Im not far from you manic slughunter, down in Tarring village. Have been here 11 years and before that in west worthing near the goring road. Do you remember when the gardens in Findon were open once a year. Mum and i used to go and see them, loved them. Have you ever been to see the gardens in Ambrose Place? planning to go again this year, very inreresting. Wish it would stop raining
Hi Maud, we are close I do remember the gardens being open...seems a long time ago now..the village sadly is changing I haven't been to see the gardens in Ambrose Place, but i used to 'do' for a lady called Bubbles who lived there..can't remember her garden though:/ its been lovely here today; I was in the greenhouse having a good old sort out and tidy before I tackled the back flower beds...oh how my back aches tonight! I haven't used my nematodes yet and have to say I didn't unearth any slugs in the flower beds.......maybe I scared them all off after my tirade on them last week lol....
One way to get rid of them i guess, any ideas on mice? Im off to Steyning today for a lunch in the Cobblestone tearoom. Just ordered some more potting compost so i can get started with the seeds at the weekend. Not sure if i will get to the allotment, everything is so wet down there so i cant do much. I have a pond in the garden which is full of frogspawn so im hoping for some huge frogs to eat all the slugs. Have a good day all
I live in Jersey but originally from Manchester. I have been here almost 30 years. Just had the worst snow in 30 years right on my 65th birthday so I did not get any birthday cards as no post for 3 days. All clear now at the moment bright sunshine but how long will it last !!!
Hi all, it seems we like to read these posts to get more insight to people posting on forums. I live in West Wales near the sea which can be windy but mostly milder than the rest of the UK. As my garden borders a main road I have planted lots of New Zealand Flax interspersed with small green conifers. They were planted some 6 years ago when in 2ltr pots and they are now approx 5-6ft tall and provide a good barrier from traffic. I have reduced the size of the lawn and increased the borders with shrubs and perennials to reduce mowing and save electricity. I still like the lawn bit it does dry out if we get a hot summer as on a bit of a slope. Last summer the grass remained lush as loads of rain through the whole season. I hope we all get a good summer this year after one of the coldest winters on record.
I'm from the Central Valley of California where the daffodils are already drying up and needing dead heading and tomato plants are in the nurseries. I subscribe to Gardening World and GardenNews and the delay in mailing means that I get them about two to three weeks behind. Every day I'm running to the mailbox wondering if the latest magazine has arrived. I find it fascinating that I'll see in my local nursery many of the same plants shown in the magazine. The UK hands down has the best gardening information.
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Good Luck mm Paws; my cottage had brown shag pile when I bought it. Sorry to hear about the ME.
Im not far from you manic slughunter, down in Tarring village. Have been here 11 years and before that in west worthing near the goring road. Do you remember when the gardens in Findon were open once a year. Mum and i used to go and see them, loved them. Have you ever been to see the gardens in Ambrose Place? planning to go again this year, very inreresting. Wish it would stop raining
Hi Maud, we are close
I do remember the gardens being open...seems a long time ago now..the village sadly is changing
I haven't been to see the gardens in Ambrose Place, but i used to 'do' for a lady called Bubbles who lived there..can't remember her garden though:/ its been lovely here today; I was in the greenhouse having a good old sort out and tidy before I tackled the back flower beds...oh how my back aches tonight! I haven't used my nematodes yet and have to say I didn't unearth any slugs in the flower beds.......maybe I scared them all off after my tirade on them last week lol....
One way to get rid of them i guess, any ideas on mice? Im off to Steyning today for a lunch in the Cobblestone tearoom. Just ordered some more potting compost so i can get started with the seeds at the weekend. Not sure if i will get to the allotment, everything is so wet down there so i cant do much. I have a pond in the garden which is full of frogspawn so im hoping for some huge frogs to eat all the slugs. Have a good day all
I live in Jersey but originally from Manchester. I have been here almost 30 years. Just had the worst snow in 30 years right on my 65th birthday so I did not get any birthday cards as no post for 3 days. All clear now at the moment bright sunshine but how long will it last !!!
Hi all, it seems we like to read these posts to get more insight to people posting on forums. I live in West Wales near the sea which can be windy but mostly milder than the rest of the UK. As my garden borders a main road I have planted lots of New Zealand Flax interspersed with small green conifers. They were planted some 6 years ago when in 2ltr pots and they are now approx 5-6ft tall and provide a good barrier from traffic. I have reduced the size of the lawn and increased the borders with shrubs and perennials to reduce mowing and save electricity. I still like the lawn bit it does dry out if we get a hot summer as on a bit of a slope. Last summer the grass remained lush as loads of rain through the whole season. I hope we all get a good summer this year after one of the coldest winters on record.
I'm from the Central Valley of California where the daffodils are already drying up and needing dead heading and tomato plants are in the nurseries. I subscribe to Gardening World and GardenNews and the delay in mailing means that I get them about two to three weeks behind. Every day I'm running to the mailbox wondering if the latest magazine has arrived. I find it fascinating that I'll see in my local nursery many of the same plants shown in the magazine. The UK hands down has the best gardening information.
Fresno, California to be exact.