'You won't know you're born' as my mum used to say now you've got electric, Clari. I hope my robin copes. I've the lawn this afternoon and he/she seems to be finding plenty of beasties there.
Forgot to mention today's excitement. WE HAVE BEES 3 hives delivered this morning. I went down to have a wee look when I'd finished the grass and they're coming and going already.
Dove, if you look from the house , down to the lake, they're beyond the lake and to the left, where the wood starts. They sited them just inside our boundary so they have the protection from the trees, but plenty of sun. and there's a massive bank covered in brambles there too.
How exciting. I hope they're happy. Re- mowers, ours was on special offer - last of series - so cost just over 1000€ and copes with bumps but not irking great hidden roots like we are finding in the wilder parts here. We deliberately chose not to have a hopper because the tube clogs when the grass is lovely and juicy and in our Belgian garden it always was. Not going to be a problem here but not my concern either. OH's decision. I wanted a robot for the same money.
On the other hand, our floor cleaner robot - designed to manage rugs and things has climbed out of the open front doorway and tried to clean the door mat so maybe a garden robot needs a bit of refining before they're ready for our terrain.
Gardenmaiden - Welcome. I have been a h****wife for over 2 decades but was always busy with Possum stuff and garden club and dance club and women's club and patchwork class and DIY and furniture restoration and decorating and sewing clothes and so on. Didn't know how I found the time to go to work before. Now we've moved here and I'm properly retired and even collecting a pension I have so much more time to devote to our new garden or doing nothing and have taught myself to knit
Treasures all potted on except for the lovely new irises which will be planted out tomorrow in their new home along with the luscious deepest purple ones I brought with me - donated by a friend so not to be left behind..
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)."
I’ve spent most of the day in the veg garden, weeding and preparing it for rotovating. Dug up a trugful of bindweed roots in the cut flower and sweet pea bed. All rotovated now and ready to go
Sun burnt on back of neck.
Such a lovely evening we had dinner outside, 23°. Birds singing like mad.
Hosta, what you need is a Kubota. Expensive but fabulous. First OH bought mine in 1997. He had a year to enjoy it , then he died, not to do with the Kubota (too much smoking). It has made my life so much easier. It doesn’t collect the mowing, chops them up and they disappear.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Hi everyone - new and old (correction: regulars not 'old'!?)
Very impressed with DD - I could never do that so massive respect.
Shattered tonight as on a two day study course. It's really good but we had the usual ice-breaker session where we had to say what we did "for fun"... obviously, I said gardening! (My boss said wine!!!) I was waiting for someone to say about some extreme sport and show us some massive scars etc. but I was ready in case I needed to tell my tales of dirty finger nails, thorn cuts and bruised knees... I left it.
Night everyone. I'm having a slow start today, so laying in bed and playing with my iPad.
I can hear strong winds outspride. It had been predicted last night as it had passed through Victoria yesterday and caused power blackouts and damage. Hubby says it's been going on through the night, but of course I didn't hear it until I woke up. (I sleep on my good ear)
i retired in 2002, so I've had plenty of time to get used to finding interesting things to do.
Glenys, I think this autumn is a bit extreme. We are finding it hard to adjust our bodies to the sudden cold change. Hopefully, it will revert to proper autumn weather soon.
The last two springs have been bad too. Nobody in the village has had fruit on their trees during the last summer and our apple and Nashi the same. I keep hoping it will revert to our usual productive, fruitful summer this coming year.
We gardeners do get obsessed with weather, don't we.
By the way, welcome to the new people joining our chatty, friendly group.
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Hi Plantmaiden.
'You won't know you're born' as my mum used to say now you've got electric, Clari. I hope my robin copes. I've the lawn this afternoon and he/she seems to be finding plenty of beasties there.
Forgot to mention today's excitement. WE HAVE BEES
3 hives delivered this morning. I went down to have a wee look when I'd finished the grass and they're coming and going already.
Hi Plantmaiden
I'm retired ... quite a few of us are ... we've never been so busy 
Hosta, whereabouts are the bees? We love bees ... soooooooooooo fascinating to watch.
Clari ........ welcome to the modern world ................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, if you look from the house , down to the lake, they're beyond the lake and to the left, where the wood starts. They sited them just inside our boundary so they have the protection from the trees, but plenty of sun. and there's a massive bank covered in brambles there too.
Thanks Hosta ... I can imagine them there
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
How exciting. I hope they're happy. Re- mowers, ours was on special offer - last of series - so cost just over 1000€ and copes with bumps but not irking great hidden roots like we are finding in the wilder parts here. We deliberately chose not to have a hopper because the tube clogs when the grass is lovely and juicy and in our Belgian garden it always was. Not going to be a problem here but not my concern either. OH's decision. I wanted a robot for the same money.
On the other hand, our floor cleaner robot - designed to manage rugs and things has climbed out of the open front doorway and tried to clean the door mat so maybe a garden robot needs a bit of refining before they're ready for our terrain.
Gardenmaiden - Welcome. I have been a h****wife for over 2 decades but was always busy with Possum stuff and garden club and dance club and women's club and patchwork class and DIY and furniture restoration and decorating and sewing clothes and so on. Didn't know how I found the time to go to work before. Now we've moved here and I'm properly retired and even collecting a pension I have so much more time to devote to our new garden or doing nothing and have taught myself to knit
Treasures all potted on except for the lovely new irises which will be planted out tomorrow in their new home along with the luscious deepest purple ones I brought with me - donated by a friend so not to be left behind..
Hello Gardenmaiden.
I’ve spent most of the day in the veg garden, weeding and preparing it for rotovating. Dug up a trugful of bindweed roots in the cut flower and sweet pea bed. All rotovated now and ready to go
Sun burnt on back of neck.
Such a lovely evening we had dinner outside, 23°. Birds singing like mad.
Hosta, what you need is a Kubota. Expensive but fabulous. First OH bought mine in 1997. He had a year to enjoy it , then he died, not to do with the Kubota (too much smoking). It has made my life so much easier. It doesn’t collect the mowing, chops them up and they disappear.
Hi everyone - new and old (correction: regulars not 'old'!?)
Very impressed with DD - I could never do that so massive respect.
Shattered tonight as on a two day study course. It's really good but we had the usual ice-breaker session where we had to say what we did "for fun"... obviously, I said gardening! (My boss said wine!!!) I was waiting for someone to say about some extreme sport and show us some massive scars etc. but I was ready in case I needed to tell my tales of dirty finger nails, thorn cuts and bruised knees... I left it.
Cherry pie and an early night for me.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Night everyone. I'm having a slow start today, so laying in bed and playing with my iPad.
I can hear strong winds outspride. It had been predicted last night as it had passed through Victoria yesterday and caused power blackouts and damage. Hubby says it's been going on through the night, but of course I didn't hear it until I woke up. (I sleep on my good ear)
i retired in 2002, so I've had plenty of time to get used to finding interesting things to do.
Glenys, I think this autumn is a bit extreme. We are finding it hard to adjust our bodies to the sudden cold change. Hopefully, it will revert to proper autumn weather soon.
The last two springs have been bad too. Nobody in the village has had fruit on their trees during the last summer and our apple and Nashi the same. I keep hoping it will revert to our usual productive, fruitful summer this coming year.
We gardeners do get obsessed with weather, don't we.
By the way, welcome to the new people joining our chatty, friendly group.