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Curmudgeons' Corner 3. I blame it on the scapegoatšŸ

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Clematis and roses intertwined look wonderful until they get knocked off the fence by rain. There's no untangling them. Ive attached the roses back to the fence temporarily. The clematis will have to fight its way out because I daren't do any more in case I snap them.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    I bought a new additional hosepipe yesterday - it hasn't stopped raining ever since.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    OH is wearing my cervical collar round his thigh! Why? he has a groin/thigh problem and can hardly walk. He thought this would help until he can get a proper thigh supportĀ Ā  :#
  • josusa47josusa47 Posts: 3,530
    DyersEnd said:
    Another thing, why is there bindweed in the soil where I planted a new clematis last Autumn? I know there wasn't anything nasty in thereĀ  :'(
    Bindweed can travel long distances underground and pop up where you least expect it.Ā  I feel your pain.

    Are you sure it's not legal to shoot pheasants on your own land?Ā  A friend of mine who has a large country garden is plagued by rabbits, and rabbit pie is often on the domestic menu.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2019
    Pheasants are only in season 1 0ct to 31 Jan Shooting them at any other time youā€™re liable to a hefty fine or, in some cases, imprisonment.

    Rabbits can be shot all year round (as long as you have a licence) as they are classed as vermin.

    Personally Iā€™d rather get an experienced warrener with ferrets to deal with rabbits in the garden.Ā 

    Ā 

    Gardening in Central NorfolkĀ on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Don't get too attached to the rabbits as that haemorrhage disease is spreading quickly.

    Also why is haemorrhage so hard to spell? It's like one of those Gaelic place names that's pronounced totally differently to how it's spelt.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    Some good news. I ordered a greenhouse today so from now onwards it is going to be perpetually mild and sunny. Actually, I am not taking delivery until November giving the landscaper 4 months to sort the foundations, so from November onwards weā€™ll know nothing but benign weather.
    Rutland, England
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Landscaping,foundations + weather. An interesting combination
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    We went into London both days this weekend for the open garden squares weekend, actually a lot more than "squares" are open.Ā  After criticising other people blindly following their Phone aps to get around we came back across another garden we had just been to & realised we could have taken a much more direct route between the two than we did, we justified our route though, as we were able to buy lunch on the way, had we followed the phone ap like others we would not have passed any shops.
    AB Still learning

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Always buy your lunch away from the main roads in London, but check the Scores on the Doors first.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
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