COMPOST... Last year I made 3 large darlek like containers, 2 metre square home made compost bins and 25 compost bags of home made compost, enough to cover my third -to half acre garden with enough left for bean trench and veg patch.
I was told off last year for bragging and told that it wasnt a race or some such words, I just make good compost and get a lot of material to do it with.
I am envious of anyone who can get the plastic greenhouses to stay put in the wind.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Mike, until this last year, I have to admit I could take or leave them.Mine were 20 year old, spread around a bit, in a shady place that nothing much else grows, and tend to be ignored. However, the new breeding lines coming along in the last 20 years have changed them out of all recognition. Look at the photos on Ashwood nurseries site.
Then if you can, go visit the nursery. The actual plants are better than the photos show. The big polytunnel full is mind blowing. I'm now digging out the old ones and replacing with new improved versions. I hope to grow some nice seedlings on using the Ashwood plants as parents. Some of them look like dahlias except they flower in winter and less trouble.
My envy is for people who can make decisions - I'm really struggling to work out whether this garden can cope with a wildlife pond, and if so where it will go
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Ditto Chicky
I have plant identification envy, but am learning! Thanks to the forum I managed to successfully identify something in my parents garden 
I have envy of anyone with a 'real' greenhouse.
I am envious of Fidget's garden! Very nice, even in winter!
I have 9 baby hellebores that should be ready to plant out next year . . . and some of them are doubles . . anyone want to be envious of me?
That should do it Mike. Good job you've got the tin helmet.
I do like hellebores but there are many very popular plants that I really can't love. Heucheras for a start.
In the sticks near Peterborough
COMPOST... Last year I made 3 large darlek like containers, 2 metre square home made compost bins and 25 compost bags of home made compost, enough to cover my third -to half acre garden with enough left for bean trench and veg patch.
I was told off last year for bragging and told that it wasnt a race or some such words, I just make good compost and get a lot of material to do it with.
I am envious of anyone who can get the plastic greenhouses to stay put in the wind.
Mike, until this last year, I have to admit I could take or leave them.Mine were 20 year old, spread around a bit, in a shady place that nothing much else grows, and tend to be ignored. However, the new breeding lines coming along in the last 20 years have changed them out of all recognition. Look at the photos on Ashwood nurseries site.
http://www.ashwoodnurseries.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=140
Then if you can, go visit the nursery. The actual plants are better than the photos show. The big polytunnel full is mind blowing. I'm now digging out the old ones and replacing with new improved versions. I hope to grow some nice seedlings on using the Ashwood plants as parents. Some of them look like dahlias except they flower in winter and less trouble.
I have greenhouse, hellebore and snowdrop envy, also full sun and big garden and if anyone has a smoke bush Cotinus coggygria I am green with envy.
Woohoo! Lyn, my plastic green house has never shifted
Had to replace the cover though
Lidl have mini polytunnel type greenhouses at £40. cheaper than replacing the cover. Use the old frame as staging.
Planted three Hellebores in suitable shady corner 30 years ago and still waiting
for flowers - should I give up ?? Envy, is driving me to agree with Mike Allen.
All hope is withered !
We do have heaps of snowdrops, primroses and euphorbia,all in flower, and
Ashleigh2 we have a Cotinus coggyria. Boasting can sometimes be good -
Discuss.
I have UK garden equipment and plant choice envy!
Can't get half of what you can here!And greenhouse envy 1) can't afford one, 2) no room to put one!
My envy is for people who can make decisions - I'm really struggling to work out whether this garden can cope with a wildlife pond, and if so where it will go
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.