Beaus - I'll let ours know; maybe the looser can hitchhike and move into your garden for some peace and quiet. They ignored us completely we could walk right up to them they were so intent on their huffing. Best start work on my hog boxes!
Please can I have some quietness Fairy?! I kid you not its starting to feel like a low budget soap opera here with teenagers hiding pregnancies, taxi drivers coming through doors... I just want to get my emails done and have time to pee!
Good morning all, a little cloudy so the welcome rain we had recently will be better able to slake the thirst of my garden.
Hi Bill, in particular, I know exactly how you feel , having been there myself this year. I have a garden which is quite large and maintenance heavy. Some of my beds are getting away from me and the longer I stood staring at them the worse they got. My solution is a bit radical in that I have dug out 3 of them completely. One I have turned into a terrace ( my name for a posh patio!) . It was getting more weedy as the flowers were losing their flower power. 2 other beds I will now replant with a new colour scheme. I lacked the necessary motivation to spend hours on my knees trying to clear out the rubbish only to be left with old flowers that probably had had their day. Faced with a new "clean sheet" I am up and at it again, enjoying myself. And I enjoy a day's digging. Very satisfying as you can see the benefit. Then the trip to the GC to choose some new babies.. I did have some help with some of this, I admit but I have done much of it myself. The end result is a newly motivated and happy gardener with some beds which will be easier to look after from here on.... I hope!
Also as I now don't grow lilies any longer I don't see any beetles. Not difficult as they don't do that well for me anyway.
Bill good to see you posting, those blinking red devils are hard to stop unless you sit on guard or use chemicals. Wish there was something I could do to help with the weeding but Canada is a bit too far to pop around and help. How about involving some younger folks and have a weeding party? Seriously, you take care and pop in and have a "chat" from time to time
Liri glad to hear that baby will get seen earlier, but 3 weeks is a long wait, hugs.
Clari, how about giving Beaus Mum one of your hogs
Wonder if OL will have news for us today
Me thinks Lesley should be back off jollies soon, wonder if she's taken any pics of Greek gardens.
Have a great day everyone and thoughts are with the workers
Was going to son No 2 today to help sort his garden for baby's Baptism party on Sunday, but it's pouring. I've made lunch so we'll go then. Have to take a couple of extra foam mattresses anyway for guests. May have to help with garden tomorrow instead.
Beaus mum did you want to know how to upload Google images? We used to do it quite a bit well over a year ago, but then there was some question about copyright, so I don't know how it is now.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I either use pics that are on the internet as freely available to be copied, or try to check on the website to see whether they are copyrighted or not - I try to stick to ones that aren't - I may sometimes get it wrong but I do try not to
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Morning all, lovely sunny morning.
Panda still in your pocket, take care. Hope today goes well.
Off to see friend today, so see you all later.
Have a lovely day everyone take care.
TTFN xx
Beaus - I'll let ours know; maybe the looser can hitchhike and move into your garden for some peace and quiet. They ignored us completely we could walk right up to them they were so intent on their huffing. Best start work on my hog boxes!
Please can I have some quietness Fairy?! I kid you not its starting to feel like a low budget soap opera here with teenagers hiding pregnancies, taxi drivers coming through doors... I just want to get my emails done and have time to pee!
Have a lovely day Lily
Great idea, please point him in the direction of south bucks
Hopefully you'll have a quieter day today clari and time for posting on here too as well as peeing
Good morning all, a little cloudy so the welcome rain we had recently will be better able to slake the thirst of my garden.
Hi Bill, in particular, I know exactly how you feel , having been there myself this year. I have a garden which is quite large and maintenance heavy. Some of my beds are getting away from me and the longer I stood staring at them the worse they got. My solution is a bit radical in that I have dug out 3 of them completely. One I have turned into a terrace ( my name for a posh patio!
) . It was getting more weedy as the flowers were losing their flower power. 2 other beds I will now replant with a new colour scheme. I lacked the necessary motivation to spend hours on my knees trying to clear out the rubbish only to be left with old flowers that probably had had their day. Faced with a new "clean sheet" I am up and at it again, enjoying myself. And I enjoy a day's digging. Very satisfying as you can see the benefit. Then the trip to the GC to choose some new babies.
. I did have some help with some of this, I admit but I have done much of it myself. The end result is a newly motivated and happy gardener with some beds which will be easier to look after from here on.... I hope!
Also as I now don't grow lilies any longer I don't see any beetles. Not difficult as they don't do that well for me anyway.
Good morning all
Bill good to see you posting, those blinking red devils are hard to stop unless you sit on guard or use chemicals. Wish there was something I could do to help with the weeding but Canada is a bit too far to pop around and help.
How about involving some younger folks and have a weeding party? Seriously, you take care and pop in and have a "chat" from time to time 
Liri glad to hear that baby will get seen earlier, but 3 weeks is a long wait, hugs.
Clari, how about giving Beaus Mum one of your hogs
Wonder if OL will have news for us today
Me thinks Lesley should be back off jollies soon, wonder if she's taken any pics of Greek gardens.
Have a great day everyone and thoughts are with the workers
Morning all.
Was going to son No 2 today to help sort his garden for baby's Baptism party on Sunday, but it's pouring. I've made lunch so we'll go then. Have to take a couple of extra foam mattresses anyway for guests. May have to help with garden tomorrow instead.
Beaus mum did you want to know how to upload Google images? We used to do it quite a bit well over a year ago, but then there was some question about copyright, so I don't know how it is now.
I either use pics that are on the internet as freely available to be copied, or try to check on the website to see whether they are copyrighted or not - I try to stick to ones that aren't - I may sometimes get it wrong but I do try not to
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
good morning again to the late raisers today
its lovely and sunny and been out to rescue thirsty pots
what a shame Busy about the rain
I don't think I can copy google pics as cant upload photos either on my ipad 
Just on first coffee of the morning, first cup of tea was earlier
hoping to have a little go in the garden before the nieces arrive!