My MIL was a lovely lady, warm and kind. She had bad legs, an ample figure and long white hair in a bun and seemed old to me from the moment I met her (I was 16). She could not walk very well. My FIL built a pond and they had goldfish which she loved to watch and feed. Since they lived in the country, the pond atttracted frogs, however, and she hated and feared them. One day, as she hung out the washing, a frog suddenly hopped across her path. I haven't forgotten the sight of her running back up the garden, getting up quite a turn of speed, her knees almost touching her chin. Perhaps I should get a few frogs myself, to build up my fitness, since I'm now older than she was at the time. And I'm still a natural blonde! Well, sort of.
Over the years we have had mason bees, 5 wasps nests and probably wild bees nesting somewhere as well. We had 1 wasps nest in one of our compost bins, we managed to ignore each other for the whole of the season. The one in the garden shed was a bit trickier as we needed to get in and out for tools etc. When we took it down in the winter its structure was fantasic all these tiny perfect little cells, amazing. The 2 we had in a low stone wall had me running for cover as we managed to cover the entrance with a tarpaulin full of hedge clippings. Had to leave it for a couple of days due to heavy rain and when I came to move it the wasps didn't like it at all. The other half got quite badly stung when he strimmed too close to the entrance of another nest in a bank, and I'd already told him where it was and to be careful. He gets carried away with machinery. Lots of bees on our Pyrocantha, which is covered in flowers at present.
If only bees would put up a little sign saying 'in residence' so we'd know they're there!!
Charlie it's incredible how weeds can survive on fresh air isn't it? Done that myself but fortunately noticed the weeds were still alive before they seeded and managed to dispose of them!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hello,friends, When i think about create a garden than i not think that which rose i grow. but after some time i decide red rose and yellow rose. After i successes in my first garden than i create one more garden and this garden have all types of flowers. I am making my new web site about flowers please check it for more details about flowers garden please click here Flowers Images
Hi david 1 david. Do you have any funny tales to tell about creating your rose garden? I remember many years ago my little brother had a peddle car, white American thing, Father Christmas brought it. By Summer he was very proficient at driving, could even reverse it. On day he reversed over the end of the drive fell 3 / 4 feet and landed in Dad's rose bed Dad ran out picked him up, checked no broken bones and left him, then tended damaged roses, if I remember rightly Ena Harkness, Dorothy Cousins, Grandpa Dickinson, Blue Moon, Iceberg, Fragrant Cloud, Peace, soz brain dead when I started to type I thought of about 20 names.
I so wish I could have them now. Still got brother
I went round to my friends house and she proudly showed me her tomato plants that a friend had given her, They looked realy lush and healthy, she then said " i have been pinching all the flowers out". She couldn't understand why i was laughing, i had to explian that she obviously wasn't listening to her freind when she told her to pinch out the side shoots. Silly girl
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intangible...that's the word you're looking for...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Daft pair.
My MIL was a lovely lady, warm and kind. She had bad legs, an ample figure and long white hair in a bun and seemed old to me from the moment I met her (I was 16). She could not walk very well. My FIL built a pond and they had goldfish which she loved to watch and feed. Since they lived in the country, the pond atttracted frogs, however, and she hated and feared them. One day, as she hung out the washing, a frog suddenly hopped across her path. I haven't forgotten the sight of her running back up the garden, getting up quite a turn of speed, her knees almost touching her chin. Perhaps I should get a few frogs myself, to build up my fitness, since I'm now older than she was at the time. And I'm still a natural blonde! Well, sort of.
Charlie
Over the years we have had mason bees, 5 wasps nests and probably wild bees nesting somewhere as well. We had 1 wasps nest in one of our compost bins, we managed to ignore each other for the whole of the season. The one in the garden shed was a bit trickier as we needed to get in and out for tools etc. When we took it down in the winter its structure was fantasic all these tiny perfect little cells, amazing. The 2 we had in a low stone wall had me running for cover as we managed to cover the entrance with a tarpaulin full of hedge clippings. Had to leave it for a couple of days due to heavy rain and when I came to move it the wasps didn't like it at all. The other half got quite badly stung when he strimmed too close to the entrance of another nest in a bank, and I'd already told him where it was and to be careful. He gets carried away with machinery. Lots of bees on our Pyrocantha, which is covered in flowers at present.
If only bees would put up a little sign saying 'in residence' so we'd know they're there!!
Charlie it's incredible how weeds can survive on fresh air isn't it? Done that myself but fortunately noticed the weeds were still alive before they seeded and managed to dispose of them!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hello,friends, When i think about create a garden than i not think that which rose i grow. but after some time i decide red rose and yellow rose. After i successes in my first garden than i create one more garden and this garden have all types of flowers. I am making my new web site about flowers please check it for more details about flowers garden please click here Flowers Images
Lovely flowers,David
Hi david 1 david. Do you have any funny tales to tell about creating your rose garden? I remember many years ago my little brother had a peddle car, white American thing, Father Christmas brought it. By Summer he was very proficient at driving, could even reverse it. On day he reversed over the end of the drive fell 3 / 4 feet and landed in Dad's rose bed
Dad ran out picked him up, checked no broken bones and left him, then tended damaged roses, if I remember rightly Ena Harkness, Dorothy Cousins, Grandpa Dickinson, Blue Moon, Iceberg, Fragrant Cloud, Peace, soz brain dead when I started to type I thought of about 20 names.
I so wish I could have them now. Still got brother
I went round to my friends house and she proudly showed me her tomato plants that a friend had given her, They looked realy lush and healthy, she then said " i have been pinching all the flowers out". She couldn't understand why i was laughing, i had to explian that she obviously wasn't listening to her freind when she told her to pinch out the side shoots. Silly girl