Having a well-earned coffee and a cheese scone. In the middle of getting the spare bedroom ready for the decorators next week, I decided to have a ruthless clear out for the charity shop. The room is now stacked with boxes and bags of clothing, curtains and bedding. . . . all being uplifted on Friday. Have the feel good factor now with space in cupboards/wardrobes
Decided to take the hound for a walk at a local country park. All three entrances had height restrictions so I couldn't get in. So we parked up at a wood and... everything fell from the sky. Thunder, lightening, raindrops the size of small lakes....
Had a god morning out discovering local garden centres and a few nurseries and got a few ideas and names of a few people who can help with the ground clearance.
I want to grow and propagate some plants once the garden is more together and plan to have a potting shed, tool shed and green house or two where should these be?
Near the house or at the bottom of the garden? Obviously near has an advantage in the winter but is it really practical? I know most seem to be at the far end of the garden where I will have the compost bins.
I'm not concerned about power and water I will have that installed wherever they go.
I'd say put the utility type stuff at the bottom of the garden; you want to have all the beautiful stuff close to the house so you can enjoy them from the windows on a wet day like today!
Hello all. Just checking in. Had a good drive down on Saturday and have spent the last 2 days exploring the area. On Sunday we ended up at the coast which is a typical mix of French over management and over development for miles and then "forest domains" where people can camp behind the dunes and take their dogs to the beach. First time for our two - Rasta was very wary of the wet stuff foaming at her feet and Bonzo clearly has no idea what Labradors were bred for as stayed well away and didn't even get his toes wet. Not keen on teh noise of the waves either but certainly plenty to sniff at.
Spring in the countryside isn't as far advanced as I'd expected but I have seen primroses, cowslips and even a few proper bluebells in hedgerows. Magnolias and huge camellias in gardens and a nice surprise - so unlike the Charente which we know better and which is alkaline.
DD - Parisian traffic management requires a major shift in their psyche and some new ground rules but which is the chicken and which is the egg?
WW - sounds like you enjoyed your birthday then. Good surprises.
SW - welcome aboard. Greenhouses need to go where they will be sheltered from strong winds that can play havoc with their panes and where they will get sun in winter to help with keeping them warm. Sheds need to be easy access at all times of the year but are best not right in view of your main windows onto the garden. I'd put one near the veggie plot if you're planning one so you can pot up seedlings and plugs easily without hauling bags of compost and trays of babies. Add water butts to both as rainwater is best for some plants. You can paint sheds to pretty them up if needs be. Don't forget cold frames for hardening off.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Evening Gosh I'm sleepy Rainbows are jolly hard work! They all had a great time and that is the point and why I do it They slept well, which is a first..... I, on the other hand, did not..... Might beat Dove to bed tonight
Lashing it down biblically all day. Glad we live on a hill on the edge of the city. Would not want to be near the drains in the city centre at high tide
Had a trip out to D*bbies which is the closest "garden" centre to pick up some pots, trays and bird food. No plants though. I like mine to live. Funny thing though, when I was in there I was attacked by a wild jam covered scone..
Just had a photo from son - a woodpigeon sitting on the windowsill inside his house
He said he pulled into his driveway and looked up at the window where his cat always sits - there was the cat at one end of the window ....... looking at the woodpigeon at the other end of the windowsill looking back at the cat!!!
It can only have got in down the chimney.
It must have been in the house for some time ... he has a lot of feathers and pigeon poo to clear up ... the cat is very angry that my son has stopped all his fun
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Having a well-earned coffee and a cheese scone. In the middle of getting the spare bedroom ready for the decorators next week, I decided to have a ruthless clear out for the charity shop. The room is now stacked with boxes and bags of clothing, curtains and bedding. . . . all being uplifted on Friday. Have the feel good factor now with space in cupboards/wardrobes
Back to my nest on the sofa!
Had a god morning out discovering local garden centres and a few nurseries and got a few ideas and names of a few people who can help with the ground clearance.
I want to grow and propagate some plants once the garden is more together and plan to have a potting shed, tool shed and green house or two where should these be?
Near the house or at the bottom of the garden? Obviously near has an advantage in the winter but is it really practical? I know most seem to be at the far end of the garden where I will have the compost bins.
I'm not concerned about power and water I will have that installed wherever they go.
Hello all. Just checking in. Had a good drive down on Saturday and have spent the last 2 days exploring the area. On Sunday we ended up at the coast which is a typical mix of French over management and over development for miles and then "forest domains" where people can camp behind the dunes and take their dogs to the beach. First time for our two - Rasta was very wary of the wet stuff foaming at her feet and Bonzo clearly has no idea what Labradors were bred for as stayed well away and didn't even get his toes wet. Not keen on teh noise of the waves either but certainly plenty to sniff at.
Spring in the countryside isn't as far advanced as I'd expected but I have seen primroses, cowslips and even a few proper bluebells in hedgerows. Magnolias and huge camellias in gardens and a nice surprise - so unlike the Charente which we know better and which is alkaline.
DD - Parisian traffic management requires a major shift in their psyche and some new ground rules but which is the chicken and which is the egg?
WW - sounds like you enjoyed your birthday then. Good surprises.
SW - welcome aboard. Greenhouses need to go where they will be sheltered from strong winds that can play havoc with their panes and where they will get sun in winter to help with keeping them warm. Sheds need to be easy access at all times of the year but are best not right in view of your main windows onto the garden. I'd put one near the veggie plot if you're planning one so you can pot up seedlings and plugs easily without hauling bags of compost and trays of babies. Add water butts to both as rainwater is best for some plants. You can paint sheds to pretty them up if needs be. Don't forget cold frames for hardening off.
SW, if you have space, I'd consider polytunnels. Mine (56ft x 21 ft and 48ft x 21ft) are exposed to the elements and have withstood 92mph wind.
As Alan Titchmarsh once said
" 2 things in the garden which can never be too big: your greenhouse and your compost bins"
Evening
Gosh I'm sleepy 
Rainbows are jolly hard work! They all had a great time and that is the point and why I do it 
They slept well, which is a first..... I, on the other hand, did not..... 
Might beat Dove to bed tonight 
Here you are Panda
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lashing it down biblically all day. Glad we live on a hill on the edge of the city. Would not want to be near the drains in the city centre at high tide
Had a trip out to D*bbies which is the closest "garden" centre to pick up some pots, trays and bird food. No plants though. I like mine to live. Funny thing though, when I was in there I was attacked by a wild jam covered scone..
Just had a photo from son - a woodpigeon sitting on the windowsill inside his house
He said he pulled into his driveway and looked up at the window where his cat always sits - there was the cat at one end of the window ....... looking at the woodpigeon at the other end of the windowsill looking back at the cat!!!
It can only have got in down the chimney.
It must have been in the house for some time ... he has a lot of feathers and pigeon poo to clear up ... the cat is very angry that my son has stopped all his fun
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.