And so, in tribute to our green-fingered instincts, here we take a look back at the 1996 and 1997 editions of the Chorley and District Gardening Society Flower Show
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Cacti judge, John Henshaw, proprietor of Croston Cactus, studies one of the entries at the Chorley and District Gardening Society
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Chairman of the Chorley and District Gardening Society, Donald West proudly displays the Gardening Club Trophy which the society won at the Royal Lancashire Show for gaining the most points for their stall
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Showing off her basket display which won her first in flower arranging and best in show, at the Royal Lancashire Show, Astley Park, Chorley, is Vikkie Openshaw
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Ten year old Abigail Saunt of Rotherwick Avenue, Chorley, with some of the cut flowers on show