Some of the posters on the Beeb boards met up at Harlow Carr one year and it went very well. I have met up with others at RHS shows and we still chat privately.
I dare say you could organise regional meets in a suitable public garden. It can be good to put faces to names.
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)."
I thought you'd been here longer than that, Dove. I think I joined last autumn. I've met one person from this forum and 3 from the other forum I do. Liked them all. Living in France though means can't just do it, have to fit it in in visits to England. Perhaps, one day, we may go to Southwold to show my OH part of my childhood memories. We go to Eastbourne because of family and next year we are going to Shropshire.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
OH's family came from Sheffield, but he doesn't have memories of there because they moved. I'd love to see your garden though, punkdoc, but I don't know if we'll ever be your way. What about another photo in the meantime? Even if it's not recent. You sent a lovely one when you joined.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
OH has pointed out to me that I started on here when we moved here, which is just over two years ago - my how time fles .... I used to be on the BBC messageboard, but only very occasionally.
Well, making plans for next year already .... but that's just what gardeners do isn't it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Every forum has a churn. Ideally you have a mix of very experienced, experienced. middling and newbies. I have not detected any animosity here, sure we may have different POV but that is healthy.
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Me too! I'm in your neck of the woods and would enjoy a meet up Dove
Can't strive though so need to have good bus/rail links!!
Hi Beano, welcome
In the sticks near Peterborough
Some of the posters on the Beeb boards met up at Harlow Carr one year and it went very well. I have met up with others at RHS shows and we still chat privately.
I dare say you could organise regional meets in a suitable public garden. It can be good to put faces to names.
Panda, not a problem - Chelmsford and Norwich are connected - then I can pick you up and take you - if it's up this way
I've not been to Mannington Hall for years and years, and their tea rooms and cakes are famous http://www.manningtongardens.co.uk/Wolterton_and_Mannington_Estate/Mannington_Gardens.html
but it's too early to make plans for where and when, however if people think about it and come up with suggestions nearer the time .....
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I thought you'd been here longer than that, Dove. I think I joined last autumn. I've met one person from this forum and 3 from the other forum I do. Liked them all. Living in France though means can't just do it, have to fit it in in visits to England. Perhaps, one day, we may go to Southwold to show my OH part of my childhood memories. We go to Eastbourne because of family and next year we are going to Shropshire.
Id certainly be up for something around Sheffield/eastmidlands/ derbyshire way
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
OH's family came from Sheffield, but he doesn't have memories of there because they moved. I'd love to see your garden though, punkdoc, but I don't know if we'll ever be your way. What about another photo in the meantime? Even if it's not recent. You sent a lovely one when you joined.
That place looks nice Dove. A definate for next year
OH has pointed out to me that I started on here when we moved here, which is just over two years ago - my how time fles .... I used to be on the BBC messageboard, but only very occasionally.
Well, making plans for next year already .... but that's just what gardeners do isn't it
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Every forum has a churn. Ideally you have a mix of very experienced, experienced. middling and newbies. I have not detected any animosity here, sure we may have different POV but that is healthy.