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bertiebots

ceridwen wrote: »

Offhand - I'd wait for the keener gardeners than myself to come along - but personally any hedge I put anywhere would be comprised of "edible" plants. Double duty then - privacy AND food. Win win:beer:

You have started something now you know:D I had never considered an edible hedge! I have searched edible hedges and am amazed at the choice ...but my only concern is the size things would grow. I also appear to be a month too late on the ordering front as they are usually planted upto april:cool: More research needed;)

I suppose the other issue I have (and this is really stupid because its no one elses business) but the little estate I live on is...er...well..a bit...erm.. posh iyswim ...of course I am not and pure mse amazingness got me here in the first place (and a well timed house sale). But its not the sort of estate where you see people growing their own , except for me that is:eek::rotfl:! Think Privet Drive (from the harry potter films ) and you get the idea. So I suppose what I am getting at is -I wonder what the neighbours would say to me planting a hedgerow in my front garden (rather than a palm surrounded by pebbles or block paving for the BMW:rotfl:) ..like I said stupid but I can see the lace curtains twitching already;)
Oh and btw the area my little posh estate is situated in is not posh at all, but who am I to shatter peoples ideas of grandeur?:rotfl:?

Mrs_Veg_Plot

Had another busy day in the garden today. Painting the fences this time. Have got half done. Hopefully OH will finish the other half off tomorrow when I am on an extra shift (so much for posting that we would have four days off together, I forgot about this shift).

Had HM toad in the hole for tea with fried onions and mixed herbd added to the batter mix. I also brown off the sausages and then quarter then so that we need less sausages (6 sausages for four of us).

Goodluck with the no spend week dollydaydream.

lostinrates

bertiebots wrote: »

You have started something now you know:D I had never considered an edible hedge! I have searched edible hedges and am amazed at the choice ...but my only concern is the size things would grow. I also appear to be a month too late on the ordering front as they are usually planted upto april:cool: More research needed;)

I suppose the other issue I have (and this is really stupid because its no one elses business) but the little estate I live on is...er...well..a bit...erm.. posh iyswim ...of course I am not and pure mse amazingness got me here in the first place (and a well timed house sale). But its not the sort of estate where you see people growing their own , except for me that is:eek::rotfl:! Think Privet Drive (from the harry potter films ) and you get the idea. So I suppose what I am getting at is -I wonder what the neighbours would say to me planting a hedgerow in my front garden (rather than a palm surrounded by pebbles or block paving for the BMW:rotfl:) ..like I said stupid but I can see the lace curtains twitching already;)
Oh and btw the area my little posh estate is situated in is not posh at all, but who am I to shatter peoples ideas of grandeur?:rotfl:?

Couldn't care less what the neighbours think. BUT if you do, why not some one upmanship with small trained fruit trees...a hedge of cordons or fans. O'm planning a pleached row of pears here.

If you decide against an edible hedge I'd go for a rose one. Yes, its bare in winter (though most of my roses were only without any leaf for such a short time this cold winter) but choose the right rose variety you have flower most of summer and its thorny for security and the SMELL from the right rose is heavenly. ne of the flats we had in italy was located a block down from a square that was a meeting point/junction. One day, about this time of year, I could smell such fresh, sweetness coming in I went following my nose and ended up in the square where the brave municiple planting scheme was one variety of rose, so just a sheet of colour for only about six-8 weeks of the year (you could do better for flowering period with an english rose BTW) but the smell in those weeks was just the most beautiful thing imaginable.

lostinrates

was super busy yesterday...got lots done. Then my back went. This happens to me a lot related to my neurological problems, but it was really bad this morning, the left leg was totally numb apart form pain and s I was just dragging a dead weight about that only felt pain. So, limited what I could do. I usually don't bother much with pain killers but tried a different over the counter type and by 10 am I was doing really SO much better! Have had a less productive but still busy day in the garden and painting a window. Its been a trial doing this window. We've started on the best one, to get practise but its still awful condition. Its not looking perfect but it looks better....so not sure how we feel about a not perfect but a bit better job....or how much worse the windows in worse condition will look when a pair of novice window painters have a go! (dh has only done this once, I have done it in the past, and hated it then and hate it now!)

bertiebots

LiR I really couldnt care less either ..I just wonder! The majority of my neighbours dont speak anyway and the one who does regularly chat with me says -its nice that I am "normal":rotfl:"!
I love the roses idea too ...oooh what to choose!!??!! One thing I know I wont be planting is conifers ,as they bring me out in a terrible blistery rash:eek:

Take care btw x you have my sympathy re. the back. I am feeling the affects of my gardening yesterday and woke several times during the night with pain/stiffness in my kneck and a headache..a sure sign that I have overdone it.

lostinrates

bertiebots wrote: »

LiR I really couldnt care less either ..I just wonder! The majority of my neighbours dont speak anyway and the one who does regularly chat with me says -its nice that I am "normal":rotfl:"!
I love the roses idea too ...oooh what to choose!!??!! One thing I know I wont be planting is conifers ,as they bring me out in a terrible blistery rash:eek:

http://www.davidaustinroses.com/english/Advanced.asp?PageId=1896

I'm thinking about a hedge at the front of where we park probably of wildeve, though I'd love the anlwick rose its for in front of red brick and I think the clash with true pink would clash to much even for me! (at the front of the house anyway!)

Charis

bertiebots wrote: »

Oh and btw the area my little posh estate is situated in is not posh at all, but who am I to shatter peoples ideas of grandeur?:rotfl:?

How about a nice low-growing vine? 'Organic wine production', you can tell them. Seriously though, you could grow blackcurrants, redcurrants and whitecurrants. As long as you don't go for rhubarb or blackberries (brambles) there's nothing wrong with growing something useful. You never know, it may catch on.

kidcat

My mum and dad had a really rotten window frame years ago that they couldnt replace so they left the rose bush overgrow, the police swore that rosebush saved us from many an opportunistic burglar!!

pink68

bertiebots wrote: »

I wonder what the neighbours would say to me planting a hedgerow in my front garden (rather than a palm surrounded by pebbles or block paving for the BMW:rotfl:) ..like I said stupid but I can see the lace curtains twitching already;)

i live in an area like that, my neighbour has dug up all the wood chippings put in by the builders, put down weed membrane and then grey slate. His half of the drive looks lovely, and exceptionally neat, whilst mine has been planted with rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries, and broad beans so far.

I found a few bowls of tomatoes last summer and the offer to him to help himself to anything ripe whilst we were on holiday was enough to win him over!:rotfl:

ginnyknit

Sammy_kaye, just wait till the baby spider plants are about 3 inches high and gently pull or cut them off the parent plant, tuck them in some compost and they will grow.

Had our O/S birthday party for Dgs and it was lovely. My Mum was so pleased as Ds turned up at ours later having been to see his nephew and took us all to see his new apartment - or should I say his bargain, partly furnished for no extra cost apartment. Thank goodness my kids caught the bug of moneysaving. He was saying he did a dinner party for 4, he cooked all from scratch, veggie curry with all the accompaniments for less than a fiver! i know we could have done it cheaper but it was still an acheivement. All in all a fab day.

I found a packet of ornamental cabbage seeds from god knows when and planted them, I now have 15 seedlings already to dress the front garden, pity they are not edible but they will make a great display and they must have been a bargain in the long distant past :rotfl: