Matty, can't grow primroses here either. Shallow limestone. Primroses prefer less alkali, more moisture, but cowslips grow very well here. Cowslips grow well in the Cotswolds and I think this bit of Dordogne is more like the Cotswolds.
I envy people who can plant roses where they like without the deer eating them.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Anyone whose greenhouse is already up and running. Anyone who can get a mini-digger round the back of their property without access problems. Anyone who can get a hardy trachelospermum (which is thick will lovely healthy leaves) to bleeping well flower. Anyone with a decent sized daphne. Anyone with a swimming pool or a hot tub in the garden. Anyone who doesn't have moles and rats (although we DON'T have mole-rats). Anyone with a ride-on lawnmower. Anyone with a fruit cage. Anyone who doesn't have longstanding thistle roots and couch grass roots sending up weeds through everything they grow. Anyone who is allowed to stick up a polytunnel. Anyone who wasn't stupid enough to grow brassica seedlings, only to find they dry up, cos central heating is too much for them (wasted effort there!) Still, lots of seeds left over. Anyone whose bees make enough honey to justify nicking some, rather than subsidizing them over the winter with sugar syrup and fondant icing. (Feeling like a one-way relationship) But mostly..... ANYONE who has ever grown meconopsis from seed. Did the whole fridge thing, got the seedlings up, but they always flunked. My dad never cracked that one either. If anyone's done it, let us know how! Boasting about.... Unlimited space. Good climate. Stream at bottom of garden plus slope to prevent floods (but you'd all laugh if you saw what this means in actuality!) Snowdrops weeks ago - daffs, primulas, crocuses, irises now and tulips storming forwards. Chilli and tomato plants thriving. Potatoes in. Unlimited supply of mature from round the corner ('free horse poo, PYO' the sign goes, so I just head round with a few gardening buckets.) Just lost 1 stone 4lb. That's about it I think. xx
Some of your 'southern' heatwave would be nice right now. Had to double up on pegs on the washing in case I had to hunt for daughter's school uniform down the next road...
It's just a tad windy here and it ain't an overly warm one!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ha ha fairy, that was me yesterday when the wind kept blowing the towels off, had 4 pegs on each in the end. Got all my washing dry today which leads me to a new envy.....anyone that has their ironing done for them Anyway, it will have to wait for tonight, things to sow/plant!!
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GJ, I think I may have posted something on the Forkers thread which was verdun's inspiration
Today I'm envious of all the sun the south and south west are going to get......it's still grey here but the sun is trying to peep through
"Also of those who have a stream at the bottom of their gardens."
Ohh, me too, but preferably at the bottom of a sloping garden!
I can boast one of them - and yes, luckily, very steep slope and very small stream
Matty, can't grow primroses here either. Shallow limestone. Primroses prefer less alkali, more moisture, but cowslips grow very well here. Cowslips grow well in the Cotswolds and I think this bit of Dordogne is more like the Cotswolds.
I envy people who can plant roses where they like without the deer eating them.
Yippee, my snowdrops have just arrived.....
Not an envy as such, just something I would like........more hours in the day please
Jealous of.....
Anyone whose greenhouse is already up and running. Anyone who can get a mini-digger round the back of their property without access problems. Anyone who can get a hardy trachelospermum (which is thick will lovely healthy leaves) to bleeping well flower. Anyone with a decent sized daphne. Anyone with a swimming pool or a hot tub in the garden. Anyone who doesn't have moles and rats (although we DON'T have mole-rats). Anyone with a ride-on lawnmower. Anyone with a fruit cage. Anyone who doesn't have longstanding thistle roots and couch grass roots sending up weeds through everything they grow. Anyone who is allowed to stick up a polytunnel. Anyone who wasn't stupid enough to grow brassica seedlings, only to find they dry up, cos central heating is too much for them (wasted effort there!) Still, lots of seeds left over. Anyone whose bees make enough honey to justify nicking some, rather than subsidizing them over the winter with sugar syrup and fondant icing. (Feeling like a one-way relationship) But mostly..... ANYONE who has ever grown meconopsis from seed. Did the whole fridge thing, got the seedlings up, but they always flunked. My dad never cracked that one either. If anyone's done it, let us know how! Boasting about.... Unlimited space. Good climate. Stream at bottom of garden plus slope to prevent floods (but you'd all laugh if you saw what this means in actuality!) Snowdrops weeks ago - daffs, primulas, crocuses, irises now and tulips storming forwards. Chilli and tomato plants thriving. Potatoes in. Unlimited supply of mature from round the corner ('free horse poo, PYO' the sign goes, so I just head round with a few gardening buckets.) Just lost 1 stone 4lb. That's about it I think. xxSome of your 'southern' heatwave would be nice right now. Had to double up on pegs on the washing in case I had to hunt for daughter's school uniform down the next road...
It's just a tad windy here and it ain't an overly warm one!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ha ha fairy, that was me yesterday when the wind kept blowing the towels off, had 4 pegs on each in the end. Got all my washing dry today which leads me to a new envy.....anyone that has their ironing done for them
Anyway, it will have to wait for tonight, things to sow/plant!! 