Mrs Garden, don't get me wrong, I do have sleepless nights but now it's through worrying and too much going on in my brain, but I have learned to manage it. I never sleep for more than 5 hours at a time though but I usually get straight back to sleep and don't have to worry about settling a little one My boys are 15 and 12 (almost 13) by the way Being in the garden helps loads with sleep...or lack of!!
Also Mrs Garden, I just noticed another comment, garden knowledge, what garden knowledge? LOL I'm just muddling along from info on here so can join you in that envy ....... I need more knowledge
Oh, so much envy Was this your idea, Tracey. Think so. By the way, the boxer, S&G playing now!
Verdun, you took this on? We're all jealous of your garden, you rotten b****r!
Can't answer all I've seen so far, but in effort to catch up:- I got a GH for free Sept 2012 from my friends' Dad, 6x8, and he gave me new bolts and glass to replace what he broke taking down, all for free. So, I have a GH. I have a med to large garden with 2 sheds, a kids play area, good-sized, irregular shaped borders, 5 raised beds of 8x4' each, made from scaffolding boards.), a patio area, coldframe, and decent-sized lawn for play (although it gets smaller every yr!) Very stony soil, a pain in backside when digging, but has made paths in fruitcage, and has probably enabled many plants to survive our wet winters. I have also stolen the boys' 8x4 sandpit, made from old sleepers, and added 3 plastic 2x2 rat cage bottoms given by a friend, and the boys already had old shell-shaped sandpits as gardens.
All o my garden gets full sun all summer, except the patio area next to conservatory, which is in deep shade,(North facing).
My envy?
Knowledge, Imagination, gut instinct, experience, an ability to plan, Time, a little more money. More shade for some plants, less wind (the wind is really bad), a different aspect to plant more climbers without cutting the sun I really need. Less need for sun.(not for plants, for me, My Dad is half caste African, and I seem to need more sun than him or any plant!) Somewhere to plant a peach or nectarine, Someone physical to talk through my plans, who is interested enough, and strong enough to talk me into, or out of ideas.
My ex once applied to one of those gardening programmes on the telly to have a makeover. I would have loved the stay in a hotel to keep me out of the way, but I know I would have hated anything they did to my garden without my explicit instructions!.
But I wouldn't care if they painted inside my house sky blue pink with a finny addy border!
So, I think my greatest envy would be the Knowledge, experience and artistic flair to mix the plants that I love into a beautiful, scented, wildlife friendly and useful garden. Another greenhouse wouldn't go amiss, either And 3 more coldframes!
Oh, I forgot compost envy! Can never make enough or get all I need to make it, then have to decide where best to use it. Our council doesn't sell the stuff they make back to us!Add to my garden 2 pallet heaps and 1 'dalek'.
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Ha ha Mike
No more 'b' word, promise 
I'm glad I'm not the only one with greenhouse envy
I have 'space' envy, I don't exactly want 'rolling acres', but a few more sq. metres would be great
Envy here- all those lucky people who have native primrose - can never find them and don't seem to take.
I have an offer today of some seedlings- so folks fingers crossed
Also envious of KEF cos her brugmansia is showing new growth before mine.
Envious of all the garden knowledge you all have.
There is a lot of greenhouse envy
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I envy those with vision for their garden. I want lots of space for all the plants I love, but need a plan
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Tracey - I know what you mean.
Mrs Garden, don't get me wrong, I do have sleepless nights but now it's through worrying and too much going on in my brain, but I have learned to manage it. I never sleep for more than 5 hours at a time though but I usually get straight back to sleep and don't have to worry about settling a little one
My boys are 15 and 12 (almost 13) by the way 
Being in the garden helps loads with sleep...or lack of!!
Also Mrs Garden, I just noticed another comment, garden knowledge, what garden knowledge? LOL
I'm just muddling along from info on here so can join you in that envy ....... I need more knowledge 
Oh, so much envy
Was this your idea, Tracey. Think so. By the way, the boxer, S&G playing now!
Verdun, you took this on? We're all jealous of your garden, you rotten b****r!
Can't answer all I've seen so far, but in effort to catch up:- I got a GH for free Sept 2012 from my friends' Dad, 6x8, and he gave me new bolts and glass to replace what he broke taking down, all for free. So, I have a GH. I have a med to large garden with 2 sheds, a kids play area, good-sized, irregular shaped borders, 5 raised beds of 8x4' each, made from scaffolding boards.), a patio area, coldframe, and decent-sized lawn for play (although it gets smaller every yr!) Very stony soil, a pain in backside when digging, but has made paths in fruitcage, and has probably enabled many plants to survive our wet winters. I have also stolen the boys' 8x4 sandpit, made from old sleepers, and added 3 plastic 2x2 rat cage bottoms given by a friend, and the boys already had old shell-shaped sandpits as gardens.
All o my garden gets full sun all summer, except the patio area next to conservatory, which is in deep shade,(North facing).
My envy?
Knowledge, Imagination, gut instinct, experience, an ability to plan, Time, a little more money. More shade for some plants, less wind (the wind is really bad), a different aspect to plant more climbers without cutting the sun I really need. Less need for sun.(not for plants, for me, My Dad is half caste African, and I seem to need more sun than him or any plant!
) Somewhere to plant a peach or nectarine, Someone physical to talk through my plans, who is interested enough, and strong enough to talk me into, or out of ideas.
My ex once applied to one of those gardening programmes on the telly to have a makeover. I would have loved the stay in a hotel to keep me out of the way, but I know I would have hated anything they did to my garden without my explicit instructions!.
But I wouldn't care if they painted inside my house sky blue pink with a finny addy border!
So, I think my greatest envy would be the Knowledge, experience and artistic flair to mix the plants that I love into a beautiful, scented, wildlife friendly and useful garden. Another greenhouse wouldn't go amiss, either
And 3 more coldframes!
Oh, I forgot compost envy! Can never make enough or get all I need to make it, then have to decide where best to use it. Our council doesn't sell the stuff they make back to us!Add to my garden 2 pallet heaps and 1 'dalek'.