My husband gave me a cold frame which I'd wanted for a long time. It's only aluminium and polycarbonate (it needed to be lightweight in case it has to be moved to cut the hedge behind but it will save me potential mishaps with Heath Robinson type bits of glass at various angles.
We had to assemble it in our lounge as weather so foul last week, instructions said 15 mins but two and a half hours later (and lots of swearing!!), we successfully carried it up to the top of the garden and it's now full of very cosy plants.
My best gardening presents were a gardening voucher from my husband which I will have fun spending in the spring inthe local garden centre he knows that I am a plantaholic and prefer this to jewellery I also love a lherb garden for the kitchen window with parsley basil and chive seeds which are already growing Thanks to my sons girlfriend.
My presents consisted mostly of National garden vouchers. Not very exciting, but when l head off to the garden centre(s) later this year, as l spend them l think of the person who gave them to me
Vouchers can be far more rewarding to the recipient than receiving a present that is never used - pushed to the back of the drawer for a while and then sneakily taken to the charity shop or passed on as a present to a great aunt or uncle, I think we have all done this at some time .....
Being practical I suggested to my daughter I needed a replacement plant arch. The old one was £9 in a cheap shop, one of the legs had collapsed and it was propped up by some canes and gaffer tape. What with the the beast from the east and a horrible cough, I had never got round to it. We finally got it put up about two weeks ago. My two Graham Thomas roses can now get going again.
I had a late Christmas due to being in Australia until March, so I had lots of sun for Christmas. My second Christmas in March brought me a wax hat and a pair of gardening clogs and ankle wellies for our usual wet weather. I have had quite a bit of use of them all so far this year.
I love practical presents and you have all made good use of your gifts - rather than being pushed to the back of a drawer or up in the loft - never to be seen again!
A beautiful new bird bath, I have three around the garden. And an apron that has pockets to hold my gardening tools, as I go around deadheading and the like.
I had some vouchers that I bought a sneeboer long handled thin trowel that I thought would be good for getting dandelions out. It bent. I now have three bent trowels. Does anyone make a strong trowel that can cope with clay?
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My husband gave me a cold frame which I'd wanted for a long time. It's only aluminium and polycarbonate (it needed to be lightweight in case it has to be moved to cut the hedge behind but it will save me potential mishaps with Heath Robinson type bits of glass at various angles.
We had to assemble it in our lounge as weather so foul last week, instructions said 15 mins but two and a half hours later (and lots of swearing!!), we successfully carried it up to the top of the garden and it's now full of very cosy plants.
My best gardening presents were a gardening voucher from my husband which I will have fun spending in the spring inthe local garden centre he knows that I am a plantaholic and prefer this to jewellery I also love a lherb garden for the kitchen window with parsley basil and chive seeds which are already growing Thanks to my sons girlfriend.
My presents consisted mostly of National garden vouchers. Not very exciting, but when l head off to the garden centre(s) later this year, as l spend them l think of the person who gave them to me
Vouchers can be far more rewarding to the recipient than receiving a present that is never used - pushed to the back of the drawer for a while and then sneakily taken to the charity shop or passed on as a present to a great aunt or uncle, I think we have all done this at some time .....
What with the the beast from the east and a horrible cough, I had never got round to it.
We finally got it put up about two weeks ago. My two Graham Thomas roses can now get going again.
'You must have some bread with it me duck!'