A green-fingered Sidford resident recorded a video of her garden, which has been aired by a TV show, after being chosen from a pot of 6,500 clips submitted by viewers.
Lucy Wheeler was watching Gardeners’ World when Monty invited viewers to send in a two-minute video of their gardens and a bit about it, to show others helpful tips.
The Wheelers’ video went live on the Gardeners’ World Facebook page and after three hours had more than 13,000 views.
Lucy said: “At the time I thought it would be fun so I asked my reluctant teenagers to help.
“I thought of two topics to mention, firstly digging a small pot into the ground next to your tomato plant to use as a water reservoir, and secondly putting banana peel under roses to help feed the plant as it contains potassium.
“I set up the camera and then I roped my daughter Jessy into recording and zooming the shots.
“We had quite a laugh with mistakes and fun with our dog Skipper.
“Then my son Luke kindly edited all the clips Jessy and I had taken.”
The family sent in the two-minute video on May 28 and heard back from a horticultural researcher on the show, on Tuesday, June 16.
Lucy said: “The programme called me and told me that out of six and a half thousand clips six have been chosen.”
Three clips will be aired on Friday, June 19, and three will be shown on social media this week.
She added: “I wanted to share this with the community of Sidmouth as we live in Sidford and I wanted to thank Luke, Jessy and Skipper - the star of the show - for their help to do something different and have a laugh in this difficult time for all of us.”
Visit www.facebook.com/groups/109537659188472 to see the video.
Keep up to date with the latest news and goings on in your area by visiting the Sidmouth Herald Facebook page or website at www.sidmouthherald.co.uk.
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here