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Yikes !! Back to school .

sam bevingtonsam bevington Posts: 130
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    True, have you something else to say about it or was that it😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    My sentiments exactly Sam.  😷
    Utah, USA.
  • sam bevingtonsam bevington Posts: 130
    Doh! Fat fingers!! I meant to post that during my  furlough I've had plenty of time for reflection on where life is heading. The garden's never looked so good, albeit I've only made it to the first acre! Facing redundancy, I have decided to do something about my passion for gardening and enrolled on a RHS garden design course. We hope to move to the Dordogne next year and I thought it prudent to have a qualification if I hope to work in that area out there. The course material arrived yesterday - hence Yikes, back to school 👨‍🎓🤯 It recommends taking a tour of your garden, noting your favourite plants, trouble is I've forgotten what some of them are! I will go and take some pics so you lot can enlighten me! Definition of a shrub????
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Well done you, I know someone in the Dordogne that would love your gardening services 😀
    My definition of a shrub, PITA, gets bigger very year, needs severe pruning,  blooms for 2 weeks of the year then green for the next 50 weeks and takes up a big space.  Somehow I don’t think this is the answer they’re looking for. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    How much research have you done into what's involved in moving to France after Brexit?  Visa?  Proof of income?

    I expect the Dordogne has a huge pool of Brits with 2nd homes there and who will be limited, from next year, to visits of 90 days out of 180 and so looking for garden maintenance.

    Good luck with your change of profession wherever you end up.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • SamBevingtonSamBevington Posts: 134
    What's this?

    And this?
    And this?

    I've recorded these in my garden diary - lesson learnt!  Just having a 'long drink' in Hootie's paddling pool before going in my new bed this afternoon.  Mind you it's so scorchio I might just have a long G & T..............


    @ Obelixx - we were hoping to stay with friends near Issigeac (she has a shop there) this month but that's on hold for obvious reasons.  We both will have pensions (we're not that old!) and OH is a cabinet maker so I'm told his services will be in demand!

    Sam Bevington - don't know what's happened to my user name?  Off to sit in the sun!
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    You’ve got two accounts on the go Sam, must have registered again? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Look into it some more and get official advice and info, not just what locals are saying.

    If you get moved in before December 31st you should be OK but if you leave it later there will be administrative hoops to go through and proof of income and a business plan will be amongst those.   
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Hi Sam, you might be better off starting a new thread for your plant id requests,  but l will give it a shot.
    First photo Continus coggygryia (sp ?) aka Smoke Bush
    Second one is some kind of Angel pelargonium and the third is Linaria aka Toadflax.
    Those are my answers anyway  :)
  • sam bevingtonsam bevington Posts: 130
    Thank you! The Toadflax is my favourite,  it's been beautiful since June either side of the gate into the gin palace x
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