2009 Orchard in Bloom Display

The Award Winners are back....

Orchard in Bloom Garden Show
May 1, 2, 3, 2009

This year the layout reaches new heights - a second level has been added! Design Chief Jeff Carter came up with a railroad that includes both a mountain and an operating water feature. All in a railroad that will be set up and removed in 7 days! Now, what is your excuse for not having your railroad running yet?

The BIG NEWS - We won the "Peoples Choice" award for Micro Gardens for the second year in a row!

Here's how you do it: 
Monday, April 27, 2009 - Lay down plastic sheets, mountain forms and mulch. Here is Jeff checking the engineering drawings -
David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Then Jeff adds some mulch to the mountain. That is the lake on top - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

....and, at the end of day one, the basics are laid -

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Friday, May 1, 2009 - Show Time! After too many hours spent in the rain, our Micro Garden is ready for visitors.

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

The mulch is soggy and some flowers are droopy, but overall, it is lookin' good - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Jeff and Bud get setup for the opening crowd - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

The trains are running, David's in the mountain branch and Bud's on the mainline - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Wet track and ballast dust are not kind to the 0-4-0 or to the sound system on the Mogul - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

But with some judicious cleaning, both are up and running -

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Bud works the crowd - 

David Palmeter Photo - May 2009

Other than being jerky and blurry, here is a great video of the display -