Daydream fund challenge part 4

phoebe1989seb

alfie_1 wrote: »

Phoebe. Can u pm me your ebay name please ? Was telling my son and he was interested . Thanks

Alfie, PM sent

Not been around today as it's been a busy day in the garden.......have planted dozens of perennials/alpines as I decided that having started the job I needed to finish it

I completely agree about gardens being a reflection of their owners....I'm hoping to achieve that here in time, but for now it's kind of a mix of my taste and the PO's (much of which I can't bring myself to remove as it's just too established), but overall - whilst I do love a formal (think topiary or knot) garden - it's going to be relatively informal/wild/cottage-y. In fact it's looking more cottage-y than our last garden that curiously was in a more rural setting.....

For now, much of what *we* like is seen in our choice of statuary, planters etc....things - like our internal decorative objects - that have been collected over twenty-odd years.....our Toyah Wilcox's head for example, that came to us from her Wiltshire house by way of a reclamation yard

That said, part of our reason for choosing to buy this house was for the potential not just of the house itself, but the garden which when first viewed had a wonderful kind of *secret garden* feel.....and that, coincidentally, was the name of the first business I had when I left uni, so I guess I've always been drawn to that look of garden, lol!

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

I cannot promise cake, but I'll try. Hay should be coming in on Saturday.

well I will bring a tape measure incase YOUR feeling shuttery too :rotfl:


I love divvy'ing out goodies


same applies CTC

lostinrates

I am sure you are the fairy god mother from all the best fairy stories Alfie. Lovely gifts, likes sweet food, lives in a forest and talks to the wildlife......

alfie_1

look at the windows... this is the shutter type [not the arched top !!]

alfie_1

lostinrates wrote: »

I am sure you are the fairy god mother from all the best fairy stories Alfie. Lovely gifts, likes sweet food, lives in a forest and talks to the wildlife......

polite version of NUTS...:rotfl::rotfl:

lostinrates

alfie_1 wrote: »

polite version of NUTS...:rotfl::rotfl:

My type of person:)

I_have_spoken

Back to cold and wet with me, that hardly needs saying does it? :mad:

Bought online a dozen plugs of primula, white campion and yellow flag iris; I expect the iris will take a while to get to flowering size.

Rain canopy has arrived, it projects 1m from the wall so should give some protection to the agaves underneath; weekend job to install that.

Borders are at last beginning to fill-out, but it's so slow without any hot days...

Buds are just opening on Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carrière'

Davesnave

I've received the official photos from the Panto at last. I knew they were coming, dreckly.....;)

The shot I wanted was one I didn't really expect the photographer to catch, but he did! :T

Photo now removed to protect those of a nervous disposition.

alfie_1

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


me thinks that's the outfit needed to get mr dog to retreat to the hills, with you parading round adjoining fence .... maybe singing and doing "kung foo"

Davesnave

choille wrote: »

Glad the kitchen is getting finalised Dave. If you are owt like Mr Choille you'll leave the final decision to Mrs Dave then they take the wrap if it doesn't live up too expectations.

You got it in one!:rotfl:

I know Mrs Dave wouldn't like the kitchen I'd go for, so there's no point me trying to push her in that direction. This one is the combined effort of DW and DD2, and I trust their judgement, espcially DD.

Anyway, we have to choose something... What we have now is enough to make Vivyan from the Young Ones wince!

Very impressed with the seeds I received today from the company I linked to the other day. Not only are the packets well-priced and generous, but each one is stapled to a colour sheet with two A5 sides of info and detailed growing instructions that may be filed for reference. Very practical. :A

Some ladies in the village had a meet-up today and the result was a load of new plants for me to pot up tonight.