1:48pm Wednesday 30th September 2009
By Annie Riddle
NINE splendid scarecrows moved into a Salisbury garden centre as part of a weekend-long harvest festival celebration.
They were made by children from Harnham Infant School for a competition, and Country Gardens manager Stuart Blight had the tricky task of choosing the best.
The centre, in Netherhampton Road, was a hive of activity, with stalls full of goodies from the Britford Farm Shop and Wilton W.I.
Salisbury Riding for the Disabled manned a charity coffee shop, and Wiltshire College Lackham gave a floristry display.
C & O Tractors displayed garden machinery and a tractor. An inflatable slide proved popular with children, as did barn owls and a stoat brought along from Wiltshire Wildlife Rescue’s Windmill Farm centre.
“The weekend was a great success,” said Mr Blight, “and with luck we’ll do it again.”
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