Forget about April Fools day... This is for real! Word reaches Biglorryblog that truck salesman, Kenneth (Kenny) Moore of the Carlisle depot of Volvo Truck and Bus Centre North & Scotland casually informed his wife recently that he was going to the local Garden Centre. Naturally she was amazed and delighted at the news because Kenny is not a gardener at all, but - much to her dismay and the jubilation of his 'truck-mad' son, Joshua (10) - he returned home with an excellent new plant pot, as shown. Yes but is there any fuchsia in it asks Bigloryblog? (Ducking to avoid a flying flowerpot?)
Obviously, Kenny negotiated a good deal, although the Sales Assistant did a very good job in also selling him the Compost and Plants to go with the pot. It seems that link-selling is even making it into Garden Centres these days! Naturally Kenny was very happy with his purchase - that was, until Volvo's Product Manager, John Comer spotted the defect in the axle configuration... It seems you cannot get a Volvo VN in a 4x2 form. Trust JC eh... But maybe it can be used in 'Plant Higher' operations? Presumably they didn't have an Atkinson (herbaceous) 'Borderer'... Geddit?
I bought the Planter at the Pot place inbetween Carlisle and Penrith on the A6. 01768 885500