That picture made me go and look to see if mine are coming up Dove-planted some 'in the green' last year, a last ditch attempt, as I have never been able to grow snowdrops from bulbs........THEY ARE GROWING!!!!
Also rescued some bulbs from Home Bargains this morning. An Amaryllis Red Tiger, and Pink Hyacinths, all in their little boxes with their heads poking out!! How do the people that make these ready-to-grow sets up think that anything will grow with that amount of potting compost??Now sitting happily in my windowsill......it had to be done!
I thought the RSPB had its dibs on various bits of coast land to encourage and shelter marshland birds and plants. I also thought it is increasingly believed that allowing such low lying areas to flood is better for productive agricultural land nearby and also cheaper and more effective than endless groins, sea walls and so on. However, I reckon the people concerned just need to cross the North Sea and learn what the Dutch have done to protect their low lying land and also hosing with "floating" foundations that rise with the water and thus don't suffer damage.
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)."
Signed. Seems a clear cut case for compassion to me.
We have been to see kitchen man for his quote. Not as eye-watering as I'd expected and he promptly lopped off nearly 1500€ cos it's the sales period. Fine by us. Deposit paid. Now I just have to clear out all the old kitchen and clean and paint the walls by mid March. Easy-peasy. I love camping - not!
One of the odd things about being in France is the counting - still stuck in medieval 60 17 for 77 etc and 4x20 ditto for 80 and over - whereas we're used to the Belgians having 60, 70, 80+. Then there's the whole déjeuner, diner and souper thing which can lead to confusion. Today I learned that the French don't "chipoter". That's Belgian too but kitchen man liked it.
Heavy rain forecast for the next 2 days so I'll try and get OH on fiddling with things in the pantry so we can juggle fridges and stuff. Then, apparently we're in for over a week of below freezing nights and intermittent sunshine. There wasn't a single frost here last year and we've had loads this year. I hope the neighbours don't blame us.
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)."
Hello all - back from the hill - snowy but fine BL
Weather was lovely on the way there, and Ben Lomond was shining bright and white as I passed, with people out canoeing on the loch. The clag was down at about 2,000 feet or so on the hill I was on, so no views after that. I did get some nice icicles...pix I mean, not hanging from my nose
I can't remember what you've all been saying now
Kangaroo meat, snowdrops showing, golf courses, flooding and a petition. I will sign that too
Have to agree with you re the housing on stilts Obelixx. I was just saying that yesterday at work. Why do we keep allowing building on floodwater sites too? If they used the stilt method I could understand, but they just whack on the paving and shove up a load of houses. I think councils will allow almost anything if the money's right
The emergency services are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Can you imaging the stooshie if they'd just said 'Aye it's all fine' and then hundreds of people needed rescuing from their ruined homes.
Better go and have a shower now that I've had a cuppa. Perhaps some soup too
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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That picture made me go and look to see if mine are coming up Dove-planted some 'in the green' last year, a last ditch attempt, as I have never been able to grow snowdrops from bulbs........THEY ARE GROWING!!!!
Also rescued some bulbs from Home Bargains this morning. An Amaryllis Red Tiger, and Pink Hyacinths, all in their little boxes with their heads poking out!! How do the people that make these ready-to-grow sets up think that anything will grow with that amount of potting compost??
Now sitting happily in my windowsill......it had to be done!
I thought the RSPB had its dibs on various bits of coast land to encourage and shelter marshland birds and plants. I also thought it is increasingly believed that allowing such low lying areas to flood is better for productive agricultural land nearby and also cheaper and more effective than endless groins, sea walls and so on. However, I reckon the people concerned just need to cross the North Sea and learn what the Dutch have done to protect their low lying land and also hosing with "floating" foundations that rise with the water and thus don't suffer damage.
I love snowdrops. Mine are only an inch tall as yet, but I can just see the white of the flower...
Hope your brother's farm isn't too badly affected, Dove.
What a total idiot!!! http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/weather/man_who_jumped_into_the_river_yare_charged_by_police_1_4849150
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have you read this news article? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-de ... e-38622451
The petition is here https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ ... ommunicate
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks Dove
Signed. Seems a clear cut case for compassion to me.
We have been to see kitchen man for his quote. Not as eye-watering as I'd expected and he promptly lopped off nearly 1500€ cos it's the sales period. Fine by us. Deposit paid. Now I just have to clear out all the old kitchen and clean and paint the walls by mid March. Easy-peasy. I love camping - not!
One of the odd things about being in France is the counting - still stuck in medieval 60 17 for 77 etc and 4x20 ditto for 80 and over - whereas we're used to the Belgians having 60, 70, 80+. Then there's the whole déjeuner, diner and souper thing which can lead to confusion. Today I learned that the French don't "chipoter". That's Belgian too but kitchen man liked it.
Heavy rain forecast for the next 2 days so I'll try and get OH on fiddling with things in the pantry so we can juggle fridges and stuff. Then, apparently we're in for over a week of below freezing nights and intermittent sunshine. There wasn't a single frost here last year and we've had loads this year. I hope the neighbours don't blame us.
Hello all - back from the hill - snowy but fine BL
Weather was lovely on the way there, and Ben Lomond was shining bright and white as I passed, with people out canoeing on the loch. The clag was down at about 2,000 feet or so on the hill I was on, so no views after that. I did get some nice icicles...pix I mean, not hanging from my nose
I can't remember what you've all been saying now
Kangaroo meat, snowdrops showing, golf courses, flooding and a petition. I will sign that too
Have to agree with you re the housing on stilts Obelixx. I was just saying that yesterday at work. Why do we keep allowing building on floodwater sites too? If they used the stilt method I could understand, but they just whack on the paving and shove up a load of houses. I think councils will allow almost anything if the money's right
The emergency services are damned if they do and damned if they don't. Can you imaging the stooshie if they'd just said 'Aye it's all fine' and then hundreds of people needed rescuing from their ruined homes.
Better go and have a shower now that I've had a cuppa. Perhaps some soup too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Will see your pix later Fairy after you have warmed up.
That's lovely Joyce
It's not just flooding that's caused by a storm surge http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/man_dies_after_cliff_collapse_on_the_beach_at_thorpeness_1_4849427
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.