David K

Good Morning - 21 March

Rhoda Dendron wrote (see)

 I also see Boomerang Dave is having an 'on board' period. LOL!

 

Yes, but  his comings & goings are at his own bidding....unlike when you were unceremoniously elbowed out.

Be careful!

 

 

This Forum

It seems to me 'Sotongeoff' has reigned supreme here (I certainly always remember to doff me cap) since the closure of the BBC gardening message boards about a year since....then comes a new kid on the block in the guise of 'Brumbull' who would seem to threaten the hierarchy.....he's certainly prolific!

None of my business of course, but it never ceases to amaze me how people can find so much spare time to spend online.

Good Morning - 21 March

obelixx wrote (see)

Might they not sulk if they get snowed on after being split?   No hostas visible here yet, not even in the pots which hid in the greenhouse all winter and usually get a head start.   Maybe something to do with having a foot of snow on them last week.

Lots of wet stuff due this weekend and maybe snow again on Monday so no lifting and dividing here yet.

Yes, worth thinking about. Just took another peek at the forecast and it gives the nighttime temps for the next 5 nights as 0c, -1c, -2c, -4c & -3c. Of course, under snow it would be warmer, but I think I'll hang fire anyway.

Good Morning - 21 March

Nice thread...I'm keeping my eye on the weather forecast, sometime tomorrow I'm given to understand that my plot may be under 10/15cm of snow. So I'm taking advantage of the lull before the storm (as it were) and finish dividing the last of my perennials.....hostas especially today.

A tad cool, but not a bad day here so far.

MORNING FORKERS

Well I've been around for quite a while, both here and in my previous life on the BBC gardening boards, so I reckon I have a feel for how these boards function.

Also, as I'm not a regular contributor to the 'Fork Handles' thread,I reckon I can comment on this in an impartial way. 

I'm not sure if 'Brumbull' has an agenda by opening this thread & the choice of title,  but he/she does give the impression of someone who has a lot to say & likes to be noticed.

These boards have been running like clockwork for almost a year now, it would would be nice if it was to continue that way.

Gardeners World new season

Verdun

Geoff went to Writtle Agricultural College in Essex, in 1959 he passed the National Diploma in Horticulture, with distinction.

After graduating from agricultural college he became a nurseryman and self-employed landscape gardener, then opened his own garden centre ("The Hamilton Garden Centre") on the outskirts of Kettering in Northants.

He began writing a column for Garden News in 1970, and in 1975 became a full-time journalist when he took over as editor of Practical Gardening magazine, where he began his crusade to inform everybody about the joys and benefits of organic gardening.

You may be thinking of Monty Don, who doesn't have any horticultural qualification.....and it shows!

Gardeners World new season

Geoff Hamilton's garden was unique and quite different from any other TV garden.

He constructed several gardens within his own garden i.e. The Cottage Garden, Paradise Garden and Ornamental Kitchen Garden. These were intended to replicate what was achievable in the average viewer's plot.These were in addition to his unforgettable DIY budget projects.

Geoff was unique and his like will never be seen again, I fear..

Gardeners World new season

....but anyone who thinks that Monty is doing all the work at Longmeadow himself (or even a 10th of it) is living in cloud cuckoo land.,,,,,,as with Alan Titchmarsh's 'me Barleywood' garden.

I do beleive that Geoff Hamilton did most of the graft at Barnsdale.

Gardeners World new season

I'm not a fan of Monty, but did feel sorry for him last night. A program had to be filmed irrespective of the weather or soil conditions,,,,he looked absolutely wretched in the rain!

He could have popped in the old gardener's saying 'Good Friday is the time to start gardening'.

Growing Sweet Peas

I would wait for another week or so to sow your SP seeds in the open ground, but would sow them now in containers.

If sown in the open now, they will not germinate until the soil warms-up a little anyway.

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