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Something is eating my lavender

Hi Chapelgirl I cant help you, but noticed you live in France My mum and dad are great gardeners and live near Limoges. I bet my mum would know. Have you come across a very bright green snake yet!! My mum thought it was a lettuce leaf and wondered how it got in the border (she wasnt wearing her glasses) and went to pick it up! I dont care if they say it wont touch you I wouldnt give it the chance you wouldnt have seen me for dust

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Very proud. I said a while ago that as a family if we can get through this then we can get through anything. So many friends said we'd be fine and rather than find it patronizing I knew they meant it and through their own experiences they knew it. One thing that stays in my mind is "to let them go you hang on to them" a good saying I thought. Im being brave now wait till end of next month I'll be in bits. Thanks Geoff

You wouldn't think this was a garden website you must add agony uncle to your list now. What a man of talent you are lucky Mrs Geoff

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With tears in my eyes writing this. This has been the most positive we've all felt in a long time. Im so proud of him and hope he finds his life changes for the better over there. He left an apprenticeship because of bullying so for a long time he had a very negative attitude but with lots of hard work he is now back to the boy he was before with a little more life experience.. I press on him to leave all that behind him. I believe bitterness breeds so let it go. This parenting doesnt come with a book of instructions unfortunately and its damn hard work at times

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Kate in my experience don't try shooting I hurt my finger to the point it was bruised, hurt for weeks that was clay pigeon shooting

Geoff What is it about Australia our eldest son is away next month. He is giving up on this country. I get so mad that people judge all young ones. I know that our son has tried so so hard to get a job. No one replies to applications either. We have watched that poor boy go through humiliation and depression over this last year. So between ourselves and the kindness of my parents he has been given the chance of a lifetime. The change in him is amazing he has a reason to get on with life again. So as soon as his passport arrives we will get him his visa and hes away. Ill be in bits but never mind that bit.

Dean I wear an old brown fleece shirt when gardening or around the house its starting to fray round the edges I'll be devastated when I ever throw it out. I might even keep it in a drawer. My younger son once said to me when he thought of me he thought of me wearing it!

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I bet if you end up with a nice new neighbour you'll be straight in there giving a hand.

Greenhouses

We have a polycarbonate greenhouse and are very happy with it. We replaced the glass with it. We are in a real wind tunnel so glass kept breaking. The polycarbonate is safer, with being opaque you have no worries of scorching. The temp in the greenhouse feels different, with glass its very hot with polycarbonate it feels like a general heat if that makes sense, Id say its better for overwintering too.

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It will come back and eat a plant now hmm..

Amazing what a day in the garden can do. We have a young mum living in our street that doesnt bother with her garden but her dad came out one day last week and strimmed and cut the grass. What a difference. She has a half barrel in the front garden I was going to offer her a plant for it, maybe just a hardy geranium that will look after its self just to finish off. It might even encourage her to keep it tidy

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Kate did you make the lamburgers yourself. It reminded me to get pork mince to mix with beef mince to make meatballs I make batches for the freezer for a quick meal. My mam and dad (who live in France) make jars and jars of a tomato sauce to take home to us all, which is so handy. great for the meatballs or spag bol

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How others live the mind boggles. Would you not just love to get your secateurs into that roses and feed them.

It would make a lovely family home I hope for your sake it sells quickly.

Now the slug how did you dispose of it? at that size Id say they are too big to squish with even your wellies on or have you cut it in half? Even I get a wee bit squeamish with that size

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Ow dear I'll pass on that one, what age group are they? Its hard to say from the decor. Im going to quess at late fifties having kids late in life. A fantastic sized back garden is yours the same size. Great what you can find nosing on the web

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