Morning all. Must get out into garden today, sun is shining. Haven't had a frost yet so can't really get on with the autumn clear up. I don't clear it all up though, leave some for wild life and winter protection.
We have a Lidl, Dove, otherwise I might have asked for one of those fat bars of chocolate covered marzipan
What a lot of tomatoes, David. Had to clear all mine away. Blight outside, whitefly in GH. Never had whitefly before. Usually pick last tomato in December.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
While I'm thinking about my salvias, can I pick someone's brains - I've a couple of Salvia gregii in the front border - one's Icing Sugar and the other's a violet-purple one, have it's name somewhere. I keep reading different things - some say hardy in UK - others say not so hardy. They're in the front garden and we're near the bottom of a slope which can be a bit of a frost hollow - should I heap some mulch over them, when they do eventually stop flowering?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Depressing for some Forkers with good weather to read how other Forkers are basking in sunshine. Lovely here today and I am meeting up with my ex-banking colleagues to natter and catch up. Hope you get good weather soon Fairy and Verdun.
Been very good this morning and done all my chores (mostly) before going on laptop. One of those 'chores' was making a Mary Berry Apple cake so thought only right & proper to test it with morning coffee before setting off into garden. Think might be my best yet (did have a disaster first time, oven was on wrong setting and once squeezed in too many apples, a bit squidgy).
Couldn't sleep last night, woke up around 2 am worrying about companion planting for roses and 'thugs' in the garden, in the end got up and googled stuff. Now decided on geranium Rozanne and a very strict regime with some 'vigorous' ground cover.
Also found a lovely nursery, Claire Austin Irises, Peonies and Perennials, they have a white Dephinium I fancy and they ship to France too. Anyone any experience of using them?
Right, driveway border is on the agenda and just need to finish off bed from yesterday.
Catch up later, have a good day all.
“Coffee. Garden. Coffee. Does a good morning need anything else?” —Betsy Cañas Garmon
Dove, I don't know how cold it gets in East Anglia, but here in Dordogne I've never managed to keep one through the winter in a flower bed. We usually have several -10°s in the winter though, except for last winter. When I've had them they've flowered right up to the frosts.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Completely off topic but I used to be a Robbie Williams fan. What on earth is he thinking. Congrats to his wife anyway. It's always lovely to welcome a baby into the world but shouldn't be there for the world to see.. Q. Am I getting old?
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Morning all
Sunny but bit chilly this morning. The leaves have a real autumn glow this morning, really beautiful.
Lily Pily, just set the satnav for the cabin, you'll find the way
Will be out in the garden today, will try to cut the grass if not too wet. And a bit of a tidy up.
Hope you all have a good day work or play. Take care TTFN x
morning forkers
is that cornish for hello Verdun???
im off now before i get into trouble
, gym today....booooo! see ya later 
Morning all. Must get out into garden today, sun is shining. Haven't had a frost yet so can't really get on with the autumn clear up. I don't clear it all up though, leave some for wild life and winter protection.
We have a Lidl, Dove, otherwise I might have asked for one of those fat bars of chocolate covered marzipan
What a lot of tomatoes, David. Had to clear all mine away. Blight outside, whitefly in GH. Never had whitefly before. Usually pick last tomato in December.
While I'm thinking about my salvias, can I pick someone's brains - I've a couple of Salvia gregii in the front border - one's Icing Sugar and the other's a violet-purple one, have it's name somewhere. I keep reading different things - some say hardy in UK - others say not so hardy. They're in the front garden and we're near the bottom of a slope which can be a bit of a frost hollow - should I heap some mulch over them, when they do eventually stop flowering?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Won't be going out till this clears, simply revolting out there.
young dog refuses to go out
A A Milne
Depressing for some Forkers with good weather to read how other Forkers are basking in sunshine. Lovely here today and I am meeting up with my ex-banking colleagues to natter and catch up. Hope you get good weather soon Fairy and Verdun.
Big yellow thing in the sky, just had coffee outside in a tee shirt.
Have a lovely day, I am going to move some plants that I thought looked out of place this year.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Good morning,
Been very good this morning and done all my chores (mostly) before going on laptop. One of those 'chores' was making a Mary Berry Apple cake so thought only right & proper to test it with morning coffee before setting off into garden. Think might be my best yet (did have a disaster first time, oven was on wrong setting and once squeezed in too many apples, a bit squidgy).
Couldn't sleep last night, woke up around 2 am worrying about companion planting for roses and 'thugs' in the garden, in the end got up and googled stuff. Now decided on geranium Rozanne and a very strict regime with some 'vigorous' ground cover.
Also found a lovely nursery, Claire Austin Irises, Peonies and Perennials, they have a white Dephinium I fancy and they ship to France too. Anyone any experience of using them?
Right, driveway border is on the agenda and just need to finish off bed from yesterday.
Catch up later, have a good day all.
Dove, I don't know how cold it gets in East Anglia, but here in Dordogne I've never managed to keep one through the winter in a flower bed. We usually have several -10°s in the winter though, except for last winter. When I've had them they've flowered right up to the frosts.
Completely off topic but I used to be a Robbie Williams fan. What on earth is he thinking. Congrats to his wife anyway
. It's always lovely to welcome a baby into the world but shouldn't be there for the world to see.
. Q. Am I getting old?