Yes Janet - what attracted us to Tiverton is the fact that it is lively with a lovely market and good communication links nearby. We've looked at several properties, some of which have a handkerchief for a garden - pretty useless so far as I'm concerned, especially when north-facing. But one or two come up to expectations, so I reckon we'll get there eventually. And keep fingers crossed for not too much rain! (One of the downsides of the south west, be it mid-Devon of West Somerset, is that it's on the rainy side of the country. But on the plus side, that's why it's so green and lush.)
The board techies told me that if you copy the etxt into Word or Notepad and then into the message the hypertext stuff disappears. Bit of a fag. Instead I am going to try cutting, followed by right clicking and choosing 'paste as plain text'. Here goes!
Cistus originate from dry, rocky parts of the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, and so are drought-tolerant and low maintanance. They produce masses of flowers in midsummer, but each lasts only one day. This is one of the hardiest, most compact Cistus and is justifiably popular, with its papery, white flowers with bright yellow centres that appear from June to July and wavy-margined, dark green leaves. Try it in a a large, patio container, in a gravel garden, or at the front of a sunny, mixed border. It does, however, require protection from harsh north or east winds.
A poetry thread - horticulturally based - sounds a good idea. D'you remember the Haiku thread on the beeb? Concentrated the mind wonderfully - and produced some wonderful poetry.
Geof, knew about the edit and tried it ended up as gobbledygook so I left it.
I was going to suggest a say it in verse thread for those who get poetic about their gardens, classic, Romantic, Idyllic or doggerel it matters not, the double spacings would make that none viable so give up.
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Blowing a gale and cold with occassional heavy down pour here in south west cornwall
Yes Janet - what attracted us to Tiverton is the fact that it is lively with a lovely market and good communication links nearby. We've looked at several properties, some of which have a handkerchief for a garden - pretty useless so far as I'm concerned, especially when north-facing. But one or two come up to expectations, so I reckon we'll get there eventually. And keep fingers crossed for not too much rain! (One of the downsides of the south west, be it mid-Devon of West Somerset, is that it's on the rainy side of the country. But on the plus side, that's why it's so green and lush.)
Started sunny here today, but clouding over and I expect rain soon - so what's new?
Inland South-East England: sunny and blue sky with occasional raincloud and loop-da-looping aeroplanes
Dry and sunny morning in Southampton-now the sky is a threatening black colour
Hooray! Cleared up this afternoon and lots of sunshine. Scouts & Guides had St. George's Day parade and kept dry (even if a bit chilly).
Frank,
The board techies told me that if you copy the etxt into Word or Notepad and then into the message the hypertext stuff disappears. Bit of a fag. Instead I am going to try cutting, followed by right clicking and choosing 'paste as plain text'. Here goes!
Cistus originate from dry, rocky parts of the Mediterranean and Canary Islands, and so are drought-tolerant and low maintanance. They produce masses of flowers in midsummer, but each lasts only one day. This is one of the hardiest, most compact Cistus and is justifiably popular, with its papery, white flowers with bright yellow centres that appear from June to July and wavy-margined, dark green leaves. Try it in a a large, patio container, in a gravel garden, or at the front of a sunny, mixed border. It does, however, require protection from harsh north or east winds.
It works. I copied that straight from an internet site.
A poetry thread - horticulturally based - sounds a good idea. D'you remember the Haiku thread on the beeb? Concentrated the mind wonderfully - and produced some wonderful poetry.
Frank
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