my daftest thing was leaving the rake up the wrong way and hubby walking on it.. took out one of his front teeth.. i laughed at the time and still now as i am writing this..
i have toadflax in my garden in one area with achillea.. love htem togehter.. i just dig up any rogue ones and plant them there as i love them as do the bees.. so any plants that are loved be bees and butterflies stay in my garden.
my daftest thing was leaving the rake up the wrong way and hubby walking on it.. took out one of his front teeth.. i laughed at the time and still now as i am writing this..
I'm laughing reading it. Cruel aren't we. Good job it wasn't the other way round.
It wasn't me who did a daft thing but my MIL who was staying with us in between houses. She was making a stew and asked my daughter who was about five at the time to bring some onions in from the garage. She brought daffodil bulbs instead. The stew tasted fine but my young son didn't eat his so the dog got his share. Within about five minutes the dog was violently sick and one after another we all followed suit. We realised what had happened and rang the doctor who laughed and told us to drink plenty of milk. There were no lasting effects but I did hear that someone had died after eating daffodil bulbs. My MIL and dog are no longer with us sadly but we often laugh about it now.
We're lucky enough to to be able to use the in-laws villa over in Spain each year and I'm quite happy to potter about, doing a bit of weeding and removing suckers from the lemon and orange tree's. Last time we were there, I mixed up the new weedkiller (all in Spanish , but could figure the numbers) and sprayed the weeds. The FIL said that they'd be dead within the week. It's worth mentioning that my Spanish is based on grocery shopping and going to restaurants, not the normal day to day stuff....
One week later and the weeds were bigger and stronger than ever. It turns out I'd used a soluble fertilser and given the weeds a good feed! I bet they couldn't believe their luck!
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my daftest thing was leaving the rake up the wrong way and hubby walking on it.. took out one of his front teeth.. i laughed at the time and still now as i am writing this..
i have toadflax in my garden in one area with achillea.. love htem togehter.. i just dig up any rogue ones and plant them there as i love them as do the bees.. so any plants that are loved be bees and butterflies stay in my garden.
My sister did that too with the rake but she did laugh when she told me
I had to get those adhesive stitches on my cheek after my 'flying spade' incident...had to drive myself to hosp. too!
Tina- you should have learnt your lesson and just worn swim armbands at all times afterwards..
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
It wasn't me who did a daft thing but my MIL who was staying with us in between houses. She was making a stew and asked my daughter who was about five at the time to bring some onions in from the garage. She brought daffodil bulbs instead. The stew tasted fine but my young son didn't eat his so the dog got his share. Within about five minutes the dog was violently sick and one after another we all followed suit. We realised what had happened and rang the doctor who laughed and told us to drink plenty of milk. There were no lasting effects but I did hear that someone had died after eating daffodil bulbs. My MIL and dog are no longer with us sadly but we often laugh about it now.
Hmm, not my garden but my father-in-laws.
We're lucky enough to to be able to use the in-laws villa over in Spain each year and I'm quite happy to potter about, doing a bit of weeding and removing suckers from the lemon and orange tree's. Last time we were there, I mixed up the new weedkiller (all in Spanish , but could figure the numbers) and sprayed the weeds. The FIL said that they'd be dead within the week. It's worth mentioning that my Spanish is based on grocery shopping and going to restaurants, not the normal day to day stuff....
One week later and the weeds were bigger and stronger than ever. It turns out I'd used a soluble fertilser and given the weeds a good feed! I bet they couldn't believe their luck!
Good job it wasn't the other way around
Guess who didn't know that Hostas died down in the winter, so frantically repotted them, fed them, took them indoors. Was enlightened by my Mum.
Pam!!
Great stories everyone- cheered me up no end since the rain is chucking it down!!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Verd- I've really gone off you....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...