Mornin All, Glad Pa is OK Dove, it sounds like he's the one that's been on the mystery tour.
I dont really like Yellow or Red flowers in the summer but spring and autumn without them is just plain wrong. I moved a lot this summer and need to work out where I can put a couple of extra Autumn plants. I have a lovely helenium in the organge/yellow bit of the garden and a nice dark pink plant in the pink/blue bit that's just going over. I'd like a couple of copper coloured plants that aren't chrysanths. I'll have a browse for next year. I'm also looking for something pinky purple to grow through some gyp in summer/autumn it used to have an orange geum there but I moved it.
One year old grandaughter has now been joined by six year old grandaughter and both are pretty poorly. SIL stayed home to help this morning and Firstborn is coming home after lunch. They are both teachers so it's not as if they can book a few days holiday to look after them. I'm up to my neck in calpol, nurofen, piriton and calamine lotion. Nanna 2 takes over tomorrow and I get to home for a couple of days break.
With a bit of luck I will be able to get my seeds planted.
I've just arranged for son to pick me up in an hour or so and cart me off to Suffolk for a couple of days so you lot will just have to manage without me somehow
Can you remind OH to feed Hefty and water the runner beans and squash if it stays dry?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Spent the morning shifting rotted manure from the pile by the summer paddock field shelter to the pile at the end of the flower garden. 2 garden trailer loads, but that is 10 - 12 wheelbarrow loads. Lots more to do, 3 - 4 years worth, crumbly and black. The farmer cleans out the shelter yearly with his tractor. Shoulders ache. Would have done twice that 10 years ago. During the winter it will be used for mulching the flower beds, probably full of weed seeds, as usual.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Have had an email from the gardens open to public man. He now has a co-ordinator for Dordogne and is hoping to visit with him in 2 weeks. The garden will look more awful by then
The new "Open Gardens" scheme in France, for charity, seems to be gaining momentum.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Welcome back, I'm a fairly newbie but I'm sure some of the others will remember you and say Hi. Can't help on the print size it depends on what you are typing on. I'm sure you will soon reinstate your bookmarks etc and get back on track.
Hello Matty. Matty is an old friend, thanks to gardening forums, we've been to each others houses when on holiday.
I'm not very techie, but on the bottom right of my screen is a little magnifying glass with a % sign. I've enlarged print on the screen to 115% by clicking on it's arrow.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
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Thats good news,Dove.
Mornin All, Glad Pa is OK Dove, it sounds like he's the one that's been on the mystery tour.
I dont really like Yellow or Red flowers in the summer but spring and autumn without them is just plain wrong. I moved a lot this summer and need to work out where I can put a couple of extra Autumn plants. I have a lovely helenium in the organge/yellow bit of the garden and a nice dark pink plant in the pink/blue bit that's just going over. I'd like a couple of copper coloured plants that aren't chrysanths. I'll have a browse for next year. I'm also looking for something pinky purple to grow through some gyp in summer/autumn it used to have an orange geum there but I moved it.
One year old grandaughter has now been joined by six year old grandaughter and both are pretty poorly. SIL stayed home to help this morning and Firstborn is coming home after lunch. They are both teachers so it's not as if they can book a few days holiday to look after them. I'm up to my neck in calpol, nurofen, piriton and calamine lotion. Nanna 2 takes over tomorrow and I get to home for a couple of days break.
With a bit of luck I will be able to get my seeds planted.
I've just arranged for son to pick me up in an hour or so and cart me off to Suffolk for a couple of days so you lot will just have to manage without me somehow
Can you remind OH to feed Hefty and water the runner beans and squash if it stays dry?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Glad Pa is OK Dove.
Fidget, can't get i player in France.
Spent the morning shifting rotted manure from the pile by the summer paddock field shelter to the pile at the end of the flower garden. 2 garden trailer loads, but that is 10 - 12 wheelbarrow loads. Lots more to do, 3 - 4 years worth, crumbly and black. The farmer cleans out the shelter yearly with his tractor. Shoulders ache. Would have done twice that 10 years ago. During the winter it will be used for mulching the flower beds, probably full of weed seeds, as usual.
Have had an email from the gardens open to public man. He now has a co-ordinator for Dordogne and is hoping to visit with him in 2 weeks. The garden will look more awful by then
The new "Open Gardens" scheme in France, for charity, seems to be gaining momentum.
Hello (she says tentatively)
Not been here for a long time, though have looked in and answered on some threads
Decided .to say Hi as I have just had a right performance forum.getting back onto the Forum. so decided to make it worthwhile.
I have had to find everything (it was saved )e hard disc cleared , a new system put on and am now trying to find everything.
I seem to have lost my bookmarked nurseries etc
And am finding this print very hard to read - anyone know how to enlarge it??
Love that 'card' Star Gaze Lily - just about sums up how I feel
Hi Matty
good to see you - which operating system have you got?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Matty,
Welcome back, I'm a fairly newbie but I'm sure some of the others will remember you and say Hi. Can't help on the print size it depends on what you are typing on. I'm sure you will soon reinstate your bookmarks etc and get back on track.
Hello Matty. Matty is an old friend, thanks to gardening forums, we've been to each others houses when on holiday.
I'm not very techie, but on the bottom right of my screen is a little magnifying glass with a % sign. I've enlarged print on the screen to 115% by clicking on it's arrow.
Welcome back , Matty.