Morning all, afternoon Pat, glad HRH is a bit more settled today
Liri, I must confess I do take a few notes as a reminder prompt for long posts I'm a natural blonde and a wonky womble so its probably for the best!
Overcast here today, if someone could send some rain, kd like it after 9pm, for long enough to refill my waterbutt please my outside tap no longer works as it was causing basement leaks so now I have to dunk the wagering can in the bath when there's been no rain!
Chicky, I'm going to check my aqualigias after my coffee, bit worried, I have a variety of success/ not so successful..... One aqualigia that I don't even remember last year is now 3 foot high! Other look like something has taken a bite out! Thanks for the info, good luck with your battle against those little mites!
Sounds like a busy day Dove! I'm sure you will have assistance! Enjoy your day in the garden! X
Hosta, Hazel and Joyce, hope you all got some sleep! I did get to sleep with my audio book and the cat, however I vaugly recall being carried back though to the other room some time around 4am
Got a full weekend of organising and clearing indoors and out, next week we have stepdaughter back from uni for 3 days, then friend from Liverpool staying for two, then a birthday party for another friend who has had a rubbish time lately so we are throwing him a little cheerup shindig! Lots to do!
Congratulations on your anniversary Minx. Have a lovely day.
Wonky your 'catching up' posts leave me speechless. Well done. You sound as though you're in for a busy time.
Dove I bet you can't wait to get your amelanchier in the ground. It looks a wonderfully healthy specimen..
Chicky it's a shame about your aquilegias. Hope your Chelsea visit will help to take your mind off it. Shame you'll miss Liri (think I've got it right that she's going on Wednesday) but please give us a wave as we'll be watching the coverage.
Good luck with the cleaning Fairy. Shame your wand can't deal with it.
That particular tree was part of the Notcutt's spring display - I thought it was a really good specimen so I put my name on in but didn't fetch it home until they'd deconstructed the display.
Morning Wonky
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2 for me Pdoc - never been either, but gardens always serve the best birthday cake???
Lesley - I will miss Liri, and obelixxx, by a day.......but will wave to you all when the paparazzi pick me out from the crowd
Will start a new thread for AquGM later - need to get some pics first.
Meant to say yesterday Lesley that I sympathise on the fledgling front. We have blue tits in the eaves, and goodness they make a racket. Luckily outside the spare room, so not disturbing anybody's sleep
Punkdoc , went Trencham gardens a couple of years and they where excellent , I am sure they will be just as good now , not been to any of the others , freinds took grandchildren to Yorkshire Wild life park and g/c enjoyed it
There is also the Yorshire Sculpture park , we went to see the "poppy display " there and said we would go back , whatever you do have a great day out
Sun out , so going outside for couple of hours , going to watch FA cup on tv this afternoon , got permission from O/H if I do ironing
When we visited friends in Oz a few years ago their spare bedroom had a kookaburra nest just near the window. I've never complained about our chirpy sparrows and tits in the eaves since.
Grey and cool and windy again here. I hope it calms down soon as I want to spray the bindweed patch before we go. Looking forward to our trip as we are both shattered from end of season dance commitments plus loads of urgent projects in house and garden. OH says his retirement is not as restful as he'd expected and has exchanged one demanding boss for an even more demanding one. It's his first full-time spring in the garden so he'll have more downtime soon enough.
Punkdoc - Trentham gardens please and lots of photos as I've never been either and am unlikely to get there. Have a good day whichever you choose.
WW - hope your plan worked and you got some sleep. Hosta too.
i'm parked on the sofa looking out at a bed full of large leaved hostas next to the terrace. They are so glorious at this time of year with their big, fat, quilted leaves unfurling and no damage from slugs or winds or hail. Touch wood. I came back from Chelsea a couple of years ago to find the whole lot and my rhubarb patch and babies bed had been shredded by a hailstone tornado. Utter devastation and some of the shrubs and trees still have scars on their bark.
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Congratulations Mynx. Five years is wood so that'll be a trip to the garden centre then!
Mynx Congratulations to you both on your anniversary and on becoming a Forker
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Happy anniversary to you both Mynx, hope you have a brilliant day together x
Morning all, afternoon Pat, glad HRH is a bit more settled today
Liri, I must confess I do take a few notes as a reminder prompt for long posts
I'm a natural blonde and a wonky womble so its probably for the best!
Overcast here today, if someone could send some rain, kd like it after 9pm, for long enough to refill my waterbutt please
my outside tap no longer works as it was causing basement leaks so now I have to dunk the wagering can in the bath when there's been no rain! 
Chicky, I'm going to check my aqualigias after my coffee,
bit worried, I have a variety of success/ not so successful..... One aqualigia that I don't even remember last year is now 3 foot high! Other look like something has taken a bite out! Thanks for the info, good luck with your battle against those little mites! 
Sounds like a busy day Dove! I'm sure you will have assistance! Enjoy your day in the garden! X
Hosta, Hazel and Joyce, hope you all got some sleep! I did get to sleep with my audio book and the cat, however I vaugly recall being carried back though to the other room some time around 4am
Got a full weekend of organising and clearing indoors and out, next week we have stepdaughter back from uni for 3 days, then friend from Liverpool staying for two, then a birthday party for another friend who has had a rubbish time lately so we are throwing him a little cheerup shindig! Lots to do!
Hope everyone has a lovely day!
Morning all.
Wet and windy here.
Need some help please, OH has taken Tuesday off work for my B/day, and has come up with a list of things I might like to do.
1. Old Moor RSPB reserve.
2. Trentham gardens [ I have never been ]
3. Chester zoo.
4. Yorkshire wild life park.
Which should I choose.
Potting on in the greenhouse for me today.
Have a good one.
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Good morning all, hi Pat
Congratulations on your anniversary Minx
. Have a lovely day
.
Wonky your 'catching up' posts leave me speechless. Well done
. You sound as though you're in for a busy time.
Dove I bet you can't wait to get your amelanchier in the ground. It looks a wonderfully healthy specimen.
.
Chicky it's a shame about your aquilegias
. Hope your Chelsea visit will help to take your mind off it
. Shame you'll miss Liri (think I've got it right that she's going on Wednesday) but please give us a wave as we'll be watching the coverage
.
Good luck with the cleaning Fairy. Shame your wand can't deal with it
.
Have a good day everyone
That particular tree was part of the Notcutt's spring display - I thought it was a really good specimen so I put my name on in but didn't fetch it home until they'd deconstructed the display.
Morning Wonky
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
2 for me Pdoc - never been either, but gardens always serve the best birthday cake???
Lesley - I will miss Liri, and obelixxx, by a day.......but will wave to you all when the paparazzi pick me out from the crowd
Will start a new thread for AquGM later - need to get some pics first.
Meant to say yesterday Lesley that I sympathise on the fledgling front. We have blue tits in the eaves, and goodness they make a racket
. Luckily outside the spare room, so not disturbing anybody's sleep
Minx congratulations on wedding anniversary
Punkdoc , went Trencham gardens a couple of years and they where excellent , I am sure they will be just as good now , not been to any of the others , freinds took grandchildren to Yorkshire Wild life park and g/c enjoyed it
There is also the Yorshire Sculpture park , we went to see the "poppy display " there and said we would go back , whatever you do have a great day out
Sun out , so going outside for couple of hours , going to watch FA cup on tv this afternoon , got permission from O/H if I do ironing
Have a good day everybody
When we visited friends in Oz a few years ago their spare bedroom had a kookaburra nest just near the window. I've never complained about our chirpy sparrows and tits in the eaves since.
Grey and cool and windy again here. I hope it calms down soon as I want to spray the bindweed patch before we go. Looking forward to our trip as we are both shattered from end of season dance commitments plus loads of urgent projects in house and garden. OH says his retirement is not as restful as he'd expected and has exchanged one demanding boss for an even more demanding one. It's his first full-time spring in the garden so he'll have more downtime soon enough.
Punkdoc - Trentham gardens please and lots of photos as I've never been either and am unlikely to get there. Have a good day whichever you choose.
WW - hope your plan worked and you got some sleep. Hosta too.
i'm parked on the sofa looking out at a bed full of large leaved hostas next to the terrace. They are so glorious at this time of year with their big, fat, quilted leaves unfurling and no damage from slugs or winds or hail. Touch wood. I came back from Chelsea a couple of years ago to find the whole lot and my rhubarb patch and babies bed had been shredded by a hailstone tornado. Utter devastation and some of the shrubs and trees still have scars on their bark.