm dig-up-and-sell!!!
Girls will now be there for another week to decommission the garden,
H &amp; I are so proud...any further news must come through the blog by them.
Hope you "three" are getting on well,
I was with my mum and dad this morning ( and all w/end) so happily crying that after extensive tests  my dad has been cleared of bowel cancer...what is the relevance to this post is, simply, he was in my care for the last 3 days away with him and I could tell it was affecting his enjoyment of the RHS show 24 mths ahead of his results.
Take care, I am sure the girls will update/bore you with their Silver Medal result

You have been and remain great supporters to the girls, to me esp, and to H.
Love
P,H, Gardeners Silver Winners at RHS Malvern, C&amp;T
x Paul etc