Verdun

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Today's dilemma

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 21:42

Red Dahlia's BOYFRIEND. Are you reading this?
We know you are keen, probably mean well but....STOP, STOP, STOP
Go out tomorrow and look at your plot. Decide WITH RED DAHLIA what space you have, what you really want to grow and stick to that for this summer. If you cram everything in you will only have masses of skinny plant look-alikes that will look awful.
Can you give onion sets to someone? You dont have to grow them

More plants needed

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 21:32

Yep, the double hardy geraniums are not worth growing. Got a couple of them but will prob dig out

Forum names

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 20:54

Fairy girl. Yes I do feel gardening is therapeutic and you are prob right ...it does help us through hard times.
Meanwhile, fairy girl, I gotta stir up some banter on the forum. Baaaad aint I ?

The first Gardeners' World

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 20:49

Never known. Stipa Gigantea to seed. Some of the others yes, like Tennuissima.
A wonderful grass, a grass of class, is hackonochloa . ,it colour changes from yellow to orange and looks esp good cascading from a pot

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Posted: 30/03/2013 at 20:05

Fairy girl. My dad went missing so my sister....15 years my junior....became my "daughter". We were very close...still feel that loss today. Her daughter, my niece, says I am,her father and we too share that same closeness. She and I chose flowers today for her mum. It's so strange because she is so much like her mum which is lovely but how I wish I could see them both together right now. So I know a little how you must feel
Writing that book was great therapy for me but, hopefully, it will help my niece "know" her mother.
It's good you miss,your dad like that because it shows,how close you were. Likewise, I will be thinking of you tomorrow....mothers day...
I'm sure there are loads of people on this forum who will be thinking of you too fairy girl

The first Gardeners' World

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 19:48

At last. Somebody else likes grasses. They dont all seed around....choose wisely and they will enchant your garden.
I enjoyed last nights prog....watched today.
The garden featured....Bosvigo Gardens....is yet another in Cornwall and where I occasionally purchase plants. I have a similar yellow/blue combination....the Pulmonaria featured, Blue Ensign, forms a foreground to a lovely yellow hellebore I have. Its the best Pulmonaria by far I think and I have it in different locations. It looks good also with Bowles Golden Grass

Fork Handles

Posted: 30/03/2013 at 19:28

Happy Easter everyone on fork,handles

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Posted: 30/03/2013 at 19:27

Sorry fairy girl. But that's a really nice story. Lovely.
Music and certain songs do invoke memories.
I wrote a book for my niece about her mother who died 18 months after she was born. (She died 18 years ago tomorrow). Music....songs she liked....is very much part of who she was/is and along with photos is important in describing her so I understand your sentiments.