David, I'm a Liverpool fan too, and would love to see Stevie G achieve the premiership before he retires - bet he's kicking himself. Fishy, I have never admired Everton as much as I have this season - they have been very impressive at times, and we would love to see them in Europe. Someone on my Facebook talked about the 'dead hand of Chelsea' and I think that pretty much sums things up...! I do think though that Liverpool are going places, and if they get into Europe this season, that is something that the fans would have been very happy with at the start of the year, together with the fact that Man Utd won't be there (I'll get my tin hat!)
Oh no hard feelings at all David - he's been a legend really. My hubby used to live on Maine Road, opposite the old ground, so we have quite warm feelings towards the blue side of the city (went to Manchester University). The Etihad is quite a long way from there though. OL, we'd best dig a trench for ourselves and decorate with barbed wire (over which we could grow a clematis)
Don't you just love this forum? Here we are on a thread intended to discuss Gardeners' World and here we are putting the football world to rights......in the days of the BBC, we would have been deported for such off-topic behaviour.
Well, I for one loathe football since it became all about WAGs and outrageous payments for boys and men with two good feet but, in teh main, no brains or sense and I will resent every minute of TV time given over to it this summer, just as I resent losing GW to snooker on a bank holiday weekend where it would have been so much cleverer of the Beeb to give us an extra half hour instead of none at all.
Having said that, Monty and his box and yew hedge saga is a bit like watching paint dry when you don't even like the colour. Why, having discovered the sense of space and light he has gained by removing the sick box hedge from his grass borders does he then go and replant other beds with something so dark and dull and claustrophobic? I get big yew hedges for security or shelter or to divide spaces or even for topiary but not this little tiddly space control freakery chez Monty.
Loved the erythroniums but, as stated, they are expensive and probably out of the reach of most gardeners on a budget.
Once again, far too much time on shots of him pushing a wheelbarrow. Beechgrove uses the time available so much better and packs in variety and info. Thank heavens for that programme and its excellent presenters who work so well together.
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 have an Erythronium Pagoda - think I paid a fiver for it - just googled some - they're available at £4.45 online. Not as expensive as lots of other plants ........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, to combined the two topics......if my OH stays out until silly o'clock on Saturday celebrating us staying in the Championship, I am hoping to watch all the GW programmes i have recorded back to back and make notes
Well, to combined the two topics......if my OH stays out until silly o'clock on Saturday celebrating us staying in the Championship, I am hoping to watch all the GW programmes i have recorded back to back and make notes
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David, I'm a Liverpool fan too, and would love to see Stevie G achieve the premiership before he retires - bet he's kicking himself. Fishy, I have never admired Everton as much as I have this season - they have been very impressive at times, and we would love to see them in Europe. Someone on my Facebook talked about the 'dead hand of Chelsea' and I think that pretty much sums things up...! I do think though that Liverpool are going places, and if they get into Europe this season, that is something that the fans would have been very happy with at the start of the year, together with the fact that Man Utd won't be there (I'll get my tin hat!)
Thanks, BB....although I think it's prolly destined for Main Road...sniff!
PS. No hard feelings towards Stevie G.
Ha ha Busy Bee, I'll second that (and also get my tin hat
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Oh no hard feelings at all David - he's been a legend really. My hubby used to live on Maine Road, opposite the old ground, so we have quite warm feelings towards the blue side of the city (went to Manchester University). The Etihad is quite a long way from there though. OL, we'd best dig a trench for ourselves and decorate with barbed wire (over which we could grow a clematis
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Don't you just love this forum? Here we are on a thread intended to discuss Gardeners' World and here we are putting the football world to rights......in the days of the BBC, we would have been deported for such off-topic behaviour.
Well, I for one loathe football since it became all about WAGs and outrageous payments for boys and men with two good feet but, in teh main, no brains or sense and I will resent every minute of TV time given over to it this summer, just as I resent losing GW to snooker on a bank holiday weekend where it would have been so much cleverer of the Beeb to give us an extra half hour instead of none at all.
Having said that, Monty and his box and yew hedge saga is a bit like watching paint dry when you don't even like the colour. Why, having discovered the sense of space and light he has gained by removing the sick box hedge from his grass borders does he then go and replant other beds with something so dark and dull and claustrophobic? I get big yew hedges for security or shelter or to divide spaces or even for topiary but not this little tiddly space control freakery chez Monty.
Loved the erythroniums but, as stated, they are expensive and probably out of the reach of most gardeners on a budget.
Once again, far too much time on shots of him pushing a wheelbarrow. Beechgrove uses the time available so much better and packs in variety and info. Thank heavens for that programme and its excellent presenters who work so well together.
I have an Erythronium Pagoda - think I paid a fiver for it - just googled some - they're available at £4.45 online. Not as expensive as lots of other plants ........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Well, to combined the two topics......if my OH stays out until silly o'clock on Saturday celebrating us staying in the Championship, I am hoping to watch all the GW programmes i have recorded back to back and make notes
Poor old Monty.....he does no right.
Given you have about a hundred years ahead of yew, they do make rather a splendid hedge.
I took this pic of some belonging to Madge at her Sandringham pile.....attending an invitation to tea, of course.
Ah! The Seasiders.