Nice people thread part 8 - worth the wait

michaels

vivatifosi wrote: »

I am just watching Sunday politics. I need earplugs! Heavens, the've just stopped the programme. Alex James was going mad on live TV while Andrew Neil gesticulated that he was bonkers.

That was all a bit weird. I was expecting talk of the Rothchilds and shape shifting lizards. Now sane programming has resumed.

I saw a bit earlier - it just looked like Balls....and that was shortly after Laim Byrne put his fingers in his ears and hummed every time it was suggested that he had written a note that said 'there is no money left'

vivatifosi

michaels wrote: »

I saw a bit earlier - it just looked like Balls....and that was shortly after Laim Byrne put his fingers in his ears and hummed every time it was suggested that he had written a note that said 'there is no money left'

They are all so grown up aren't they? Gives one great faith in the economic recovery being in the right hands:eek:. Maybe the shape-shifting lizards would actually do a better job.

vivatifosi

misskool wrote: »

Quick question, does anyone know of any buddleja you can grow as a hedge, we (the gardener really) have to hoik out a dead bit of hedge and replace with something. It's a mixed hedge anyways so would be nice to have some buddleja next to the apple trees for pollinating sakes.

All of the buddleia I know of is very stalky. However I've seen it quite nicely shaped as a result of heavy pruning each year.

Regards viva, probably the least garden-centric person hereabouts. You probably should listen to someone else on reflection.

vivatifosi

I'm just playing catch up on the birthdays. So happy birthday for today zag, and a belated happy birthday to fc. And a possible happy birthday sometime around now to michaels. And enjoy your week away GDB...

misskool

am such a perfect fool. decided to venture into garden.

20 mins in, realise i forgot antihistamines yesterday. back in, scratching eyes, throat and sneezing like my life depended on it.

:rotfl:

lostinrates

Miss k,

I would have thought a buddleja that you hack back to keep bushy low growth would do nicely in a hedge, especially mixed hedge where its neighbours will help. I have a 'buzz' buddleja' which is the wrong colour but is really good and bushy as a result of some minor pruning.

Regarding colour...my garden is so contrary. As well as the white garden turning lots of white things yellow, a white iris is flowering blue this year.

My yellow lupin tree has grown back this year and is flowering pink and white bicolour...a fairly normal lupin colour, but not what I want there. I don't think lupins like moving very much so will probably get to stay there.

I am on count down, but I am coughing a lot, so despite being ready I might not be able to have it done this week.

lostinrates

Our decorator is happily taking his lunch break helping dh finish off ribs. Watermelon salad was eyed a bit dubiously....you can lead a horse to water....

michaels

lostinrates wrote: »

Our decorator is happily taking his lunch break helping dh finish off ribs. Watermelon salad was eyed a bit dubiously....you can lead a horse to water....

Whilst both dishes sound delicious the combination might be a bit adventurous for me...

lostinrates

michaels wrote: »

Whilst both dishes sound delicious the combination might be a bit adventurous for me...

. I suspect our decorator is one of those that doesn't like anything salady or fruit much. Nor none of that foreign muck cheese. In making conversation with him early had a moment of profound sympathy for his girlfriend.

Anyway, he loved the ribs, said they were 'amazing'. :T.

My kitchen is hopefully going to be half painted my the end of today! It's this colour

http://www.littlegreene.com/salix


When we popped out to get more paint earlier we also found a beautiful glass vase, sort of grey...from a distance I thought it was a dark silver metal, some where between silver and pewter, but its a greyish glass with an opalescent sheen. I'm hoping its going to look perfect in that room. :T

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

Squashes of all types. Pumpkin. Yellow carrots.

I think of most of the squashes as orange. Some are on that cusp of yellow and orange.