The hanging gardens of Bristol! Grandfather fills 200 baskets with 2,000 plants in a stunning display to rival the Chelsea Flower Show
- Shaun Schroeder, 57, spends up to three hours each evening tending to flowers
- Demolition supervisor plants the collection over one week in May
With more than 2,000 plants beautifully in full bloom, it’s a display to rival Chelsea Flower Show.
But this colourful garden in Bristol is all the work of one man – grandfather Shaun Schroeder, who spends up to three hours every evening tending 200 hanging baskets.
The demolition supervisor, 57, frequently receives compliments from passers-by.
He plants everything in one week in May, so it all blooms at the same time around late July. He then spends all summer maintaining the display, removing every slug and snail by hand in moonlight raids.
And the work doesn’t stop when summer ends because you’ll find him preparing cuttings for the next year.
Grandfather Shaun Schroeder has over 2000 flowers in 200 baskets in his garden in Bristol
Mr Schroeder spends up to three hours each evening tending to his plants
He plants the whole lot in a week in May each year and maintains them throughout the summer
He says that he originally planted 199 baskets but added an extra one to take it up to a round 200
Mr Schroeder said: ‘This year the 200 hanging baskets are looking tip-top.
I actually planted 199 to start with but as soon as I counted them, I had to plant one more to make the round figure. The rain this summer has done wonders for the lawn, it’s as green as can be.’
In 2020 Mr Schroeder had around 1,000 plants and 100 hanging baskets, and he has upped his numbers every year since then.
This year saw him top his personal records, with more than 2,000 petunias, begonias, fuchsias, calibrachoas, impatiens, geraniums, lobelias and verbena.
This year saw Mr Schroeder top his personal records, with more than 2,000 petunias, begonias, fuchsias, calibrachoas, impatiens, geraniums, lobelias and verbena.
When he gets home from work he spends two to three hours planting, tending, dead-heading and watering, as well as all his time on weekends.
He added: ‘The older I get, the harder work it is to keep on top of everything, but it’s such a lovely job.
‘It de-stresses me getting out in the garden after a hard day at work, even if just to look at it. But it’s not just for me, I do it so everyone else can enjoy it too.’
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