Daydream fund challenge part 4

DawnW

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

You have a good memory Alfie.....yeah, we have in excess of a hundred, but are planning a cull of the smaller ones as there are just tooooo many! Trouble is I can't resist a plant, then realise there's no obvious place for it in the ground, so another pot/planter has to be acquired

Some pots we've had for twenty years - nothing wrong with that as generally speaking our taste hasn't changed and we prefer the aged look - but these tended to be smaller as we had greater priorities back then than forking out (excuse the pun :rotfl:) on the larger ones, hence we have loads that are only big enough for the smallest of plantings (think 12 - 15" diameter), whereas the ones we've purchased more recently (ie in Wilts) are up to 1m in diameter and can comfortably house a small tree

For a real *pot addict* (no, not that kind), you want Dafty Duck, who has, if my memory serves me correctly, in excess of two thousand!!!

I have lots of pots too Phoebe (though not as many as you), and do find that the watering is a big task!

Would you mind telling me whereabouts in Wiltshire you recently bought your big pots? I need one for a dwarf quince tree which will need a bigger pot this winter, and despite looking in every garden centre that we pass, I have not seen one bigger than the one it is in, except for cheap plastic ones It is a beautiful tree, and I think it deserves something a bit nicer than that! Thanks in anticipation

alfie_1

DawnW wrote: »

I have lots of pots too Phoebe (though not as many as you), and do find that the watering is a big task!

Would you mind telling me whereabouts in Wiltshire you recently bought your big pots? I need one for a dwarf quince tree which will need a bigger pot this winter, and despite looking in every garden centre that we pass, I have not seen one bigger than the one it is in, except for cheap plastic ones It is a beautiful tree, and I think it deserves something a bit nicer than that! Thanks in anticipation

dawn...... a friend of mine has a huge pot for an olive tree and until recently I was convinced it was a huge clay pot... it isn't !!
it is made of something that sooooo looks real. shall I ask where she got it ? I will get a pic for you .

alfie_1

morning all....


cool and overcast here today but that's a nice change to be honest.. hardly touched the ground ,the drizzle we've had overnight.


I have shifted 4 pots with shrubs in on monday, from mums, and fear ive tweeked something in my back doing it
im my own worse enemy as I should know by now what triggers it ....


got the insurance assessor coming today to see the car? may think im pulling a fast one OR needs to see for themselves if it goes to court ? don't know, don't care as long as it gets sorted


farrier tomorrow ! so that will either kill or cure my back..:rotfl:


its one of those days where im going to do loads and get nothing done if you get what I mean ......

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

got the insurance assessor coming today to see the car? may think im pulling a fast one OR needs to see for themselves if it goes to court ? don't know, don't care as long as it gets sorted .

I think in a case like yours, the assessor will look at you as well as the car, but I'm sure he'll soon come to a good conclusion! :A:A:cool::rotfl:

alfie_1

Giant Hogweed: Public Warned About Invasive Toxic Plant That Can Cause Severe Burns
The plant's sap makes skin sensitive to ultraviolet light, causing burns. Recently, a dog-walker was hospitalized after brushing the plant, and a 10-year-old girl needed skin grafts after grabbing it.

alfie_1

davesnave wrote: »

i think in a case like yours, the assessor will look at you as well as the car, but i'm sure he'll soon come to a good conclusion! :a:a:cool::rotfl:

i passed muster :d

phoebe1989seb

DawnW wrote: »

I have lots of pots too Phoebe (though not as many as you), and do find that the watering is a big task!

Would you mind telling me whereabouts in Wiltshire you recently bought your big pots? I need one for a dwarf quince tree which will need a bigger pot this winter, and despite looking in every garden centre that we pass, I have not seen one bigger than the one it is in, except for cheap plastic ones It is a beautiful tree, and I think it deserves something a bit nicer than that! Thanks in anticipation

Dawn, it was the place I recently mentioned to LIR - Plantworld, which is actually just across the border into Dorset on the outskirts of Gillingham......Milton on Stour iirc......

I'd put up a pic, but am still unable to embed a single one, but if you can find the post where I put a linky to my photobucket album there should be pics of the pots on there......wish it was as easy to do here as another forum I frequent

Davesnave

alfie_1 wrote: »

Giant Hogweed: Public Warned About Invasive Toxic Plant That Can Cause Severe Burns

My folks had that in their rented cottage garden near Castle Cary in 1974. Lots of local kids were burned by it, especially the ones who thought bashing its impressive stems down was a great wheeze. It's magnificent in stature

I seem to remember cutting ours down quite carefully with no ill effects, unlike the rue that got me after I pruned it some years later. That was consigned to the bonfire.:mad:

DawnW

alfie_1 wrote: »

dawn...... a friend of mine has a huge pot for an olive tree and until recently I was convinced it was a huge clay pot... it isn't !!
it is made of something that sooooo looks real. shall I ask where she got it ? I will get a pic for you .

Yes please Alfie
And thanks Phoebe, I will investigate Plantworld - it is some distance away, but sounds like my kind of trip out

I have plenty of time to look, as I can't do anything with it till it is dormant (it is obviously in full leaf at the moment, and has quinces growing too, 9 this year - that will be plenty of quince jelly for us )

Better_Days

phoebe1989seb wrote: »

I'd put up a pic, but am still unable to embed a single one, but if you can find the post where I put a linky to my photobucket album there should be pics of the pots on there......wish it was as easy to do here as another forum I frequent

Phoebe - have you tried copying the 'direct link' on photobucket - I copy that then click on the picture icon when posting and paste into the little box. Bit of a faff but it seems to work.

Sun's shining :j:j:j:j