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Message 1.Ìý
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Ok I'll start the ball rolling: it's going to be a busy weekend what with swimming lessons tomorrow, then M&D are coming over and we are going to celebrate dad's birthday (I've baked a dairy-free cake for dad's diet - scary!!!). They will stay for dinner and overnight. Then of course we are heading to Ness gardens (The Wirral?) to meet up with Margi (and Slugger if he can face leaving the lottie for a weekend and dares to look out for us). I'm going to try to remember charged batteries so I can take lots of photos, and I'm going to look out for blue hair stuff at the chemist tomorrow!!!!!
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Message 2
Posted by susie-snowdrop (U2989562) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Work
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Message 3
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Aw hunnie!!!
I hope the weather improves in that case! -
Message 4
Posted by susie-snowdrop (U2989562) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Could be much much worse! At least I enjoy my job
Anyway, since I have spent most of today in the bathroom (if you get my drift
), then I'm not sure if I'll be going in! Still, I hope everybody else has a lovely weekend!
Susie x -
Message 5
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Euch! Double hugs Susie:
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Message 6
Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Friday, 10th March 2006
This weekend's activities are all a bit weather dependent.
Tonight - No GW so I'll be in the garage at some point doing prep work.
Tomorrow Morning I am doing some educational childcare (aka watching the cricket). Afternoon will be either doing a comprehensive review of the stuff in the greenhouse, or preferably shifting soil around the garden with little helper. Must remember to record the rugby.
Sunday brings the delight of a trip to the tip, followed by a visit to a newly discovered Wilcos for more gravel trays, plant labels, cheapie arches etc (will pay by cash and somehow sneek into garage corner to avoid Mrs C kicking off). Then back to do family walk and hopefully outside stuff. After dark will be doing more sowings with little helper. Must remember to record rugby, football and Formula 1.
Sport/kids/gardening - My life's a bit repetitive at the moment. Still it makes me
Good luck with your swimming lessons Plocket! Once you get your confidence you'll take to it like a duck to water
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Message 7
Posted by Fat_Andy (U2418582) on Friday, 10th March 2006
So what are your plans?Ìý
Hi Plocket. Mrs FA will probably be working tomorrow morning so I'll be looking after the sprogs until lunchtime.
I'm hoping the weather picks up a bit for the afternoon so that I can get out and carry on digging the front borders (I got about ½ way last weekend so I was hoping to finish it this weekend). I've just seen the forecast though and it doesn't look good.
If not, who knows what we'll do. It's rained for most of this week so everywhere's pretty soggy. We might have to go and visit the outlaws tomorrow afternoon if we can't think of anything else to do !!
Sunday is again very weather dependant. I'll see what the day brings before I decide what to do.
Cheers
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Message 8
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Hi Plocket,
tomorrow morning take my mum to the supermarket and in the afternoon to the xxxxx th GC.
OH and I have been talking about wooden trellis whole week. I had dreams of WT around my terrace filled with clematis
, sweet peas, honeysuckle, roses, you name it.
This afternoon we've been driving around a bit, to see prices
and afterwards tried to see if we would be able to get metal pins to keep the trellis, in the soil. I'm afraid we'll have to cancel these plans. The concrete pannels which are already there, seem to have big concrete fundaments as well.
I'm thinking now about painting the concrete panels, putting wooden obelisks with clematisses, sweet peas, honeysuckle,....
Probably a lot cheaper as well. So hopefully I'll find some paint and obelisks.
I also want to check in the GC if the small cherry tree which I bought last year is self-polinating. If not, I will buy a 2nd one.
I would also like to move around some plants, because we expanded the borders. But apparently it will freeze quite hard saturday night, so I'm still hesitating.
In the evening I have a small rehearsal -> polyphonic music.
On sunday morning OH has a concert from one of his pupils. Meanwhile I will drive to my cousin, he has some free buxus for me!
Afternoon, garden?? Walk?? read a book?? Sing?? I don't know yet. See how my mood will be. Kids are with ex for the WE.
Have a lot of fun at Ness Gardens. Am looking forward to see pictures of nice flowers and 1 purple haired and 1 blue haired lady! -
Message 9
Posted by Juliet (U2196646) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Setting up my brand spanking new scanner which arrived this week!! Look out for Juliet's photos coming soon ... well, as soon as I've worked out how to use it ... next month maybe!
Also meeting a friend at Ely cathedral on Sunday - we're going to visit the stained glass museum there, which I think was a farsighted choice of places to go, given that we're finally forecast the snow in this area this weekend! Don't somehow think I'll be able to get much gardening done ... -
Message 10
Posted by Fat_Andy (U2418582) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Also meeting a friend at Ely cathedral on Sunday - we're going to visit the stained glass museum there, which I think was a farsighted choice of places to go, given that we're finally forecast the snow in this area this weekend! Don't somehow think I'll be able to get much gardening done ...Ìý
Juliet
Just been reading back through some of the old messages and I see you're from near Cambridge. Whereabouts ? I sometimes feel I'm the only East Anglian on these boards. It's nice to know I have a compatriot !
Cheers
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Message 11
Posted by budding1 (U2757103) on Friday, 10th March 2006
I'm an east anglian!! not in cambridge though i'm an Essex boy!
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Message 12
Posted by Juliet (U2196646) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Hi Andy, I've tried to be a bit careful about saying exactly where I live (worried about all those mad axe murderers on this site
) but I'm in one of the dozen or so villages just north of the A14, very close to Cambridge. I put my pin in the A4A map on a roundabout on the A14 to give people a rough idea of where I am!
I think Ken69 is in Norfolk, so there are at least 4 of us! -
Message 13
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th March 2006
So what are your plans?Ìý
Hope you have a nice time at Ness, my M & D live up past there somewhere.
The weather has been awful the last few days (& we've been busy) so if it is nice it would be good to spend it in the garden. I did pot up what I thought would be about 15 dahlia's on Wed, but it turned out to be 40, + some ginger and canna's.
M'spouse is taking No 8 shopping for a skirt - (this is a miracle) - "it doesn't mean she's a girl though, she's going to wear it over trousers)(its a camoflage type), but I suppose it is a start !!!
Sunday: usual swimming stuff, washing, taxi-ing, and if its not snowing a bit in the garden.
Just ordered 100m of geotex for the new dining area, but it won't be here till next week. Still waiting for the chainsaw to remove the stumps from the 'stairway to heaven'.
Photos here:
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Message 14
Posted by sweetleaf (U3262132) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Im going to the city with my daughter to "do lunch" as it is her 17th tomorrow... then she`ll make me shop till I drop! Sunday Ill try to get out and sort out my 3 compost bins, they need emptying and mixing etc, I can put the compost on the one remaining border as yet unmulched{is that a word} and if theres any time left I might try to find time to feed the family.. they cant find the cooker without my help
Ok I'll start the ball rolling: it's going to be a busy weekend what with swimming lessons tomorrow, then M&D are coming over and we are going to celebrate dad's birthday (I've baked a dairy-free cake for dad's diet - scary!!!). They will stay for dinner and overnight. Then of course we are heading to Ness gardens (The Wirral?) to meet up with Margi (and Slugger if he can face leaving the lottie for a weekend and dares to look out for us). I'm going to try to remember charged batteries so I can take lots of photos, and I'm going to look out for blue hair stuff at the chemist tomorrow!!!!!
So what are your plans?Ìý -
Message 15
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th March 2006
I've only just gained access to the computer as like Juliet we have just bought a scanner and my OH has been messing with it all night. He'll be using it for footie related pics not gardening though!!!!!!!!!!!
I think I've got the same as Susie re my tummy and wonder if I've caught a virus off the boards as I remember Fat Andy saying he was poorly the other week.
Nothing much planned this weekend as listening to the weather I am not going to be able to get outside. Probably go and visit my daughters and Mum who I haven't seen since my return from Madeira.So I think I'm in for a quiet weekend which may turn out quieter than I think if my tummy gets any worse -
Message 16
Posted by grammarnatsi (U2379487) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Hiya Plocket,
thought the swimming lessons were for LP first of all. Oh, you won't know yourself when you have accomplished learning to swim. go for it. I think Lorna's having a go too.
As for me, the rugby is on tomorrow. Got a ticket for the Wales game, so will be freezing my @ss for a couple of hours. If I get up early, there is an exhibit of downunderers trying to recruit ppl to go there, and the thing is on near Lansdowne road, tempted to drop in with the miserable weather as it is. www.downunder.ie so tempted.OH? what OH?!
As for gardening, it's much to miserable for me to be out and about in it. I still intend to layer my montana, not just yet!!!
Oh, Oh, I'm building another bird box. I have it all marked out. I want to take before and after photos of the process...I've just noticed good links on the A4A wildlife board.So, not much on really...have a good day yourself... -
Message 17
Posted by Margi (U2334861) on Friday, 10th March 2006
Swimming lessons this evening (I've nearly got it, I think!), then the Seedling early to bed. Tomorrow - college in the morning (the Seedling's going to some friends and I'll join them for lunch...) then I hope a bit of time in the garden unless it's snowing. Sunday - I know there was something but can't remember what! It can't have been important, or I'd have remembered, wouldn't I?
Margi x
PS - Why have I got purple hair? -
Message 18
Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Friday, 10th March 2006
PS - Why have I got purple hair?
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So the lifeguard can identify you when your newly found doggy paddle fails? On Sunday you're going to Loch Ness (or am I just trying to confuse you?). -
Message 19
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Snowing here, it will freeze very hard the next couple of nights, so I will re-schedule my planting
Supermum, so lovely the pictures you posted! When will you start a B&B so I can come on a holiday
Hi Plantaholic, hope your tummy feels better and you'll be able to enjoy the WE. Take care -
Message 20
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Good luck with your swimming lessons Plocket! Once you get your confidence you'll take to it like a duck to water
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HAHAHA! It was amazing - it was as though I'd been swimming all my life CC!!!
I love your "childcare" - must try something similar myself one day! -
Message 21
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
The swimming lessons are for LP Grammar, I just didn't phrase my sentance too well - I'm sorry! Enjoy the rugger and good luck with the bird box. Got a family in the other one yet? And no I don't mean refugees, I mean a bird family!!!!!
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Message 22
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Dunno about the purple hair Margi. I'm at a bit of a loose end tomorrow, but I'm sure I'll think of something to do!
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Message 23
Posted by mzsunny (U3084783) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
working 1pm to 9.15pm today and 8am to 4pm sunday. Hope everyone else has good weekend.
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Message 24
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Hi anneliesje
Tummy still a bit iffy but hasn't stopped me going to BQ this morning and buying some eracaceous compost which I have been meaning to do for ages. Last year we had some lovely camellias and rhododendrons in the garden and I am sure they will benefit from a bit of compost.
Quite surprised in BQ and Focus to see that niether had sufficient stocks of compost , bark chippings etc.. in readyness for Spring but both had evidence of dying plants which had been put outside too soon and exposed to the frost!!!!!!!!
I shouldn't be too surprised because you see it every year unfortunately.
A little bit brighter here now and so I may go out into the garden this afternoon if I can stand the cold before we get the snow tomorrow.
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Message 25
Posted by Sara (U2188091) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Hi all,
I can not go anywhere at the moment without buying plants even M&S 2 honeysuckles and a california lilac, today trip to large supermarket begining with M and bought lots of ferns some red "pinks", forget me nots and 3 lavenders.
Sara -
Message 26
Posted by Sara (U2188091) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Oh I forgot I also bought calla's 3 Black forest and 3 crystal blush.
Should keep me busy!!
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Message 27
Posted by jinty&patrick (U3352114) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
The mention of swimming reminds me that I need to start getting fit again for the beginning of my outdoor working season - driving thumping big horses at one of the royal palaces for the visitors carriage rides. Just finished making an 8'x8' snakes and ladders game for a friend to use as a training aid at work and am glad to see the back of it. HWMBO knew that I was really cranked off yesterday so has given me some cash to go and spend in Kingston. Whoopee! Feel a pair of shoes coming on.
Does anyone know what to do with sweetcorn seedlings that are already 8 inches high? They are on the top of the wardrobe and i don't think they are verey happy. It's all his idea as he wanted to get things moving! -
Message 28
Posted by Fat_Andy (U2418582) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
I'm an east anglian!! not in cambridge though i'm an Essex boy!Ìý
I live on the Suffolk/Essex border. Whereabouts are you ?
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Message 29
Posted by Fat_Andy (U2418582) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Hi Andy, I've tried to be a bit careful about saying exactly where I live (worried about all those mad axe murderers on this site
) but I'm in one of the dozen or so villages just north of the A14, very close to Cambridge. I put my pin in the A4A map on a roundabout on the A14 to give people a rough idea of where I am!
I think Ken69 is in Norfolk, so there are at least 4 of us!Ìý
Hi Juliet. Understand entirely that you don't want to give your exact location away. I drive up the A14 from time to time on my way to see relatives in Northamptonshire. I'll give your general direction a wave next time I'm going that way !
Haven't seen much of Ken69 lately. I vaguely remember he was from over the border in Norfolk.
Cheers
FA x -
Message 30
Posted by Goldilocks (U2296284) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
My next 20 bags of manure are ready to collect - probably this afternoon! Lots of driving lessons for No2 son. His test is Friday week and next weekend OH and I are off to Paris for a much needed break so this is the last chance for intensive lessons - 3 point turns ok, reversing round corners ok, parallel parking dodgy and ditto reversing into a parking bay, so more of that tomorrow. Otherwise - at the risk of upsetting some, lie ins (one already completed) and a good long read of the Sunday papers in the conservatory. Bliss!
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Message 31
Posted by Margi (U2334861) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
PS - Why have I got purple hair?
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So the lifeguard can identify you when your newly found doggy paddle fails? On Sunday you're going to Loch Ness (or am I just trying to confuse you?).Ìý
Thanks CC - Loch Ness! That was it. It's quite a long drive from here, so we'll have to set off early!
I actually dread to think what's going to happen to the colour when it meets chlorine twice or three times a week! Maybe I should have throught of that before...
M x -
Message 32
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
When will you start a B&B so I can come on a holiday
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Thankyou Anneliesje
Funny you should say that...when a few more sprogglies leave home we had considered it..you can have a week free, so you can visit everybody on the message board.
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Message 33
Posted by Slugger (U2316506) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
What time will you be there?
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Message 34
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Well, supermum, when you have a few spare rooms, I will be honoured to take the first reservation to your B&B and climb the stairway to Heaven!
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Message 35
Posted by Slugger (U2316506) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
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Message 36
Posted by Slugger (U2316506) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Well, supermum, when you have a few spare rooms, I will be honoured to take the first reservation to your B&B and climb the stairway to Heaven!
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Who bought Led Zepp into this?! -
Message 37
Posted by Slugger (U2316506) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
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Whoops. All the option buttons seem to merge into one after a bottle of wine (or two)! -
Message 38
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
easy with that wine Slugger!!!!
As long as there is no smoke on the water, everything should be OK! Maybe one needs some carrot wiskey to see that -
Message 39
Posted by Margi (U2334861) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
I'm having the same problem after a couple of whisties! (ooops! That should have been whiskies!) I'd just presumed you were speechless!!!
M x -
Message 40
Posted by Margi (U2334861) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
Hi Supermum!
You just be sure to let us know when you're taking bookings, and what kind of discount you give for your friends on the boards!!! What are you near, garden-wise (apart from your own magnificent creation, obviously!)
Margi x -
Message 41
Posted by Slugger (U2316506) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
I'm having the same problem after a couple of whisties! (ooops! That should have been whiskies!) I'd just presumed you were speechless!!!
M x Ìý
Me? Speechless?
Well.............
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Message 42
Posted by Margi (U2334861) on Saturday, 11th March 2006
I know - it struck me as unlikely!!!
M x -
Message 43
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
What are you near, garden-wise Ìý
Penpergwm Plants is very near thats nice and sells plants.
Veddw House is different but nice
The Nurtons
Didn't like it much 1st time round but went in summer and really liked quite a few of the areas, also has nice plants that are good prices.
Also Usk Open Gardens weekend is usually good, with quite a few really nice gardens.
We also have a reasonable amount of NGS Gardens open in the summer.
Powis Castle is 2 hrs away, and Aberglasny & Botanic Gardens is about 1 1/2 hrs away, but we do have some nice mountains and nice walks, and Abergavenny is known as the Gateway to Wales !! -
Message 44
Posted by lilylouise (U3205282) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
Hello, After a really c**p week I feel better now because I have sown lots of seeds this morning - Petunias, Coreopsis, Busy Lizzies,Everlasting Sweet Peas, Lavender, Heliotrope,Peppers, Aubergines,Okra,Rudbeckias and Diascia. We had a roast beef Sunday lunch with plum crumble for pudding and I have had a couple of glasses of wine!!!!!It is still very cold but the sun has been trying to appear.
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Message 45
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
Hi lilylouise
You have really made my mouth water with your description of lunch. Beef ,pudding AND wine !!!!!!!!!! HEAVEN.
My brunch for want of a better word consisted of a fry up and has paled into insignificance after reading about yours.
There was a time when I did all the trimmings every Sunday lunch but now it is only on very rare occassions.
I was quite impressed with your seed sowing too. You have been busy!!!!!!!!.
For many years I haven't bothered growing from seed for a variety of reasons but perhaps I shall have to start again after reading all the enthusiasm for it.
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Message 46
Posted by clondalkingardener (U2328443) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
Hi Lilylouise, sounds like a very productive Sunday. I'm doing late dinner for a Sunday as everybody were doing different things. It gave me some time HRT I have spent the mornng in the garden doing my hanging baskets just one to finish now. Then went to the garden centre to get a plant pot they were on special offer 25% off got a Clem too Jackmanii half price €3 and an ivy Hedera helix Goldchild not a bad afternoon shopping and all for undeer €29 (£20 stg) have to go to finish the last hanging basket.
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Message 47
Posted by beejay (U2219592) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
Well this is a what have done, which is not much on the gardening front despite this pm turning out quite nice.
Yesterday did something I've been wanting to do for ages & went to Borough Market up near London Bridge Station. What a foodies heaven - I think they call it a gourmet market. Bought some beautiful Caerphilly cheese, ate fantastic smoked salmon for lunch today, cracking pies for tea tonight & got all emotional discussing tomato sausages that we used to buy in Carlisle market with a Cumbrian!
Today had a nice totter round Kew. Went into the new alpine house which we have only seen from the outside so far. A fantastic buiding. Looked at progress at the lake which has been drained whilst they reinforce the edges & buid a walkway that will go across & somehow take in one of the islands. Smelt the hundred+ hyacinthe in the Pricess of Wales house. Bought 2 orchids that were going cheap.
Came back & Mr beejay washed outside of greenhouse before hosepipe ban comes in (which looks likely to be the beginning of April for Thames Water.
The mention of swimming reminds me that I need to start getting fit again for the beginning of my outdoor working season - driving thumping big horses at one of the royal palaces for the visitors carriage rides. Ìý
So are you at Hampton Court J&P as you mention shopping in Kingston. Lucky you if so. -
Message 48
Posted by lilylouise (U3205282) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
You have only 1 hanging basket left to do??? What are you putting in them?? I don't usually make mine up until the end of April!! I like the sound of your bargains! Hi Lilylouise, sounds like a very productive Sunday. I'm doing late dinner for a Sunday as everybody were doing different things. It gave me some time HRT I have spent the mornng in the garden doing my hanging baskets just one to finish now. Then went to the garden centre to get a plant pot they were on special offer 25% off got a Clem too Jackmanii half price €3 and an ivy Hedera helix Goldchild not a bad afternoon shopping and all for undeer €29 (£20 stg) have to go to finish the last hanging basket.Ìý
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Message 49
Posted by Plocket (U684859) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
Oh Beejay you are so lucky! Borough Market is fantastic - did you find the cheese shop just around the corner or so from there? I used to work a stones through from Borough Market and it's a fantastic place.
AND you did Kew! I'm keen to see the new Alpine house as they were still building it when I visited it last year. What did you think of it? -
Message 50
Posted by clondalkingardener (U2328443) on Sunday, 12th March 2006
You have only 1 hanging basket left to do??? What are you putting in them?? I don't usually make mine up until the end of April!! I like the sound of your bargains! Hi Lilylouise, sounds like a very productive Sunday. I'm doing late dinner for a Sunday as everybody were doing different things. It gave me some time HRT I have spent the mornng in the garden doing my hanging baskets just one to finish now. Then went to the garden centre to get a plant pot they were on special offer 25% off got a Clem too Jackmanii half price €3 and an ivy Hedera helix Goldchild not a bad afternoon shopping and all for undeer €29 (£20 stg) have to go to finish the last hanging basket.Ìý Ìý
I took out the heather and transplanted them some into my basket tier and the rest into the new pot I bought today. I put hanging begonias red and white ( every 2nd bulb )I haven't planted the clem or Ivy leaving that for another day
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