Liriodendron: "I'm just wondering if Lyuba Spasova (the OP) is not in fact living in the UK. It's hard to imagine anyone living here could be unaware of the decline in house sparrows.."
I have already expressed the view that it would be extremely helpful on this gardening forum if, next to each member's pseudo & avatar appeared their location. This feature is implemented in at least one (French) gardening forum of which I am a member. Each member's "location" could be as vague or as precise as the member decides, in order to preserve privacy. The advantage of the feature would be to avoid longish speculations and to make the other members' answers more related to the actual climate/geographical zone, etc.
Lyuba probably used the incorrect wording in her explanation it easily happens .I. think she is worried about her hedge .but as others have explained the inner of the hedge sees no light . What Lyuba does have is a free cleansing programme of aphid treatment. She will be spared losing her hedge to an Apid infestation! And the colony of healthy birds. ( your doing your bit for the RSPB!!!)
Our terracotta pan tile roof is home to a great many sparrows it's very noisy and I admit that the birds do a lot of damage.but in turn they give a great amount of joy.as lodgers in my roof they not only share with me all of the nesting season mess but the daily comings and goings.. grandchildren are fascinated its such a learning curve too .
I have already expressed the view that it would be extremely helpful on this gardening forum if, next to each member's pseudo & avatar appeared their location. This feature is implemented in at least one (French) gardening forum of which I am a member. Each member's "location" could be as vague or as precise as the member decides, in order to preserve privacy. The advantage of the feature would be to avoid longish speculations and to make the other members' answers more related to the actual climate/geographical zone, etc.
The option is there PJ and it's easily accessible even if it doesn't appear with each post ... you and I have chosen to use it ... some people choose not to ... that's their choice.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I could round up a few hundred if anyone wants them, they obviously have migrated further south to Devon, the noise of them is deafening sometimes, I love them.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Papi Jo, it's quite interesting doing the detective work sometimes, to guess where a poster is based. Sometimes the name gives a clue (as with this post), the fluency of the question, a photograph which doesn't look quite British, or some wording (eg "dirt" and "yard" for "soil" and "garden", with an American poster). And if you get a post arriving at 3am, it's either from an insomniac or a foreigner in a different time zone.
But I agree, if someone wants specific information, it's really helpful if they can give their location.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
Aye Philippa Zomerzet, Wurzels, (turnips to us northerners) Farms and Somerset Light Infantry who were often sent to make up numbers with the Durham L I. Cecil Sharp and folk music, but then you have Glastonbury enough to frighten the Spuggies as we call them away for ever. Lyuba got the answer to her question which was more about the brown innards of her trees. This board is getting quite an international reading with people adding to it and the interest this can cause. Being a pianist I also learned a lot of the Somerset Folk Tunes from the SLI lads, this is a small Island when you think about it.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Liriodendron: "I'm just wondering if Lyuba Spasova (the OP) is not in fact living in the UK. It's hard to imagine anyone living here could be unaware of the decline in house sparrows.."
I have already expressed the view that it would be extremely helpful on this gardening forum if, next to each member's pseudo & avatar appeared their location. This feature is implemented in at least one (French) gardening forum of which I am a member. Each member's "location" could be as vague or as precise as the member decides, in order to preserve privacy. The advantage of the feature would be to avoid longish speculations and to make the other members' answers more related to the actual climate/geographical zone, etc.
Lyuba probably used the incorrect wording in her explanation it easily happens .I. think she is worried about her hedge .but as others have explained the inner of the hedge sees no light . What Lyuba does have is a free cleansing programme of aphid treatment. She will be spared losing her hedge to an Apid infestation! And the colony of healthy birds. ( your doing your bit for the RSPB!!!)
Our terracotta pan tile roof is home to a great many sparrows it's very noisy and I admit that the birds do a lot of damage.but in turn they give a great amount of joy.as lodgers in my roof they not only share with me all of the nesting season mess but the daily comings and goings.. grandchildren are fascinated its such a learning curve too .
. I wouldn't change it for anything.!
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The option is there PJ and it's easily accessible even if it doesn't appear with each post ... you and I have chosen to use it ... some people choose not to ... that's their choice.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I could round up a few hundred if anyone wants them, they obviously have migrated further south to Devon, the noise of them is deafening sometimes, I love them.
I agree.
Papi Jo, it's quite interesting doing the detective work sometimes, to guess where a poster is based. Sometimes the name gives a clue (as with this post), the fluency of the question, a photograph which doesn't look quite British, or some wording (eg "dirt" and "yard" for "soil" and "garden", with an American poster). And if you get a post arriving at 3am, it's either from an insomniac or a foreigner in a different time zone.
But I agree, if someone wants specific information, it's really helpful if they can give their location.
I'm so glad Lyuba is happy with her sparrows.
Aye Philippa Zomerzet, Wurzels, (turnips to us northerners) Farms and Somerset Light Infantry who were often sent to make up numbers with the Durham L I. Cecil Sharp and folk music, but then you have Glastonbury enough to frighten the Spuggies as we call them away for ever. Lyuba got the answer to her question which was more about the brown innards of her trees. This board is getting quite an international reading with people adding to it and the interest this can cause. Being a pianist I also learned a lot of the Somerset Folk Tunes from the SLI lads, this is a small Island when you think about it.
Frank.
Frank, in west of Scotland, sparrows are speugs not unlike your spuggies.