Rosie - I wondered about getting a haulage company involved - Stobart's for instance? They're everywhere. Surely it would give them some great publicity. Don't know how it would work though.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lizzie, it isn't the moving of plants just a little further down south that we need. So far there are just mine and Fairy's to move, but if FG is willing to shift them to Kendal, moving to me for OH to take further is much better for her. My Man is going anyway. But we have no means of moving from Haydock (NW England) to Somerset levels or any other needy area. For me or Fairy, that could be an 800 or more round trip. Whilst I would love to do that, and take in some gardens on the way, I'm looking at a minimum of a day (24 hrs) with no nice stops, just one way with legal breaks (Ha). I would love to do it and have a break like that, it would be a hol for me, but I have my 2 small boys and no-one nr I could comfortably ask to have them. Dad got himself put on community service and a 2 yr ban on even approaching us, for domestic violence. My Dad and remaining family are all manchester area. The boys could not handle a journey like that with nothing for them at the end of it. Single Mum has some benefits, but NO freedom! f I could afford, I would arrange us a holiday and bring plants, but money won't even stretch to the fuel,just now. Wish I could do more. We need to sort that middle leg.If we could just get mine and FG plants from Haydock to Lizzie? Seeds are so easy. It cost me £6 to send them from one end of country to the other. But we can't courier that many plants.
Just had a thought. one of my good friends is a HGV driver, out of Cheshire. She has blonde hair to her knees and a bosom to die for. And she can reverse a 40ton artic better than any bloke, and service it, too. I'll ask her help, but it will depend who she works for now, as we usually just talk horses! Off to try now. get back to you allsoon, I hope!
Jeannie - if your friend was able to help - I can go to Cheshire if necessary. I'm a single mum too but my girls are older so it's no prob for me to do this over a weekend if necessary. My car's big enough to take a fair amount of plants.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sorry folks, my brother thinks I'm barmy and haven't considered the green issue/and cost of transport issue, so I'm afraid Kendal is a no go after all.
Lizzie, I can see his point of view, but the point of all this is not just to provide free plants to people who have been flooded, but to show them that gardeners all over the country have their interests at heart; that we empathise with them.
Yes Artjak, you and I and all the other gardeners know that but unfortunately he's not a gardener! Bit disappointed he won't do his little sister a favour but that's families for you!
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Yes Jeannie - I can do Kendal no problem.
Rosie - I wondered about getting a haulage company involved - Stobart's for instance? They're everywhere. Surely it would give them some great publicity. Don't know how it would work though.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Lizzie, it isn't the moving of plants just a little further down south that we need. So far there are just mine and Fairy's to move, but if FG is willing to shift them to Kendal, moving to me for OH to take further is much better for her. My Man is going anyway. But we have no means of moving from Haydock (NW England) to Somerset levels or any other needy area. For me or Fairy, that could be an 800 or more round trip. Whilst I would love to do that, and take in some gardens on the way, I'm looking at a minimum of a day (24 hrs) with no nice stops, just one way with legal breaks (Ha). I would love to do it and have a break like that, it would be a hol for me, but I have my 2 small boys and no-one nr I could comfortably ask to have them. Dad got himself put on community service and a 2 yr ban on even approaching us, for domestic violence. My Dad and remaining family are all manchester area. The boys could not handle a journey like that with nothing for them at the end of it. Single Mum has some benefits, but NO freedom! f I could afford, I would arrange us a holiday and bring plants, but money won't even stretch to the fuel,just now. Wish I could do more. We need to sort that middle leg.If we could just get mine and FG plants from Haydock to Lizzie? Seeds are so easy. It cost me £6 to send them from one end of country to the other. But we can't courier that many plants.
Just had a thought. one of my good friends is a HGV driver, out of Cheshire. She has blonde hair to her knees and a bosom to die for. And she can reverse a 40ton artic better than any bloke, and service it, too. I'll ask her help, but it will depend who she works for now, as we usually just talk horses! Off to try now. get back to you allsoon, I hope!
Jeannie - if your friend was able to help - I can go to Cheshire if necessary. I'm a single mum too but my girls are older so it's no prob for me to do this over a weekend if necessary. My car's big enough to take a fair amount of plants.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Rosie, I like your idea of getting a haulage firm involved.
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Sorry folks, my brother thinks I'm barmy and haven't considered the green issue/and cost of transport issue, so I'm afraid Kendal is a no go after all.
Lizzie, I can see his point of view, but the point of all this is not just to provide free plants to people who have been flooded, but to show them that gardeners all over the country have their interests at heart; that we empathise with them
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Yes Artjak, you and I and all the other gardeners know that but unfortunately he's not a gardener! Bit disappointed he won't do his little sister a favour but that's families for you!
No problem Lizzie - don't fall out with your brother over it! We'll find other solutions, I am ABSOLUTELY SURE!