Frank, You have some very interesting tales to tell and I'll bet there are more to come. I have read your poem, another talent !
I have just polished off a not so small full english. My friend says I need feeding up. Don't think I'll be eating all day after that.
Glyn ? Serbia ? Tell me more.
Maybe Geoff is tip - toeing round the tulips.
Still raining here, I am having gardening withdrawal symtoms. I am reduced to washing pebbles from the outside pots. Sorry to ask, but these begonia tubers - how do I store them ? I was thinking wrapping them in newspaper and maybe putting them in garage. Thanks.
Kate, they only had a few flowers on them and the foliage was turning yellow ( both baskets ) . Can't work out why they didn't last very long as they were fed and watered but they did get a bit of a bashing when we had the bad winds last month and some of the stems got damaged . I decided to give up on them and re-plant. I'll do that with the tubers and hope for better luck next year.
Have you got any flowers or buds on your cobaea ? There are none on mine but they are still growing like triffids.
Jean I am useless at baskets I have grown mine in containers this year.
My cobaeas are not looking great, I saw some in flower at Wisley on Monday and should have asked a member of staff the secret, MD has never mentioned his.
My reply would be start eating venison or build a Ha-ha that is what the big house owners did so they could keep their views. My son and DIL will be landing in Canada in a few hours near Calgary, can you supply some good weather.
Thank you--I am quite devastated , as the deer have wiped out many perennials I have been carrying grey water to for the last month-as well as most of my sedums. I have repaired the fence [they were getting in underneath], but don't know if any plants, like my Bloodgood and Coral barked maples, and my Cotinus, will come back--must wait til spring.
Frank, tell your rellies that if they don't like the weather in Calgary, wait 15 minutes. Here we are praying for rain---but there is none in the forecast.
As for eating venison--I wish, but the neigbours are too close to start blasting away, much as I'd like to.There are too many deer on this island, and no natural predators. But hunting season starts soon!
2600 miles later- team GP returned home last night just after10
Had a lovely time in France the splat-nav got us to all destinations with no major traumas
Spent a lot of time around and in the pool ,read a lot,slept a lot,went into Spain a couple of times mostly warm and sunny though there were a few windy days and we did have a rainy day as well but some days it was in the high 30's so on the whole- all good.
I am now a suitable very bronzed shade.
Have decided that driving on the Paris Ring-Road at 8.30 on a Monday morning is not a good idea-not for the faint -hearted
The roads in Belgium could do with some resurfacing,the service areas need some toilets,bushes- are not meant for weeing on.
Holland is very expensive at over 1.88 euro for a litre of petrol and where we have Poundworld they have the 5 euro shop ??
Amsterdam reeks of cannabis and ladies in a state of undress in windows-my gast was truly flabberred
I now need an update on the goings on please-started to read but as you get older the attention span .........................
Geoff welcome back, everybody has been coming and going on holibobs, I can barely keep up myself. Sounds like you had fun, dog and chickens pleased to see you? I think everyone who drives abroad is nuts
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Frank, You have some very interesting tales to tell and I'll bet there are more to come. I have read your poem, another talent !
I have just polished off a not so small full english. My friend says I need feeding up. Don't think I'll be eating all day after that.
Glyn ? Serbia ? Tell me more.
Maybe Geoff is tip - toeing round the tulips.
Still raining here, I am having gardening withdrawal symtoms. I am reduced to washing pebbles from the outside pots. Sorry to ask, but these begonia tubers - how do I store them ? I was thinking wrapping them in newspaper and maybe putting them in garage. Thanks.
Jean that was how I was planning on saving my begonia tubers, mine are still in full flower, have yours given up?
Now I want a full english
Kate, they only had a few flowers on them and the foliage was turning yellow ( both baskets ) . Can't work out why they didn't last very long as they were fed and watered but they did get a bit of a bashing when we had the bad winds last month and some of the stems got damaged . I decided to give up on them and re-plant. I'll do that with the tubers and hope for better luck next year.
Have you got any flowers or buds on your cobaea ? There are none on mine
but they are still growing like triffids.
Jean I am useless at baskets
I have grown mine in containers this year.
My cobaeas are not looking great, I saw some in flower at Wisley on Monday and should have asked a member of staff the secret, MD has never mentioned his.
Pottiepam--I am discouraged by no replies.
My reply would be start eating venison or build a Ha-ha that is what the big house owners did so they could keep their views.
My son and DIL will be landing in Canada in a few hours near Calgary, can you supply some good weather.
Frank.
Inka, I'm so sorry. I don't always reply but I love to hear about your life in such a beautiful place.
Thank you--I am quite devastated , as the deer have wiped out many perennials I have been carrying grey water to for the last month-as well as most of my sedums. I have repaired the fence [they were getting in underneath], but don't know if any plants, like my Bloodgood and Coral barked maples, and my Cotinus, will come back--must wait til spring.
Frank, tell your rellies that if they don't like the weather in Calgary, wait 15 minutes. Here we are praying for rain---but there is none in the forecast.
As for eating venison--I wish, but the neigbours are too close to start blasting away, much as I'd like to.There are too many deer on this island, and no natural predators. But hunting season starts soon!
Bonjour et hello hello to all mays amees
2600 miles later- team GP returned home last night just after10
Had a lovely time in France the splat-nav got us to all destinations with no major traumas
Spent a lot of time around and in the pool ,read a lot,slept a lot,went into Spain a couple of times mostly warm and sunny though there were a few windy days and we did have a rainy day as well but some days it was in the high 30's so on the whole- all good.
I am now a suitable very bronzed shade.
Have decided that driving on the Paris Ring-Road at 8.30 on a Monday morning is not a good idea-not for the faint -hearted
The roads in Belgium could do with some resurfacing,the service areas need some toilets,bushes- are not meant for weeing on.
Holland is very expensive at over 1.88 euro for a litre of petrol and where we have Poundworld they have the 5 euro shop ??
Amsterdam reeks of cannabis and ladies in a state of undress in windows-my gast was truly flabberred
I now need an update on the goings on please-started to read but as you get older the attention span .........................
Geoff welcome back, everybody has been coming and going on holibobs, I can barely keep up myself. Sounds like you had fun, dog and chickens pleased to see you? I think everyone who drives abroad is nuts