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Message 1.Ìý
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
No gardening programmes to watch what can I do??????????
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Message 2
Posted by MizzTuppence (U2378711) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I know what you mean, but luckily I have Sky and watched Gardening from Scratch for the first time. Very useful for me as I want to know more about container gardening.
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Message 3
Posted by U2331885 (U2331885) on Friday, 10th February 2006
You'd be very welcome if you could pop round and help me write all these plant labels! It's bit weird though isn't it? A bit like having a power cut. We have to make my own horticultural entertainment - Luckily I've gots lots of prep to do in my garage tonight!
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Message 4
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I'm not so lucky we only have free view now! I usually love Friday nights and tonight when I could indulge myself as OH is out there is nothing on TV I want to watch.Oh well - did you get into the garden today. I did I helped OH chop down some conifers we have inherited.
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Message 5
Posted by Spade-man (U2290006) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Get on with writing out those gardenig lables and other gardening jobs etc, that you may have been putting of.
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Message 6
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Not into writing labels yet as it is a new garden and we are still reconstructing it from the previous owners who had let it get very overgrown. Planning to create a new veg plot hence chopping down the conifers.
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Message 7
Posted by MizzTuppence (U2378711) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I managed to get out and do some work, the weather in London has been very sunny so with a south facing garden was able to tidy up a bit. Did bring some Lavenders out of the shed to bake in the hot sun but they are now safely back as the temperature is going to be -4 tonight.
It's tempting when the sun is out to do some planting but I know that would be stupid until at least we are well into March. -
Message 8
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Hi mizztuppance it was sunny up here in Lancashire today but definately not hot. In fact the frost remained on some of the garden all day.. Like you I am desperate to start planting and because it is a new garden to us I can indulge mysely and have already bought lots more shrubs which I am dying to plant out.
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Message 9
Posted by MizzTuppence (U2378711) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I have some lavenders to plant out but they are too small to chance putting them in the ground. I ordered some wildflowers last year and lost a lot of them even though I had them in the shed for protection. Small (baby) plants will not survive freezing temps, even our native plants. It's frustrating having to wait but I have been keeping myself occupied by reading up on all my old GW mags, found a great article by Monty Don and Alan Titchmarch on wildflower gardening, very inspirational. Will order some wildflowers in March.
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Message 10
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I'm just going to have to watch AT on sky+ that I taped over the last few weeks, I always fall asleep half way through so should be able to catch some bits I missed.
I'm very excited got a JCB coming to clear some ground at 9am tomorrow (Sat). Its an area 40'x20' that is overgrown and very uneven, previous occupants had started a rockery (I think) but its fallen apart over many years before we got here. I've tried several times to sort it by hand but even after hours of work only seem to shift a few rocks, then the children helpfully put them back when I go in for a cup of tea...
So hopefully it can be done in one go and I can start on the 'dining area', which hopefully will be enclosed in reinforcing steel mesh, with a jungle theme.. -
Message 11
Posted by Lottie (U2331125) on Friday, 10th February 2006
What we should have done was organise a virtual leaving party for Christine! DK to get the first round in!
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Message 12
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
That sounds very adventurous and exciting. Is it to keep the children in or the animals in the jungle? Sounds like you are going to be busy whatever!!!!!!!!!!
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Message 13
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Mizztuppance I am so sad - I have the largest pile of back copies of gardening mags for every month of the year in the garage and I take a few of the relevant month to put in a pile at the side of my bed. I like nothing more than a good browse before bedtime!!!!!!!
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Message 14
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Hmmmmmm,
I will swop my cup of tea, for a glass of wine then. To get in the mood!
Why is there only a smiley for ale? I feel a bit lost this evening without the gardening programs.
I could however plant my sweet pea seeds. I've put them on a damp kitchen paper last sunday, covered with plastic.
The internet told me they would produce little roots like this.
Well, I re-wetted the paper 2 times already. Only 1 seed produced a tiny root! I think I will plant them the way they are. I'm sure they will be fine.
What we should have done was organise a virtual leaving party for Christine! DK to get the first round in!Ìý
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Message 15
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
With 8 children eating a B-B-Q it will remind me of feeding time at the zoo...
Hopefully it will get so overgrown, I can just forget their in there for days and days...........peace.................. -
Message 16
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I have the largest pile of back copies of gardening mags for every month of the year in the garage Ìý
I'm sad too...how many years worth have you got??? -
Message 17
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Quite a few copies but I got rid of some when we moved house. How many children did you say you have ???????
By the way I am already on the wine!!
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Message 18
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Actually, we have 9 at the momment, + most weekends we have an additional 1 or 2 boyfriends and girlfriends, then the MOL usually pops in, + in the summer we have a small swimming pool, so we can have up to another 8 or 9 extra, oh + 4 extra from the neighbours children, for one of the days...so all in all we can be quite busy.
Last year we had 11 (8+3(fosters)) -
Message 19
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Still drinking my sage tea, but it is almost finished.
There must be something strange with my tea though, as I completely missed the
Whaw supermum, think your kids are having a great time!
YES, it is my nostalgia evening, so a lot of memories ...
When I was a teenager, I always went to my friend. They had 7 children, but most of the time a lot more. It was big fun.
I'm still friends with most of these 7 (now middle aged) children. And although their parents passed away a few years ago and some of them live abroad, they still have this wonderful bond! -
Message 20
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Wow I now know where your name comes from. You have my upmost respect. When do you get time to garden? I only work part time and noone else at home now only the OH and I struggle sometimes to meet everyones needs. Hence the glass/es of wine tonight.
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Message 21
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Anneliesje at least you are having your nostalgia evening with your friends on the message board and with your sage tea ! Where do you live?
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Message 22
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Luckily all the children go to school...bliss...well except 1 who hopefully if the LEA, and school get their finger out might finally be in school after waiting 3 1/2 months..apparantly they didn't have enough info...we were pulling our hair out, it is so unfair.
So I usually have from 9-3 to fit in the gardening and shopping, cleaning, meetings and courses etc etc. Although with all the running around sometimes I don't get anything done in the garden for days, so I have booked tomorrow off with the family..suppose it will last till they need breakfast. -
Message 23
Posted by dahliadelight (U3132899) on Friday, 10th February 2006
i have nothing to watch so im here instead
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Message 24
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
8supermum - I come into contact with families like yours with my job and I just don't know how you do it.Will you get in the garden tomorrow then? Oh I just remembered you have the digger coming !!!!!!!!!!!
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Message 25
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Anneliesje at least you are having your nostalgia evening with your friends on the message board and with your sage tea ! Where do you live?Ìý
I live in a little city beween Brussels and Ghent in Belgium.
We don't have any gardening programs at all on our TV channels. I suppose that is why we watch ´óÏó´«Ã½ on Fridays.
But i follow more programs on ´óÏó´«Ã½; I like the ones on thursday as well. Now it is again about the ancestors of famous people. I suppose this is why I'm so nostalgic today. (on other threads I've been telling about my grandmother and about my uncles, the pigeon fanciers!) I also liked the series about people restoring their houses. And one of my favourite programs was on sunday evenings " Coast"; You have such a wonderful country!
I also liked " a picture of Britain", especially the episode with the music of Elgar and Ralph Vaughan Williams. (yep Nostalgic Again!)
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Message 26
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
I most certainly have to...best get to bed actually as I usually have my only lyin on a Saturday, but none tomorrow as the latest he will be here is 9am...hasn't he heard of weekends !!
Suppose I best not moan, he is fitting me in, although wasn't going to bother until m'spouse mentioned I'd been on TV, suddenly bent over backwards to get here asap...the power...
Will let you know if we survive...
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Message 27
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
That is sad that you do not have any gardening programmes but niether do we at the moment!!!
What has the weather been like in Belgium -
Message 28
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
8supermum What do you mean you have been on tv tell us more?????????
Let us just say I work with children ( and their families sometimes )who have had difficult experiences in their lives. Done it for 17 years now.Easier doing it with others than your own if you know what I mean! -
Message 29
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Well, today it was OK.
It freezes a bit at night. Oh yes, almost forgot. This morning, while I was in the traffic jam,it was snowing for a while.
It has been cold for a long while, freezing during the day even. Nothing happening in the garden.
This week I was all over the Benelux ( I travel a lot for work), and I had all kinds of weather : sunny, rain showers, and then the next day again 20 cm of snow (in The Ardennen = south east of the country where we have some hills). The ski facilities will be opened for the weekend I heard.
For the weekend it will be dry and cold. I would love to buy a Whitch Hazel and some Helleborusses, but I don't think I can plant them now, with the frost.
Do you have any plans for the W.E.? Will you be able to plant your shrubs?? -
Message 30
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Anneliesje - When we moved house last Spring I brought about 100 plants and shrubs with us which I had dug up from my other garden . This garden is so huge and was so neglected that I am continually able to buy things and because we need so many I look for bargains and usually buy smaller things and grow them on. At the moment I have several small conlfers,spotted laurel, bamboo,and a few other evergreens all waiting to be planted. But it is too cold and so they will have to wait. I noticed today that my hellebore nigre which is in a pot is just starting to flower.
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Message 31
Posted by anneliesje (U3003883) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Hope your weather will be warmer quickly!
I normally start in March doing the garden.
I just watched the news; I'm very happy I'm not in Bavaria! So much snow has fallen there!
My OH has arrived. But I wonder, I know OH is husband, but what does it stand for Old Husband? Odd Husband, Other Husband?? I'm really curious!
And how do you call him when you're not married? -
Message 32
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
8supermum What do you mean you have been on tv tell us more?????????
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I am sure my modest wife would be too shy to tell you more (she has stopped for a bath as there is no gardening on tv so I get to use my own computer) more details on her exciting life in the media are available here:
as well as all over this message board. -
Message 33
Posted by 8supermum (U2768246) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Other half - applies just as well if you are not married
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Message 34
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
OH stands for Other Half and so it can be your husband or partner!!!! Your interpretations sound better - Odd Husband
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Message 35
Posted by Lottie (U2331125) on Friday, 10th February 2006
Hope your weather will be warmer quickly!
I normally start in March doing the garden.
I just watched the news; I'm very happy I'm not in Bavaria! So much snow has fallen there!
My OH has arrived. But I wonder, I know OH is husband, but what does it stand for Old Husband? Odd Husband, Other Husband?? I'm really curious!
And how do you call him when you're not married? Ìý
Hi anneliesje
OH stands for 'other half' but any of your suggestions would probably be just as appropriate too
LL x -
Message 36
Posted by plantaholic (U3147925) on Friday, 10th February 2006
8supermum I prefer Anneliesje interpretation of OH !!!!!!!!!!
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Message 37
Posted by sweetleaf (U3262132) on Saturday, 18th February 2006
get cable..... uktv style has programs non stop till midnight some useful some not so good but enough to drive the kids/spouse crazy I know cos I do it! No gardening programmes to watch what can I do??????????
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