BrummieBen

Fork Handles

I'm from Bridgend originally, so another sheep-worrier!!! Been in Brum for 19 years this year lol.. (for my sins, must have been Adolf in a past life!)

And I have some Tete-a-tete and a few larger daffs in bloom currently under my south-facing bay window at front of the house!! (Random bulbs found during house move 2 years ago and plonked in somewhere quick! I call it eclectic planting hehe.

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Not scared me off, little ones to feed and wash!! The OH will be back at 8 and woe betide if things aren't done!!! Yeah the skip is 'work-in-progress'. I'll try to get all my photos together and then you can see what I've managed so far.. I'll stick it on the garden design section or something. And Bunny? Yes I AM privy to the whole bjay situation last week lol!!! But don't disappear! You did the time already! (And NO chortling Geoff!)

Cheap seeds

lol at the earlier posts about a troll who invites flame wars, even going to the lengths of arguing with themselves.. I think if you argue with yourself that really demonstrates the desperation for attention, pity them, they probably have severe social disorders..

And on topic, stop with these seed offers, you know I can't say NO! lol

Those lovely 'perenial' foxgloves being touted

So they never set seed, however with normal foxgloves you can use root division to increase stock, think it'll work? (Or do you want me to take the plunge and let you all know? )

Talkback: Vine weevil

strawberries in planters always have a tonne, but fuchsias seem to be like crack to the blighters!

How do you upload photos

yes try changing the file ending to jpg, not jpeg. I find most people, (my OH included) can't upload mainly because they have no idea where the file they want is actually stored on their computer. Just because it's in mydocuments, doesn't necessarily mean it's findable as it may be a zip, or even in a folder gasp! This forum is a tad weird, for example, in thepotting shed on the forkhandles thread that is a gazillion pages long, instead of it offering 'last' as a page offering, (like every other forum for the last 10 years) you have to click on the last poster and the arrow???? 

Anyways, now apple is on the slide, and android and win8 taking over, maybe we'll have a standard set, then it's far less complicated. I think the main stress people have is that there are 500 ways to do the same thing, and so you end up with people getting confused.

MOB rants

Titter e not!! Yeah, sometimes it is good to have a growl about something.. I wouldn't normally be bothered but OH Birthday April 20th, which would have meant these daffs would be out in force, too late to buy/plant anymore now ;/ (she doesn't know, so I can't even shout about it to her!)

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Miss Becks wrote (see)

Bit prickly for my taste Flo! You used to be able to buy hedgehog flavour crisps!

Weren't they great? And hi and ty everyone, already worked out you lot are pretty bonkers! Still birds of a feather !!! (Hence why I'm here!)

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Gardening Grandma wrote (see)

That's pretty trying, Derek! I had a difficult time six years ago with a doctor who thought I was a malingerer and treated me as such. I had a brain tumour! (It was benign and surgery has dealt with it permanently and safely. I only have brainstorms on Wednesdays!)

LearningSlowly, here is a link that might interest you.

http://www.ehow.com/list_5991149_flowers-keep-squirrels-away.html

It says that daffodil bulbs are poisonous to squirrels and repel them, but they may move them, so plant 'em deep. Wish I knew why the squirrel only went for daffs. I suppose no  neighbour is nicking them, since they are a bit special?

 

I see that thread GG, how odd, mind my parents had a static caravan in stratford-upon-avon and had loads of bulbs in planters and troughs etc, and they used to go walkabout, rabbits/squirrels (there were loads of both!), who knows, but my daffs were excavated and the daffs were close on 5" deep. Since I've never seen rabbits here, only foxes and squirrels I'd think it's one of them. Regards to my neighbours, how would they know which were the expensive ones out of so many, I haven't told anyone !!

Talkback: Garden seating areas

My brother had some really nice 'Royal Garden' table and chair sets, basically impervious to everything the elements can throw at it, yet stylish as well. I was very impressed, so I went on the internet and had a look for a rectangular table and 6 chairs.. not a lot of change from 7-800 quid!! I'll be booking the overtime now lol

bulbs, daffs, tulips, hyacinths, alliums

Going to try the theory of 2 cuts a week

water those poor souls!

Back after a long slog

anyone else think this 'extended' winter, means a good summer

So lyon, change your name back to Gary, wondering why?

Fine Green beans in the shops

This made me spill my tea over the keyboard!

Your Favourite Tools

Needing old mouse or vole nests

While it's been raining

Most famous moment with your plants?

Peach tree

Hmm is this year going to be like the last?

Things you did in the garden as a kid which were extremely bad!