Good morning. Late night after dancing so a bit sleepy today. OH was up at 7 to go to golf and that woke the kittens for an hour or more of active cuddles and play before I dozed off again. They can't just have quiet dozy cuddles. Has to be interactive .
I have some sanding to do this morning, before the Sunday midday curfew for machinery in the garden so had better get on. After that I have a struggling ficus benjamina to re-pot. and then keep outside but under shelter so I can organise the room it's in ahead of builders who will be knocking out a new doorway.
These days I like my clems less frilly and tend to go for the group 3 viticellas rather than the large-flowered hybrids and alpinas and macropetalas which either suffered thru Belgian winters or died in nasty late frosts in April. Looking forward to finding some macro-petalas for this garden.
Can't shoot the magpies. That neighbor is a gendarme with rank....... Let's hope the dogs keep an eye on them.
Have a lovely day everyone, whether in or out.
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)."
Dove, my opinion is of course going to be considered biased; but on reading the inflammatory posts and threads, it doesn't take much reading between the lines to know that there are stirrng pm's that have been rallying ill feeling as if it were a political recruitment drive. Its sad that there are people that need to bolster their ego by the dividing and conquering method.
Kettle is on help yourselves I'm off to the carboot sale have a lovely day folks
I'm hoping it's going to stay dry here ... otherwise I may have to join you on the sofa with my knitting!
Once we've been next door to get the Russian Vine out of our tree. Every year we go and hook it out and cut it down. Apparently it was originally planted by the people who lived here - it migrated to the garden behind us and rampaged. We got rid of it all in this garden and next door did the same. The people behind are happy for us to hook it out of our tree and cut it back but don't want to use 'weedkillers etc - the best way to reach it is to go into next door's garden with a rake and secateurs ... they're happy for us to do it but don't bother to do it themselves. Slightly complex but if that's how it has to be .............
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think most people here know my feelings on that subject. I believe the phrase is 'little things please little minds'. Quite so.
The only stirring here should be of the coffee/tea variety
I love the viticellas and later flowering types too. Although I'm becoming very fond of the alpinas, which seem fine here, and I'm looking to add a couple more of those. I'm not keen on the really big flowers either. Some of the summer ones are neater though - Niobe certainly is, and it's one of my favourites. I think your previous winters would have been difficult for lots of plants Obelixx! Hope you can broaden the range you can grow in the new garden.
I really need to do something productive - whether it's inside or outside. Feeling very lethargic
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Coffee now consumed so I'm off to get dusty. I'll need another coffee afterwards - black, two sweeteners if it's a mug and well stirred.
Lots of things did very well in that garden FG. It just took me a few years to identify which and to learn to go for good do-ers rather than fancy new varieties "improved" so far from the original that they lost vigour and hardiness. I also found a clematis man who's labels indicated hardiness in terms of -25C, -20C, -15C and so on.
Have fun with your Russian Dove.
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)."
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Thanks Lilly P - coffee, strong please ((hugs))
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good morning. Late night after dancing so a bit sleepy today. OH was up at 7 to go to golf and that woke the kittens for an hour or more of active cuddles and play before I dozed off again. They can't just have quiet dozy cuddles. Has to be interactive .
I have some sanding to do this morning, before the Sunday midday curfew for machinery in the garden so had better get on. After that I have a struggling ficus benjamina to re-pot. and then keep outside but under shelter so I can organise the room it's in ahead of builders who will be knocking out a new doorway.
These days I like my clems less frilly and tend to go for the group 3 viticellas rather than the large-flowered hybrids and alpinas and macropetalas which either suffered thru Belgian winters or died in nasty late frosts in April. Looking forward to finding some macro-petalas for this garden.
Can't shoot the magpies. That neighbor is a gendarme with rank....... Let's hope the dogs keep an eye on them.
Have a lovely day everyone, whether in or out.
On its way cream?
A A Milne
Oooh no .... skimmed milk please, just a dash
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning all, afternoon Pat.
Dove, my opinion is of course going to be considered biased; but on reading the inflammatory posts and threads, it doesn't take much reading between the lines to know that there are stirrng pm's that have been rallying ill feeling as if it were a political recruitment drive. Its sad that there are people that need to bolster their ego by the dividing and conquering method.
Kettle is on help yourselves I'm off to the carboot sale
have a lovely day folks
Cheers Wonky! Have a lovely day ((hugs))
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A A Milne
Cheers LilyP - just what the doctor ordered
I'm hoping it's going to stay dry here ... otherwise I may have to join you on the sofa with my knitting!
Once we've been next door to get the Russian Vine out of our tree. Every year we go and hook it out and cut it down. Apparently it was originally planted by the people who lived here - it migrated to the garden behind us and rampaged. We got rid of it all in this garden and next door did the same. The people behind are happy for us to hook it out of our tree and cut it back but don't want to use 'weedkillers etc - the best way to reach it is to go into next door's garden with a rake and secateurs ... they're happy for us to do it but don't bother to do it themselves. Slightly complex but if that's how it has to be .............
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think most people here know my feelings on that subject. I believe the phrase is 'little things please little minds'. Quite so.
The only stirring here should be of the coffee/tea variety
I love the viticellas and later flowering types too. Although I'm becoming very fond of the alpinas, which seem fine here, and I'm looking to add a couple more of those. I'm not keen on the really big flowers either. Some of the summer ones are neater though - Niobe certainly is, and it's one of my favourites. I think your previous winters would have been difficult for lots of plants Obelixx! Hope you can broaden the range you can grow in the new garden.
I really need to do something productive - whether it's inside or outside. Feeling very lethargic
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Coffee now consumed so I'm off to get dusty. I'll need another coffee afterwards - black, two sweeteners if it's a mug and well stirred.
Lots of things did very well in that garden FG. It just took me a few years to identify which and to learn to go for good do-ers rather than fancy new varieties "improved" so far from the original that they lost vigour and hardiness. I also found a clematis man who's labels indicated hardiness in terms of -25C, -20C, -15C and so on.
Have fun with your Russian Dove.