Daydream thread continues.....

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Rhiwie you can call into work to have a nose if you want to, so you can see the mayhem:D

I will pm you my works addy, If you are coming let me know so i will not go toddling off somewhere:rotfl:

hope there is some nice things down in Andrew's

right back to work

lostinrates

Dh and i have been assessing how much things got away from us this summer. The barns are all in messy shape ( the dogs have been going in them, so really yucky ) and the white border in particular has gone to pot.

( mainly where in too infrequent mows no one has gone back to tidy edges and grass has spread like a nasty cold). The philadelphus we bought is like ....well, nothing i have ever seen. It did not flower, but has sent out hugely long, messy growth. By hugely long i mean, maybe ten, fifteen feet of long, uncontrolled tendrils, not so many of them, just really long and messy. Really odd too, never had a philadelphus like it. Any idea dave? Atm its destined for nothing good.....

The garden hedge we let go out of control, no bad thing the extra three feet or so in height the privet put on. But, wow, the depth. I have just cut about a foot into one messily as an experiment, and......its going to be a saw job, too big for the petrol hedge cutter. I have always wanted to replace the privet and mixed hedge with yew when we have more money, but have been toying this summer with keeping the privet, because its a HUGE amount of money for the length we would be planting and also, because the privet smells so nice ( the flower this year was wildly good). But the amount of cutting is serious business too. Yew might be a once a year cut if we are lucky, the privet seems to want a trim every five minutes.

Plus, we could keep yew denser and thinner, the privet takes up good planting space on the tightest side of our garden.

Hmm. We cannot afford to do anything now (unless maybe we got teeny tiny yews and waited five years to have any privacy). We did sow yew seeds in pots our first year here......nothing. Not one measly little so and so germinated.

Davesnave

It's been a bad summer for weeds and trying to keep on top of everything, including the grass, so don't beat yourselves up too much over it, lir.

We removed most of the privet from our last garden and gained about 8' in most places. Where we didn't was where someone at some distant time had stolen an extra piece for their garden!:rotfl:

Our yews are really taking off now, but don't forget they did a year in a nursery bed first and it will be a couple of years before they reach 4'. The nursery was a good idea, not only because they were cheaper, but because a few didn't survive that uprooting & first journey here, though it took them time to die. There were no casualties when we planted the remainder out as hedges.

What variety was the Philadelphus? I have never grown one, I'm afraid. Used to rely on next door's for a bit of scent!

lostinrates

Davesnave wrote: »

It's been a bad summer for weeds and trying to keep on top of everything, including the grass, so don't beat yourselves up too much over it, lir.

We removed most of the privet from our last garden and gained about 8' in most places. Where we didn't was where someone at some distant time had stolen an extra piece for their garden!:rotfl:

Our yews are really taking off now, but don't forget they did a year in a nursery bed first and it will be a couple of years before they reach 4'. The nursery was a good idea, not only because they were cheaper, but because a few didn't survive that uprooting & first journey here, though it took them time to die. There were no casualties when we planted the remainder out as hedges.

What variety was the Philadelphus? I have never grown one, I'm afraid. Used to rely on next door's for a bit of scent!

Well, have to admit i cannot remember variety now, but nothing like my existige one.


Really torn about the yew. If only privet were slow growing!

rhiwfield

CTC, sorry, didnt get your pm until I got back. Could have done with a cup of tea and a biskwit instead of a bottle of water at the Co-op at Cross Hands! It was heaving at the preview, never seen it so busy, I'll go tomorrow for the actual sale but I'm not at all sure its worth it.

Can remember hunting privet hawk moth caterpillars as a young child. Trick was to look for their droppings, little grey ridged things Whereas yew looks great but has very few insect species associated.

Weekend is all booked up but looking forward to sowing some winter salads on Monday. And is there still time to try Pak Choi?

alfie_1

evening all......

LIR.........should be at yours 2 ish... and you know my ish's !! :odepends if i get lost....AGAIN.... in the last 2 miles..:rotfl:

fine weather here but cool evenings..
my gazebo has arrived should do a test run really....:o

sold a jumper tonite..forgot id listed it !! £26 :eek:
BUSY DAY TOMOROW SO EARLY NIGHT ME FINKS....

COOLTRIKERCHICK

Was there any lots that looked intersting rhiwie?

We have the small twice a month poultry auction tomorrow, it does have bric-a-brac, or should i say crap:rotfl:

rhiwfield

CTC, yes, there were interesting lots but, as you know, its the price you pay for them that counts, and with so many there, dealers included, I doubt if there will be many bargains.

Two weeks ago we picked up some cracking deals (not as good as Alf's bookcase though!), cant see that happening this time.

Take a good look at the carp, CTC, you'd be surprised at the hidden gems that you can find. Its worth a rummage to spot the bargains, we paid £6 for some ceramics that sold tonight for £45, get one or two if them and it pays for your petrol and maybe some pigs as well! Was thinking of running by Singleton first thing but decided that pre dawn starts on both Saturday and Sunday are a bit too much.

Alf, well done on the jumper, have you opened your swiss bank account yet?

Davesnave

rhiwfield wrote: »

Weekend is all booked up but looking forward to sowing some winter salads on Monday. And is there still time to try Pak Choi?

There is, but make sure the caterpillars don't get there first!

I have never known such a magnet for the green chompers. I put some of a free sample into a trough of mixed salad leaves a few weeks ago, thinking they'd be safe in the polytunnel..... No! :mad:

lostinrates

Hurrah alfie!


Remember the door for fireplace please! Looking forward to seeing you!